Important Updates!

About Blackboard

Important Updates

Your Blackboard students will be able to access eReserves in your course site! - 9/18/07

eReserve librarians have been added to your courses as Course Builders so that they may, by your request only, add electronic files into the Library Resources > eReserve folder. The content in each course remains the property of the instructor and eReserve librarians will not modify the course except to add eReserve files requested by the instructor.

Place your Course Reserve requests using the new submission form.

If you are already using Blackboard for your course site, you will have the freedom to move electronic reserves or link to them from elsewhere in your course(s).

Email

eReserve librarians (Course Builders) will also receive Blackboard email. You have the following options:

You may choose to continue to use Blackboard email as usual. Librarians will receive your email and ignore your messages.

Use the email alias generated for your course. For example, if you are teaching ENGL-101-01-2078 the email address for your students would be "ENGL-101-01-2078@calpoly.edu". Although this is not within Blackboard, it will allow you to email just your students.

Use the "Single/Select Users" options. This will require you to click on check boxes next to each students' name. You can exclude the librarians in this tool option.

The librarians can be removed from your course. Later should you choose to use the eReserve service, you will need to re-add them and change their role.

If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to email blackboardsupport@calpoly.edu.

The Blackboard server will be unavailable from Saturday Oct. 6 at 11pm until Sunday Oct. 7 at noon.

The database server for multiple applications (Blackboard, Housing (RMS), Advancement, Student Pay and more) will be upgraded on this date.

We informed Sept. 13 and again today Oct. 1 so that you may adjust your deadlines for Blackboard projects if needed.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email blackboardsupport@calpoly.edu.

Access to Blackboard, Class Lists, Wait Lists and Permissions Have Changed - 9/12/06

With all the changes on the Cal Poly Portal (http://my.calpoly.edu) for Peoplesoft, the “My CourseInfo” channel is no longer available after Summer 2006.
View a Video Tutorial on the New Blackboard Access & Printable Courseinfo channels.

Access to…

Blackboard:

The link for your Fall 06 Blackboard courses is now under the Main tab of the Portal, in the NEW Blackboard Access channel located below “Single Click Access”.
View Video Tutorial on How to Access Blackboard

Printable Lists:

You can access PDF and Excel versions of your Class Lists, Wait Lists and Permissions on the Printable Course Info channel which is located directly below the “Faculty Course Info” channel on the Registration & Enrollment tab.

For information, you may also review the Portal Support Site (http://servicedesk.calpoly.edu/my_cp_support/index.html), Blackboard Support Site (http://blackboardsupport.calpoly.edu/), or the PeopleSoft Support Site (http://www.afd.calpoly.edu/cms/sadmin/index.html).

For additional information, please feel free to contact the Service Desk (756-7000 or <servicedesk@calpoly.edu>).

last modified 10/1/07

Blackboard:	The link for your Fall 06 Blackboard courses is now under the Main tab of the Portal, in the NEW Blackboard Access channel located below “Single Click Access”. View Video Tutorial on How to Access Blackboard
Printable Lists:	You can access PDF and Excel versions of your Class Lists, Wait Lists and Permissions on the Printable Course Info channel which is located directly below the “Faculty Course Info” channel on the Registration & Enrollment tab.