1. Instructor: Thomas Sommella Office: 1(718) 482-6109 1 Welcome to Blackboard 9.1 Introduction! Please take a seat and sign in on the screen in front of you.

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3. Course Environment 3

4. 4 Navigation links: Name “My Places” “Home” “Help” “Logout”

5. 5 Edit Mode & Breadcrumbs

6. 6 The Course Menu includes links to the content in the course. The order of the items in the menu is customizable. It can be arranged by subject or the order in which you would like students to progress through the materials.

7. 7 Content Frame – is the main area of the browser window where content items and tools are displayed.

8. 8 Control Panel – is the interface for managing the content, features, and appearance of a course or organization. It is accessible to users based on the privileges assigned to their Course Role. Students do not see the control panel.

9. 9 Lets take a walk through a course and see what other great features there is.

10. Thank You for attending. Here is some contact info for further assistance. Thomas Sommella Email: Tsommella@lagcc.cuny.edu or Ext: 6109Tsommella@lagcc.cuny.edu 10 Blackboard Help: We are available during office hours, Mon-Fri (9am to 5pm) For Technical Support: BLACKBOARD 9.1 access (account related problems) contact Software Support at: Software_Support@lagcc.cuny.edu (Please include your CUNY Portal User Name and the 4 digit section number of your courses) On campus Blackboard Help Technicians are available in the following areas: B-Building Room B-127 or B-333 C-Building Room C-237 E and M-Buildings Room E-256 Instructional questions/Blackboard tutoring To make an appointment with the training coordinator Mr. Troshani e-mail jtroshani@lagcc.cuny.edu or call 1(718) 482-6198 Software_Support@lagcc.cuny.edujtroshani@lagcc.cuny.edu Important websites: - ondemand.blackboard.com - www.laguardia.edu/blackboard