Student Blackboard Guide
You use your myUMB ID and password to log into the UMB campus Blackboard system. Your Blackboard username is the same username and password that your use to access SURFS and UMB Webmail.
- Blackboard is located at http://law.blackboard.umaryland.edu.
- Enter your Username.
- Enter your Password.
- You may press the Enter key or click the Login button.
You should now see a page with your current courses listed in the right-hand column.
Although students are automatically enrolled into Blackboard courses after they have registered using SURFS, there are opportunities to
Self Enroll in group sponsored courses such as and the annual Fall Moot Court Competition and the Spring Paul Cordish Writing Competition.
After you have logged into Blackboard you may search for a course that allows self enrollment.
- Select the Courses tab.
- Enter the word competition in the Course Search box.
- Click the Go button.
- Click the double down arrow button presented with the course name.
- Click the Enroll button.
- The Self Enrollment page opens. Click either Submit button.
- You will receive a Success message.
Click the OK button to enter the self-enrolled course.
- You will now see the course title displayed on the front page of the competition course.
Naming Files before Uploading to Blackboard
Blackboard allows you to attach files when you send email, post to the Discussion Board, a Blog, Wiki, or Journal.
It is critical to name files properly before uploading to Blackboard. Keep the filename as short as possible and
do not use special characters!
The # sign is a special character, do not use it when naming your files.
If you use a Mac
please read this short paper on how to name files on a Mac before loading into Blackboard.
Submitting a File in Blackboard Using the Assignment Link
Blackboard provides The Assignment Link to submit files to your instructors.
If your instructor is using the Assignment Tool you will see the Assignment icon followed by the title which is an active underlined link.
The Assignment Tool allows your instructor to set a Due Date as well as include instructions, attach files, and provide feedback which will all be contained within your assignment package. When you Submit an assignment all files and comments that you supply will be added to your assignment package.
Click here to watch a 2m 43sec video about submtting an assignment.
- Select the assignment title link.
- You will see a page with instructions for your Assignment.
- Your instructor may also attach files and they will appear at the bottom
of the Assignment Information section.
- You may attach multiple files by clicking the Browse My Computer button. Locate your file by using the Choose file window and click the Open button.
- To remove a file click the Do not attach link.
- You may type a comment to your professor in the Comments section.
- If you are not ready to submit your work, click the Save as Draft
button to save the text and/or attached files that you have
supplied so far.
WARNING: Using the Save as Draft button is not recommended.
If you miss the submission deadline you will not be able to access this link and your instructor will not receive your file.
- When you're ready to send your work to your instructor click the Submit button.
- You will receive a message that your assignment has been updated when you use either the Save as Draft or Submit buttons.
- Select the Assignment Title link.
The Review Submission History
window opens.
- You will see the date the assignments was submitted.
- Feedback will be in the Comments section.
- Click the OK button when you're finished reviewing feedback.
You may check back to the to see if your instructor has sent additional feedback.
Communication and Organization
Using Email in Blackboard
Blackboard allows you to send email to all users in your course, to all groups, to different user roles, or to selected users or groups.
- Send Email (2 min 8 sec)
A link for Email has been added to each course menu. You do not have a Tools link on the menu so please ignore that portion of the video.
Personal Calendar in Blackboard
Managing Your Course and Personal Tasks in Blackboard
Collaboration
Using the Discussion Board
Blog
Your professor may add a Blog to any content area of a course.
Wiki
Your professor may add a Wiki to any content area of a course. Please ignore the reference to the Tools area of a course in the following video and use the Wiki location provided by your professor.
Chat
Your professor may add a Chat session link to any content area of a course.
