What is Blackboard?
Blackboard is an online learning environment that your instructor customizes to make materials for your class available on the Web. Instructors may use Blackboard to post online quizzes, give assignments, make lecture notes available, record your grades online, post links to related Web sites, maintain a course calendar, distribute announcements, and much more. Blackboard has a number of communication tools for interacting with your instructor and classmates, including a discussion board and a live chat feature, as well as email and file exchange.

What is My UND?
My UND is your personal online course management center. It provides a listing of all Blackboard based courses with which you are associated and all daily announcements, calendar items, and tasks are available in one location. You may add your own calendar events and tasks within My Blackboard as well.

What do I need to access course materials online?
A computer with:

• an Internet connection
• a Web browser that supports frames and Java, preferably either Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (http://www.microsoft.com) or Netscape 7.1. Netscape 4.77 is also supported.(http://www.netscape.com/download). You can install the required software on your home computer.
  NOTE: Mac OS 10.3 (Panther) users should use Netscape 7.1 or Apple Safari 1.1.
• Test your browser here

What do I need to know?
You should be familiar with basic Web browsing, including navigating frames and filling in online forms.

Where can I get assistance with my network or dial-up connection questions?
Contact UND's Information Technology Systems and Services at http://www.und.edu/dept/itss/help.html or the Help Desk at 777-2222.

Getting Started with Blackboard
The Blackboard 6 (http://online.und.edu) is the starting point for Blackboard information at UND. From this site, you can log-in to your course materials and change your password.