Table of Contents Introduction... 2 List/Modify Users... 2 Send Email... 2 Change Password... 3 Properties... 3 Enroll User... 3 Remove Users from Course... 4 Manage Groups... 4 Create Groups... 5 Add Users and Manage Group... 5 Remove Group... 5 View Groups... 5 Instructional Media and Design Center, Bloomsburg University 1
Introduction allows you to: List/Modify Users Enroll User Remove Users from Course Manage Groups List/Modify Users The List/Modify Users enables you to change the role of a student in your course, update student profiles, and change students passwords. To access this feature: 2. Click List/Modify Users in the box Search search by last name, username, or email address Starts With search for a group of users or a user that starts with a particular character Advanced limit the search based on activity List All lists all users enrolled in the course You have the options of sending email, changing a password, or updating a student profile. Send Email You have the option of sending an email to a user by clicking on the user s email address. This opens your email software you have on your computer to send the email. Instructional Media and Design Center, Bloomsburg University 2
Change Password You have the option of changing a student s password by clicking the Password button. Recommendation: Have students contact the Help Desk or use the Forgot Password link on the login page to receive their password. Otherwise, they will be contacting you every time they forget their password. Properties Properties display the Modify User Properties page. You can update the student s personal information. The main use here is to change the Role of the student. There are six different roles for a user: Course builder user can add content to the course Grader user can access all areas under assessment Guest can view the course but not participate Instructor user can access and control all areas of the course Student access all available course content and graded assessments Teaching Assistant user can control most aspects of the course Once you update the student s information, click Submit. The required fields (*) must be completed. Enroll User You have the ability to enroll a user into your course. You may want to do this for two reasons: Adding a student, such as a graduate assistant, to assist with the course Providing access for a faculty member to view or observe your course Note: The user must be listed in Blackboard to enroll him/her. We do NOT recommend enrolling students into the course because the registrar office completes this task when a student registers for the class. A batch is run every night to update student enrollment. To enroll a student: 2. Click Enroll User in the box Search search for a user by last name, username, or email Starts With search for a group of users or a user that starts with a particular character List All list all Blackboard users on campus (this may take a minute depending on your Internet connection) 4. Select the user(s) you would like to enroll Instructional Media and Design Center, Bloomsburg University 3
5. Click Submit 6. Click OK Remove Users from Course You have the ability to remove users from course. For example, if you enrolled another faculty member to observe your course and the observation is completed, you can remove him/her from the course. Note: If you remove a student from the course, the student will be back in the course until the Registrar s Office puts in the drop and runs the batch. We recommend you do not remove students from the course. To remove a student: 2. Click Remove Users from Course in the box 4. Select the user(s) you would like to remove 5. Type Yes 6. Click Submit 7. Click OK in the warning box 8. Click OK Manage Groups Blackboard gives you the capability to create groups within a course. Groups can share and have discussions amongst themselves without others outside of the group seeing the work. You choose the features that a group can utilize within Blackboard. Before you can enroll students into a group, you must create the groups. Recommendation: Use the Advanced Group Management tool for creating groups. Instructional Media and Design Center, Bloomsburg University 4
Create Groups 2. Click Manage Groups in 3. Click 4. Enter Name 5. Enter Description 6. Select Group Options 7. Click Submit Add Users and Manage Group Once you create the groups, you have four options: Group Properties can change group name and set group options Add Users to Group select the students to be in the group List Users in Group list students in group Remove Users from Group remove selected student(s) To access these options: 2. Click Manage Groups in 3. Click next to the group name Remove Group To remove a group: 2. Click Manage Groups in 3. Click next to the group name 4. Click OK in the warning box 5. Click OK View Groups You have access to view the students discussions, chats, and file submissions. To view groups: 1. Click Communication on the left menu of the course 2. Click Group Pages 3. Click the group name 4. Click the feature you would like to view Note: You also have the option to participate within the group. Instructional Media and Design Center, Bloomsburg University 5