Blackboard Resources

Welcome to your E-Learning Resource Center. CMC uses Blackboard as its e-learning resource.

As a Student, your account is automatically activated and available when you enroll in a course and Instructors automatically have available to them a Blackboard shell template if they are teaching a credit course.

Use these links to obtain important info on using Blackboard:

  • Getting Started - Learn how to log into Blackboard and what you need to use it
  • Faculty FAQ - Answers to common faculty questions
  • Student FAQ - Answers to common student questions
  • Tools & Resources - Links to software that will enhance your Blackboard experience
  • Technical Information - Answers to technical requirements questions when using Blackboard, e.g. cookies, Javascript and ActiveX
  • Blackboard Training - Online tutorials to guide you through common questions
  • Request Help - Contacts that can be used to answer your questions if the answers cannot be found here


Blackboard provides Faculty and Students with a user-friendly tool for:

  1. Viewing the course syllabus
  2. Accessing assignments and course material
  3. Making it easy to use discussion and chat capabilities
  4. Quickly sending emails to those in the class
  5. Working collaboratively within established student groups and more...
Blackboard News!

Triangle graphic image. Methods for Reading Files Saved in Microsoft Office 2007
If you generate or need to read a file with an unfamiliar extension, e.g. rather than .doc it is .docx, please view this tutorial!

Triangle graphic image. Solving Text Edit Box Problem when using Microsoft VISTA
If the text box entry windowis not available and you have Microsoft VISTA, please review this tutorial!

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