About Blackboard:

Blackboard is a web-based course management system that allows instructional materials to be easily delivered via the Web. It includes threaded discussions, file sharing, e-mail, chat, gradebook and other tools. It is require to take the Blackboard faculty training whorshop in order to create a course and to get the required Username and Password to access the Blackboard system.

How to setting up an online Blackboard course site:

Any instructor may obtain a Blackboard user account and course site(s) by
attending a 9 hours Blackboard Workshop. You may call (787) 758-2525 Ext. 4100 or 4324 for more information about the next Blackboard workshop.

Workshop Fees:

The training includes 4 half-days workshop describing all the Blackboard tools. The faculty receive the Instructor manual, a CD-ROM with exercises, certificate of participation, and one year support for building and teaching online using the blackboard platform system. Workshop Fee is $250 per faculty. The maintenance fee for a course after the first year is $100 per year.

For more details view workshop calendar, descriptions and available dates.

Blackboard Computer Minimum Requirements:

Minimum Computer Requirements:

• 512MB RAM of memory (more preferred)
• Windows XP or higher
• Macintosh System OS10.x or higher
• A local printer

Important: Don't forget update your windows operating system
 

Recommended Applications:

For applications, you need the latest web browser from Microsoft, and any necessary helper applications to view the files.

• For Windows: Internet Explorer 7.0
  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx
   
• Mozilla Fire Fox 3:
  http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
   

What is new in Blackboard 7.1?

Click here to see what is new in Blackboard 7.1

Recommended Software:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

• Windows Media Player

• Java Applets

• Real Player

• Quicktime

• WinZIp
   

Blackboard Policies and Procedures:

The document accessible from the link below is intended to serve as a set of
guidelines for decision-making related to the use of the Blackboard™ course
management software licensed to the University of Puerto Rico. These policies apply only to the use of such software residing on and accessed from servers located on the Medical Sciences Campus.

For information about the Blackboard Policies and Procedures click here. (Word doc.)
(Update September-2008) 

For more info about the use of Blackboard, visit our FAQ’s:

Read our FAQs section to find out answers to some of the most commonly
asked Blackboard questions.

Faculty FAQ