Blackboard - Introduction

Dominican Online Blackboard Courses

Blackboard is a courseware system that many Dominican faculty use to teach or augment their teaching.  Through Blackboard students can access course materials such as syllabi and assignments; e-mail addresses and web links; online discussions; grades and more.

The url is: http://my.dominican.edu

Use your Penguin Pass user ID and Password.  For information on obtaining or using your Penguin Pass click here.

Assistance: Questions about Blackboard at Dominican?

• Read this page first to find out about common tasks like logging in.
  
• A Blackboard manual is available online.  Log in to your course, click on the "Tools" button on the left side of the screen and then select "Manual".
• Solutions  to several  technical issues are available in the "Troubleshooting" section available in the navigation sections on the left side of this page.
  
• Ask your professor first.
• If you are still having problems with logging in or navigating through Blackboard, contact the BlackBoard Administrator.
• If you are experiencing technical problems with your computer or network connection, contact the campus Information Technology HelpDesk at 415-257-0123.

Log In Tips

• Make sure that you are going to the correct address: http://my.dominican.edu.  Do not go to "blackboard.com" or "www.blackboard.com".  Those addresses are incorrect. 
• You must have a working Penguin Pass user ID and password.  For information on obtaining or using your Penguin Pass click here.
• Once you are into My.Dominican.edu simply click on the tab labeled 'My Courses'.  You will see the courses you are enrolled in.  If you do not see your courses you must check with the Registrar office to confirm that you are properly registered.
  

Printing Word and Excel Documents

1. The easiest way to print a Word or Excel document from a PC is to begin from the screen where the document is listed, rather than from the document itself.  If you are already viewing the document, hit the Back button on your browser to return to the previous screen.
2. Use the right mouse button to right-click on the link to the document that you would like to print.  A menu will appear.  Select "Print Target" or "Print" from that menu.

Printing PowerPoint Presentations

PowerPoint presentations should be printed in the "handout" format, with six slides per printed page.  This avoids the waste of using an entire piece of paper for each slide.

1. To print a PowerPoint presentation, begin from the screen where the presentation is listed, rather than from within the presentation itself.  If you are already viewing the presentation, hit the Back button on your browser to return to the previous screen.
2. Use the right mouse button to right-click on the link to the PowerPoint presentation that you would like to print.  A menu will appear.  Select "Save Target As" or "Save As" from that menu.  Save the presentation to your computer's desktop.
3. Go to your desktop and open the presentation.  The PowerPoint program should open.
4. In PowerPoint, go to the "File" menu and choose "Print."
5. In the lower left corner of the print box, click on menu below the words "Print what."  Select "Handouts" then hit the "OK" button.