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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Parents Instructions for creating Blackboard/Parent Portal accounts.. 2 How to add students to an existing account 6 How to maneuver in Parent Portal...8 How to maneuver in Blackboard..11 You will need to create an account only if; Your student is new to the district. You did not activate an account last school year. If you do not remember your login information, please contact the school. 1

3 Instructions for Creating NEW Blackboard/Parent Portal Accounts You must have an ACTIVATION CODE from the school! 1. Open a web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Safari, FireFox, etc ) and type bb.apsb.org and hit enter. 2. Click on Our Schools. It is located on the right side. 3. Click on the Parent tab located in the top section of the page. 2

4 4. In the Student Information Services click on the PowerSchool link. This will open the Parent Portal in Power School. 5. In the Power School box, please click on Create Account 3

5 6. The Create Parent/Guardian Account page appears. *Reminder: Every field must be filled in. Enter your first name. Enter your last name. Enter your address. Enter your desired user name. It must be unique and begin with g- (user name MUST begin with the letter g and a Hyphen). If the name you choose already exists, you will be prompted to enter a different one after you press the enter button. Enter your desired password (it must be at least 6 characters in length). Re-enter your password. 4

6 7. Now, link your Student s (child) Account to your Parent Account. Enter your student s first and last name. Enter the Parent Access ID located on the previous page. Enter the Parent Password located on the previous page. 8. If you have another student (child) you may link their Student Account to your Parent Account by entering their information in at this time, or you may create this connection to their account later. *See directions below to return to the account later to enter this information. 9. Now, select the Enter button. 10. If successful, you will be directed to the login screen with the message that says Congratulations! Your Parent account has been setup. It will take 24-hours before you may access the account in Blackboard. *If you receive an error message (forgot to fill in a field, your user name or are not unique, etc.), you must correct the error and re-enter the parent password for all students listed. 5

7 How to Add a Student to Your Parent Account You will need the Access ID and Access Password for each student you wish to add. If you do not have this information, contact your school s Power School administrator. 1. On the start page, click on Account Preferences from the navigation menu. 2. The Account Preferences-Profile page appears. 3. Click the Student tab. 4. On the Students tab, click the Add icon to add a student to our parent account. The Add Student dialog appears. 5. Enter the first and last name of the student you want to add to the account. 6. Enter the unique access ID for the student. 7. Enter the unique access password for the student. 8. Click Submit. The Add Student Dialog closes. The newly added student appears under My Students. Additionally, an account changes confirmation is sent to your address. 9. On the start page, click on Account Preferences from the navigation menu. 10. The Account Preferences-Profile page appears. 11. Click the Student tab. 12. On the Students tab, click the Add icon to add a student to our parent account. The Add Student dialog appears. 6

8 13. Enter the first and last name of the student you want to add to the account. 14. Enter the unique access ID for the student. 15. Enter the unique access password for the student. 16. Click Submit. The Add Student Dialog closes. The newly added student appears under My Students. Additionally, an account changes confirmation is sent to your address. 7

9 How to Maneuver In Parent Portal Log in Instructions: 1. Enter your g- login and password if you have it. 2. If you do not remember your login or password, click on Having trouble signing in? 3. Enter the information requested and you will receive an notification with this information. 8

10 How Do I Access My Child s Grades: Once you have logged in, you should see a screen similar to the one below: Welcome, Mrs. Smith John Smith, John Any grades that have been entered by the teacher will appear in the appropriate quarter box. 9

11 Click on the grade itself in the box to see a detailed description of the grade. How Do Students Access Grades: Students follow the same process as the parents except they must use their own user name and password that they get from the school. It will be the same user name and password that they use to log in to the computer at school. High school students only must log in the first time this school year on a PC computer at school and reset their password before they will have access to the Portal or Blackboard. Primary and Middle school students will receive their correct user name and password from the school. Ascension Parish staff will have two separate accounts. They will have their faculty information that can be accessed by their APSB user name and password. They can access their children s information using their g-login(guardian log in) and password. 10

12 How to Maneuver In Blackboard Log in: Log in using your parent log in Remember to use the g hyphen (G-) before your user name 11

13 Click on the class or organization you wish to view in the My Classes/My Organizations module. My Announcements will contain any announcements from the school and/or the teacher The Parent tab at the top right hand of the page contains information specific to you. Organization Search allows you to search for an organization that you may not have listed but would like to be join. 12

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