 This tutorial outlines the function of the My UI page in
Blackboard. My UI is the first screen that you see after logging into
Blackboard. Think of it as your Blackboard home page. From My UI you may
perform a number of tasks including including:
- manage your Course List
- proceed to each of your Blackboard courses
- load up the Course Roster Tool used by Instructors to enroll
students in the Blackboard classes
- add and modify a Personal Photo as part of your Blackboard
profile
- setup Forwarding to another email address in your profile for all
mail messages originating in Blackboard
- adjust the Number of Items shown per page
- change your Time Zone
- perform a Browser Check
- turn on and use the Blackboard To Do List
- view and modify your personal Blackboard Calendar
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Note: To access the My UI page from inside your course, click on My UI in the top left
area.
- The My UI tab allows you to access your courses.
- Click on the course title under to Course List to access a course.
- For Instructors, the Course Roster Tools link allows you to manage your student roster for each course.
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All Notification Icons are turned off by default
in Blackboard. There is a significant performance
improvement for you and your students when the notification
icons are turned off. However, if you would like to turn
several of the notification icons on for a specific course,
you may do so by going to that course's Manage Course
under the Build tab.
Warning: There is a known
bug regarding the New Discussion Posts indicator
which causes it to be randomly inaccurate.
- Under either the Build or Teach
tab, go to Manage Course
- Click on Settings
- Under Tools, select My UI
- Check the box next to any news
icons you'd like to display
- Press the Save Values button
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You may reorder and alphabetize your course list. You may also hide
courses that you don't wish to see on your My UI list.
- To manage your Course List, go to the My UI
screen
- Click on the Pencil icon for the Course List
- To alphabetize (A-Z) your courses, press Restore Default
- Click the Hide Link button to hide a course from
your list
- To reorder the courses, check the box next to a
course you want to move, and select the double arrow
 button
to move the selected item above or below that location.
- Click on My UI tab to return to the standard course
list.
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The My Settings tool allows you to:
- Upload your Personal Photo.
- Make the HTML Creator start by default.
- Forward your Blackboard email to another email address.
- Set the Number of items shown per page.
- Set your Time Zone.
- Click on My Settings
- To view your profile options, click on the My Profile tab.
- To change your public photo, click on Edit Profile.
- Click Browse to navigate and upload a new public photo.
- Save your Profile when you're finished
Note: Next to E-mail, you
should see your Official UI Email Address. This is the
email address Blackboard mail will sent to when forwarding has
been turned on. This Official UI
Email Address cannot be changed through Blackboard. Contact
the ITS Help Desk
(208) 885-HELP for more information.
- Click on My Settings
- Click on the My Tool Options tab.
- Uncheck the box next to Start the HTML Creator by default
so that it is NOT run automatically. Bb's HTML Creator does not function
correctly for all browsers in either Windows or Macintosh and thus, it is
best not to have it run automatically
- Check the box next to Forward all mail messages to the e-mail address in my profile.
For more information on e-mail forwarding, refer to the
Forwarding E-mail Tutorial.
- Bb's Paging default is 10 items per page. This setting refers to the
number of discussion posts, assignments, assessments, learning modules,
etc. shown per page before you are required to press next to get to the
next set of 10. Change this default number to something much larger (e.g.200)
to increase the items listed per page and avoid missing something hidden
from view because it is not displayed in the initial set of 10 items.
- If you are located in a different time zone than Pacific Time, be
sure to change the time zone. Refer to the details
below for additional information.
- Click Save when you're finished.
 If you are located in a different time zone than Pacific Time, be sure to change the
time zone.
Dates and times will display according to the time zone you select.
The University of Idaho Blackboard server is located in
Moscow, Idaho which is in Pacific
Standard Time.
Example: If you live in New York, select Eastern Time.
Blackboard assignment/assesment due dates and
times will display in your local time, not in Moscow, Idaho PST time. So, if
an assignment is due at 5pm PST, it will show up as being due at 8pm
Eastern Time for the student or instructor who has set their time zone
to Eastern Time.
If you select a time zone that uses daylight saving time, the time will
automatically adjust for daylight saving time changes.
- Select the My Tool Options tab
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
- Select your time zone.
- Press the Save button.
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It is a good idea to check your browser using Blackboard's Browser Checker
to ensure that Blackboard will work correctly. This document also shows how
to modify the Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) settings to allow Blackboard
to function and allowing the following operations to occur:
- Document Downloading
- Mixed Content Pages
- Pop-up Windows
For information on how to perform a browser check, see the
Browser Check Tutorial.
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Channels allow you to turn on additional blackboard features, such as the
To Do List.
- From the My UI page, click on Channels.
- Check the box next to To Do List.
- Click Save.
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The Calendar feature allows you to see all the calendar entries in one place for any
Blackboard course using the calendar tool.
You may also add personal entries to the calendar.
- From the My UI page, click on the Calendar Icon.
- To add a new entry to the calendar, click Add Entry.
- Enter the necessary information and click Save.
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