Chandell Asuncion

Log on to Blackboard: http://bb.ksbe.edu (Note NEW server address)

The following step-by-step instructions are provided to ensure your success with Blackboard.

Step 1: Request a Blackboard account/course

• E-mail Chandell Asuncion  chasuni@ksbe.edu
  Please provide the following information in your e-mail:
  • Name of course to be setup
  • KS (Hawai’i)

Step 2: Review Blackboard Policies and Collaboration Tool settings

• Review the Blackboard Policies link in your course
  Once your course is created, there will be a button titled “BB Policies” that links to the policies on the VSDL Web site (http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/bb_policies/). Course participants are required to abide by the Kamehameha Schools Distance Learning Policies. Please make sure you read through these documents carefully.
• Collaboration Tool – Chat and Virtual Classroom
  Chat can be a valuable synchronous tool to enhance course communication. You are responsible for all communication that takes place within this tool. By default, the Collaboration tool will be turned off. If you choose to use this tool in your course, you will need to make this tool available and record all chat communication. Tutorials are available at: http://atomiclearning.com/blackboard_6
  • Enable the Collaboration Tool – Section F. Course Options #5
  • Archive Chat – Section E. Course Tools #14

Step 3: Enroll students

• Download the BB Enrollment Template for KSH (Microsoft Excel Document)
  The names currently in the template are for the support staff, please leave those names in the template.
  Please complete:
  • The student’s first name, last name, and e-mail columns
  • Basically you can use the hand-out that Nanea emailed a few days ago, to download your class roster, from KS Connect which will also have their email addresses

• Save the document as BB_Enroll_”your username”_KSH.xls (e.g. BB_Enroll_chasunci_KSH.xls)
• E-mail the completed template to Chandell Asuncion, chasunci@ksbe.edu
• After the students have been batch enrolled, you will receive a confirmation e-mail please keep a copy of the completed template for your records.

Step 4: Support for Blackboard

• Blackboard Tutorials - VSDL software tutorials
• Blackboard 6 Instructor Tutorials – Atomic Learning
• Distance Learning Readiness Checklist for Students
• ETS will be piloting Blackboard v7 in December 2008, and is targeting June 2009 as a release date for v7.

If you need assistance with using Blackboard, please contact Educational Technology Services (ETS):

Hawaii 

• Chandell Asuncion, chasunci@ksbe.edu, 982-0900

Kāpalama,  & Maui

• Darrin Sato, dasato@ksbe.edu, 843-3395
• Cy Reyes, cyreyes@ksbe.edu, 842-8061
• Alan Tamayose, altamayose@ksbe.edu, 843-3599
• Mimi Wong, mmwong@ksbe.edu, 842-8719

Frequently Asked Questions

• What if I forget my password?
  • E-mail Chandell Asuncion, chasunci@ksbe.edu
• What if a student forgets his/her password?
  • We are unable to retrieve passwords due to security. You must reset a student’s password in order for him/her to login:
  • Reset Password (Flash Animated Tutorial)
    *Note: Macromedia Flash Player is required to view animated tutorial
• Who do I contact for training on Blackboard?
  • ETS, see support information above