BLACKBOARD SUPPORT
bbsupport@sc.edu
803-777-6015

All Users: How Do I Login?

Blackboard System: http://blackboard.sc.edu

Internet Explorer 8 & Blackboard

Student or Participant Support

Faculty, Instructor or Organization Leader Support

What is Blackboard?

Blackboard is an online course management system available to the entire USC community. Every course offered at USC has a Blackboard couse generated for it. USC departments and organizations may also use Blackboard to share information.

Please note that organizations, department, dissertation credits and independent study course may not be automatically created. Contact our department for assistance and course creation if needed.

It is designed with instruction in mind and incorporates the following features:

Security: Blackboard courses are secure requiring a unique login and password, and only students that are registered in your course can access the content. This enables you to track which students are accessing particular course materials, and quiz students online. Students can access their grades and securely submit assignments.

Easy to Build: All content is added through the use of online forms. You can easily add items created in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and many others.

Communication: Instructors can email students individually or as a group. Discussion boards and chat rooms facilitate communication among course members. Small groups can be formed and given their own tools for collaboration.

Customizable Content Areas: Blackboard Learning System is a customizable interface.

Course Calendar: Allows students and staff to record and exchange information about their schedules.

Email Function: all students, all instructors, all groups, select users

Course Discussion Board with archive function

Course Chat Room with automatic archiving of discussions

Student groups with separate communication tools

Safe Assignment Check for Plagiarism

Student Home Page: Students create and share their own!

Online Quizzes and Surveys: can be imported, exported and pulled from a pool of questions

Online Grade Center (Gradebook): lots of features, including import/export to Excel

Course Statistics: track when items are viewed