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Your Account in Blackboard App

Manage your profile

Your profile helps personalize your experience and lets others recognize you in the app. 

To update your profile picture, go to More, then Select your avatar, then upload or take a photo. You can also remove it if needed. 

To view or edit your profile, select View Profile. You can add or update optional details like pronouns, contact info, and name pronunciation. Select the pencil icon or blue text to make changes. You can also record or delete your name pronunciation. 

Tip

Your name and some personal info are managed by your institution and can’t be changed in the app.

Use the Activity Stream

The Activity Stream is your real-time dashboard for course updates. It highlights and prioritizes new content, announcements, upcoming due dates, and posted grades. Select any item to open it or select the course title to go to the course outline. 

Dismiss Activity Stream items

  • You can dismiss items in the “Important” section after reviewing them.

  • Dismissing a course announcement removes it from the stream across all devices, but it remains accessible within the course’s Announcements section.

  • System announcements may reappear later even after dismissal.

Tip

Notification settings in the web version of Blackboard Ultra do not affect the app’s activity stream.

You can’t customize which items appear in the app’s activity stream, but it’s always up to date.

View Course Announcements

You can view announcements directly from the app.

  • Select the course, then go to Details & Actions, then Announcements. In Original Course View, Select Course Materials, then Announcements.

Scroll through the list to see all announcements. Check the date and time to find the most recent updates. Announcements may also appear in your activity stream or as push notifications, depending on your settings. 

This ensures you never miss important course information, whether it’s a schedule change, assignment reminder, or instructor message.

Use Push Notifications

Push notifications keep you informed of key course events. In Ultra, you’ll receive alerts for:

  • New content

  • Announcements

  • Discussion activity

  • Grades and feedback

  • Due dates for assignments, tests, and discussions

Due date reminders appear one day before and cannot be turned off. Most announcement notifications are system-controlled and always enabled. 

To customize other notifications,

  • Go to More, then Settings, and then Notifications in the app. From there, you can adjust which types of notifications you receive via push, email, or activity stream.

This helps you stay organized and on top of your coursework.

Submit Files from Cloud Storage

You can attach files to assignments and discussions using cloud storage services.

iOS:

  • Blackboard App uses the Files app to access services like iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox. Make sure the cloud app is installed and enabled in Files.

Android:

  • Use the system file picker to select files from your device or cloud apps.

When submitting an assignment or replying to a discussion, select Add Content or Add Files, then choose your file. You may need to sign in to your cloud service the first time.

This makes it easy to submit work from anywhere.