Before starting using Blackboard, it is highly recommended to check its requirements.
Not only does Blackboard require an internet connection, it also requires your browser to be set up with:
- Javascript supported: Javascript is a computer language that runs in the web browser. Don't get this one confused with the computing language, Java.
- Cookies enabled: Cookies are small files that hold information about the times and dates you have visited web sites, user preferences, and other information.
- Pop-up Blockers disabled: Even though pop-up advertisements can be malicious, services, such as Blackboard, require for them to be temporarily turned off.
- Java enabled: Java is a computer language that can be used to program applications and applets.
Note: If you wish to use the real time chat feature (Collaboration), you need to download a Java software.
For PC, Java sofware can be downloaded from:
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp.For MAC, Java software can be downloaded from:
http://developer.apple.com/java/download/.
Browser Compatibility
To test your browser to find out how compatible it is, please go to CPP Browser Compatibility page. The page also provides some information regarding compatible browser version.
If you have tested your browser and found that it does not support one or more the requirements above, you can set it up by following the steps in the tutorial.
Blackboard 9 Upgrade
Getting Started with Blackboard
Student Resources
Blackboard News
Posted on November 10, 2009
Attention Blackboard 9 Pilot Users (Downtime for Bb 9)
On Thursday, November 12th, Blackboard 9 will be down for maintenance from 9:30pm until 11:00pm and therefore unavailable to Bb 9 pilot participants. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Posted on October 30, 2009
Winter 2010 Course Creation in Blackboard 9
All courses scheduled for Winter 2010 Quarter will be automatically created in Blackboard 9 (Bb 9) Pilot environment by November 3rd at 5 p.m. Please note that Winter 2010 Quarter student enrollment will not occur until the Blackboard quarterly maintenance. For details, please see Blackboard 9 Migration section.
Posted on May 8, 2009
Blackboard 9 Upgrade
Blackboard has released Version 9 with many new and improved features. And Cal Poly Pomona will be upgrading our Blackboard environment to this new version, Bb9, starting in Summer in a limited, pilot test mode. During the Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 Quarters pilot testing of Blackboard 9 will continue while most of the courses are taught in the current version. If all goes well with the testing, all courses will be migrated to the new version in time for the Spring 2010 Quarter. Please review "What's New in Bb9" for a brief summary of the new features.
Posted on September 2, 2008
Blackboard Weekly Maintenance
Effective beginning April 5th, Blackboard weekly maintenance, which performs weekly course backups, will move from Sunday 2:00 a.m. to 4:15 a.m. to Saturday from 2:00 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. During this weekly scheduled time, Blackboard will not be available.
As far as the Blackboard 9 Pilot weekly course backups, it is scheduled on every Saturday from 1:00 a.m to 3:30 a.m. During this scheduled time, Blackboard 9 Pilot will not be available also.
Posted on March 13, 2008
Other Possible System Maintenance
Campus networks and services may experience maintenance outages between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Sundays and between 9:30 p.m. and midnight on Thursdays. These outages may affect Blackboard. For more information, see the Alerts, Status, and Maintenance. http://www.csupomona.edu/~ehelp/
alerts.html
