Blackboard

Follow these steps to activate and use your Blackboard account. Please read all of the instructions before you begin working!

1. Launch a web browser. (We use IE at RWC, but other browsers should also work.)

2. Go to the Blackboard website: blackboard.uc.edu  Note: Please do not precede the web address with www. 

3. Click the Create Account button.

4. Complete the form that appears on the screen. (You’ll need to click in each of the text fields before you can begin typing.) Note: Please make sure to enter a valid email address! 

5. When you have typed the correct information in all of the fields, click the Submit button. (You may need to scroll down to see the Submit button.)

6. If all goes well, you will be provided with a username and a password. Please either record the information or print the page for reference. Please note that the username password will most likely be the same as your Bearcat Online username and password. 

7. Click the Click Here to Login link.

8. Enter your Blackboard username and password, and then click the Submit button. You will see the My Institution tab in your Blackboard account.

9. Scroll to the My Courses section of the page. Click the link for the class for which you wish to access course materials.

You can use Blackboard to access class materials, and to communicate with your professor and classmates. For help with your account or for additional information about Blackboard, take a look at these resources:

• Online Blackboard Help. To access the Blackboard Help feature, just click the Help button near the top of the Blackboard screen. You may also want to take a look at the UC Blackboard Support site.

• Class Notes. A PowerPoint presentation about Blackboard is available on the Class Notes page of this web site.

• Email help. For problems with your Blackboard account, please contact the Blackboard support folks at blackboard@uc.edu.