My Bb@BU Page
The initial "My Bb@BU" tab is the initial page displayed after you log into Blackboard.
1. Add Module: Brings up a screen where you can choose more modules to appear on your BU/Bb page.
2. Personalize Page: Allows you to change the colors of your main BU/Bb page. This shots shows the ‘Sky’ color.
3. Layout: This button allows you to move the modules around. They are in three columns and you can change which module is in which column. NOTE: You can also move the modules around on the page simply by dragging and dropping the title bar of a module.
4. Minimize button: This button allows you to minimize the module so all you can see is its title bar.
5. Manage Module Settings: This button takes you to different screens depending on which module you click on it in. If you click on it in the My Courses module you will go to the screen that allows you to turn the display of courses on and off. In Announcements you can choose to show announcements for today, the last 7 days, the last 30 days or all.
6. Close button: allows you to turn off the display of a module.
7. Notification Dashboard: This is a new feature in Blackboard 9 that puts any changes from your courses on one page. It is like an expanded Announcement section.
1. Double Arrows: Be on the look out for these arrows all throughout the new Blackboard 9 version. The arrows are to be clicked on and they will either expand/collapse a box or produce a “contextual” menu with more commands on it.
2. Open in a new window: This button will open the module in a new window.
3. Edit Notification Settings: Use these buttons found in each module to customize general notification settings such as email format, deletion schedule, and reminder schedule for courses and organizations.
