Blackboard Vista Multimedia Tutorials

Since May 20, 2008, WebCT Vista has been upgraded to a new version called Blackboard Vista. Although with a new name, the ways of using the basic tools in Blackboard Vista are not much different. The instructions of WebCT for the basic tools also apply to those used in Blackboard Vista.

Click on a topic below to see the text based instruction related to the topic. Multimedia instructions (animated screen captures with voice) are also designed for selected topics. To view a multimedia instruction, click the icon next to a topic and click on the play button to play the tutorial. To view the multimedia instruction, you must turn off the pop-up blocker on your browser and use Flash Plug-in.

Get Ready	What is Blackboard Vista?
	Preparations for Blackboard Vista Log On
Log On	Log on to Blackboard Vista
	Not Able to Log On
myCommNet	Avoiding timeout in Blackboard Vista by logging out of myCommNet
Blackboard Vista Windows	Blackboard Vista Homepage
	My Blackboard Page
Syllabus & Learning Module	Syllabus-View and Print
	Learning Module-View Files
	Learning Module - Print or Save a Web-Based File
	Learning Module - View and Print a ".pdf" File
	Learning Module - Download, Open, and Print a Non-Web Based File
	File Formats Used in Blackboard
Discussions	What is Threaded Discussion?
	Discussions Setup
	Read and Reply a Discussion Message
	Post a Discussion Message to Start a Thread
	Reply to a Discussion Message Privately
	Read a File Attached to a Discussion Message Attach a File to a Discussion Message
Mail	What is Blackboard Vista Mail?
	Blackboard Vista Mail Setup
	Read and Reply a Mail Message
	Send a Mail Message
	Attach a File to a Mail Message
	Scan a File for Viruses
Announcements & Calendar	View Announcements View Events in Calendar
	Post an Event in Calendar
Exams	Take an Online Exam/quiz/test View Result of an Exam/Quiz/Test
Assignments	Submit an Assignment View an Assignment Grade and Comment
Chat	What is Chat?
	Conduct Chat Conversations
Help	Trouble Shooting and Helpful Resources
Distance Learning	Distance Learning at MxCC
	Tips for being a Successful Online Student

On campus Blackboard Orientation Schedule

More information about Blackboard Vista

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Contact Dr. Yi Guan-Rackowski for comments on this orientation.