Introduction to Entering the Carthage College Blackboard Site

Blackboard Login : http://blackboard.carthage.edu

1. Call up your Web browser (Netscape, Firefox or Internet Explorer), and type in the following Web address:
   http://blackboard.carthage.edu
   Please notice that this Web address does not include a "www" in it anywhere!
2. This will bring up the initial Blackboard screen. Click on the "LOGIN" button and a new screen will appear (Have an Account? Login Here) that invites you to enter your User Name and Password.
3. When you arrive at the Blackboard login screen, enter a username and password. You should have received these at the beginning of your first year at Carthage . Your username will be a combination of your first initial and last name (e.g. jrivera, epresley, alincoln, jhay, etc.), which is the same username as your campus email. Do not hit Enter after you have typed in your username! Either hit the Tab key on your keyboard, or use the mouse to click in the box next to Password. Once you have typed in your password, and then please hit Enter. If you have forgotten your password, click the "Forgot Password?" link on the screen. If you still have problems, contact in the Information Desk in the Hedberg Library.
4. If you are already enrolled in the course on Blackboard by your instructor, it will show up in the upper right of the Carthage tab after you login.
5. If you are not enrolled and have been instructed by your professor to enroll in the course, click on the Courses tab near the top right side of the page. Look at the Course Catalog on the right hand side of the screen. Click on the name of the department in which your course is offered. The screen will list all of the courses for that department. Not that you may need to click on the "2" link at the bottom of the page to display the second page of courses.
6. If you are still having trouble finding the course, look near the top center of the page, and you can do a search for the instructor's courses by his/her name. Type the instructor's last name (spelled correctly!) in the box and click Go. Their courses will appear below.
7. After finding the proper course(s), click on the Enroll button. Don’t click on the course name or the Preview button. Although it will take you to the course—it won’t enroll you and you won’t have access to the course material.
8. A new screen comes up for self-enrollment. Click submit. If all worked properly, Blackboard should tell you that you have been successfully enrolled in the course. Next click o.k. to continue. You should be able to access all available elements of the course site.
9. When you are finished looking around the site, always "Logout" completely if you are in a computer lab, or at least shut down your Web browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer) completely, since otherwise the next person who uses the machine will be using your course account!

If you have any problems with the course materials once enrolled, please contact your instructor. Login problems should be directed to the Hedberg Library Information Desk (helpdesk@carthage.edu or 551-5950).