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Blackboard for Students

Meredith College will provide Blackboard training materials and opportunities for students. A printable handbook for Blackboard Version 9 is available for download.
Blackboard also provides On-Demand training tutorials for students. Visit Students On-Demand.  
Password Reset - If you forget your password, please use the "Forgot Password" option on the login screen. By selecting the "Forgot Password" link and completing the requested information on the form, Blackboard will generate an email to your Meredith email account. The email will contain a link for you to reset your Blackboard password.
Enrollment
Enrollment in Blackboard courses is controlled through the Registrar's listing of course enrollments. The Registrar's system updates Blackboard nightly with the latest information for drop-adds. Instructors control course availablility to the students. Enrollment in clubs and organizations is not controlled by the Registrar's system.
Club Enrollment Tutorial Enrollment in the Software Downloads and Updates course on Blackboard
 
How do I remove a course that I had last semester?
The instructor will need to remove you from any previous courses. Please ask the instructor to make the old course unavailable, or to remove you from it.
How do I request a course on Blackboard for my club or organization?
Faculty advisors have to request to have a course added for a club or organization. Advisor are responsible for maintaining course content and users.
Why is my course not showing up on my Home Page?
A course may not be visible to the student if an instructor has not made the course available yet. If a student is enrolled in the course, and if the instructor has made the course available, the course should be visible.
Submitting Information
In this tutorial, learn how to complete and submit an assignment in a course.
Submiting multiple files to instructors using the Assignment tool. Ziping the files into a single package.
To submit a zip file, follow the same process used for submitting any other document to the instructor.
To download and unpack a zip file from the instructor.
Browser Issues
Computer Configuration
Match your browser and computer configurations to see if they are compatible with Blackboard at this web site. Some browsers, such as Internet Explorer 8, may not be fully certified for use with Blackboard, but may be compatible with most of the system.
NOTE: if using Internet Explorer 8, please do not use it to take a Blackboard quiz; some features that an instructor may enable can cause problems. Some browsers are fully certified for use with the Blackboard system, as noted in the chart.
Browser download problems Identify problems  when using Internet Explorer and Blackboard.
Special Characters and Blackboard
Special characters are not supported in the file name of Blackboard course items, assignments, tests, etc. Removal of special characters and renaming the item is necessary.
Special characters are defined as one of the following items: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + - = { } [ ] \ | : ; < > ? , . /
Miscellaneous downloads
This document provides help with on-line testing.
Pod casts for Students This tip sheet will help students setup and use pod casting in Blackboard.