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Logging into and Navigating Blackboard

Starting on August 11, you might be able to view your Fall 2008 online classes in Blackboard Vista.

This is to get you acquainted with the Blackboard Vista interface. Your instructor may not have the complete or the most updated class materials ready until the first day of a semester. Also your instructor may not log on to the online course to respond to your questions until the first day of class. You SHOULD NOT print any class files in Blackboard Vista site until the first day of a semeter.

To log on to your online class:

1. Open a web browser.
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. Go to http://my.commnet.edu.
3. Enter your NetID and password, click Login.

NetID : BannerID@student.commet.edu
Example: 00707059@student.commnet.edu
Password: The same password to log on to a campus computer* at any of 12 Connecticut community colleges.

*If you have never logged on to a campus computer, the initial password is combination of your first 3 letters of birth month (capitalize the first letter) and last four digit of your social security number.

For example, if you are born in April and the last four digits of your social security number are 4575, then your initial password is Apr&4575 (case sensitive).

After you logon with the initial password, you will be prompted to change to a new password.  The new password MUST have 8 or more characters and satisfy 3 of the 4 rules as follows:

  • Upper case
  • Lower case
  • Numbers
  • Special characters

One example of a new password is Flower07 (case sensitive). Remember; do not use your name or birthday in the new password.

Click here for more information about NetID and password.
Trouble logging on? Click here for additional help information.

4. Click on the Blackboard Vista icon (upper right).
5. Click on the semester link. Click on your course name. To go to another course, click on My Blackboard (upper right) and click the course name.

 
Navigating/Logging in to your course
Get familiar with your class prior to the day classes by going through the following:
  • Notice the course home page is divided into two parts:
    • the course tool bar, which goes across the top of the course, which contains tools like mail, discussions, announcements, my grades, and more tools
    • and the main page which usually contains welcome, syllabus, course content, etc.
  • Locate and view the Welcome Message, view and print the syllabus and the outline, all listed assignments, and review where tools like discussion, email, assessments, and course content are located.
If you need help navigating, viewing and printing files, or using course tools, visit our multimedia tutorials.
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