Course Content in Blackboard App

Courses and Organizations

The Blackboard App makes it easy to access all your courses and organizations.

To view your courses:

Select Courses button from the main menu.
Browse your Current, Completed, or Upcoming courses.
Select the star icon on a course to favorite it and move it to the top of your list.

To view organizations:

Select More from the main menu.
Select Organizations to access your enrolled organizations.

Courses may be labeled as:

Available: Available to all enrolled users.
Unavailable: Visible to instructors only.
Complete: Archived but still accessible. Changes can't be made to these courses.

Course Content

You can access most course materials directly in the app, including documents, folders, and learning modules.

To view course content:

Select a course from your course list.
Navigate through folders and modules to find your materials.

Supported file types include:

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
PDFs and other common formats

To use Ally for alternative formats:

Select the Ally icon next to a file.
Choose a format (e.g., audio, ePub, HTML).
Follow prompts to open or download the file.

Learning modules show your progress:

Items are marked as Ready, Started, Completed, or Locked.
Select a locked item to view requirements for access.

Discussions

Discussions help you engage with classmates and instructors.

To participate in a discussion:

Select Discussions in your course.
Select Start Thread to begin a new post (if allowed by instructor).
Type your message and select Start now to post.

To reply to a thread

Select an existing thread.
Select Add Reply, type your message, and select Add Reply again.

To edit or delete your post:

Select your post.
If allowed, select Edit or Delete.

For graded discussions:

Your grade appears in the Course Overview under Current Grade.
Select the grade to view feedback and your posts.

Note

Note: File attachments and group discussions are not supported in Ultra courses in the app.

Journals

Journals are private spaces for reflection and communication with your instructor

To access a journal:

Select Course, then select your course.
Scroll through Course Content to find the journal.

To add a journal entry:

Select the journal.
Select Type an entry and write your thoughts.
Select Post to submit.

To edit or delete an entry:

Select the three-dot menu on your entry.
Select the pencil button to edit or the trash button to delete.

To view feedback and grades:

Select Course, then select your course.
Select Gradebook from the top menu.
Select the journal to view your grade and instructor feedback.

Messages

Course Messages allow you to communicate with instructors and classmates.

Select your course.
Select Messages in the main menu.
Select New Message.
Add recipients, type a subject and message.
Select the paper plane button to send.

To reply to a message:

Select the message in your inbox.
Select Reply, type your message, and select the paper plane button to send.

To attach media:

Select the paperclip button to add files.
Select the camera button to take and send a photo.

To manage notifications:

Go to Settings, then Push Notifications.
Toggle message alerts ON or OFF.

To delete a message:

Open the message.
Select the menu button in the top right.
Select Delete.