TABLE OF CONTENTS

BEFORE YOU CAN LOGIN TO WEBCT

LOGGING INTO WEBCT

MY WEBCT

NAVIGATING IN WEBCT

YOUR COURSE HOMEPAGE

COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS

ASSIGNMENTS/QUIZZES/TESTS

HOW TO CLOSE OUT OF WEBCT

HOW TO CORRECT JAVA CACHE ISSUES  

Before you Can Log in to WebCT

(Online Students Only)

Go to the following URL on the Internet:        

 https://mail.kvcc.me.edu/iisadmpwd/

You will see the following screen

Click OK when you have entered all of the information.  It should say password changed successfully. 

If not, try again by clicking the back button.  If successful, continue on and log in to WebCT.

Logging Into WebCT

1. Go to KVCC’s homepage: http://www.kvcc.me.edu
2. On the right-hand side under Login, click on Blackboard
3. Click on Blackboard OR go directly to http://blackboard.kvcc.me.edu
 

5. Type the first letter of your first name and your complete last name for your WebCT ID. (use all lower case)
6. Type the password you use when you log in to your e-mail. (use all lower case)
7. Click on the “OK” button.

My WebCT

• The screen below will appear. This is called your "My WebCT" page.
• This page lists the online courses that you are taking, the Intro to WebCT course, the  link, as well as institutional and personal bookmarks.
• Beneath the course title you will see the instructor's name, your role, new mail messages, postings, quizzes, assignments, or grades.
• To access your course you may click on one of the above links, which will bring you directly to that tool, or you may click on the course name link.
• If you do not have Office 2007, there is a link to download the Office 2007 converter which will allow you to open Office 2007 files.

NAVIGATING IN WEBCT

We do not use the forward and back buttons on the Standard Toolbar to navigate in WebCT.

At the top left are two tabs: My WebCT - your course list and Content Manager - a place to put your files for your WebCT classes.

My Settings allows you to view your profile (My Profile), change how your courses are viewed (My Tool Options), and to view your roles in your course(s) (My Roles).

Check Browser WebCT Campus automatically checks whether your browser is validated for use with WebCT. A validated browser is one that is compatible with WebCT. A non-validated browser is one that is not fully tested or has known minor issues with WebCT. A nonvalidated browser is one that is incompatible with WebCT. The report should come back with green checkmarks.  Anything with a red "X" has to be fixed before using Blackboard.

Help is a link that you may click on which will bring you to WebCT's Help Files.

Log Out is a link that you use to log you out of WebCT.

Below is a brief introduction to some basic tools that your instructor may or may not use in their course(s). (for more information regarding these items click on the link)

COMMUNICATION TOOLS allow you to access the courses communications tools (in this particular course)

Discussions

Mail

Chat

Whiteboard

ASSIGNMENTS/QUIZZES/TESTS will bring you to course testing materials, and assignments. The course testing materials and assignments listed below are common evaluation Evaluation and Activity Tools. (for more information regarding these items click on the link)

QUIZZES/TESTS/SELF TESTS

Self Test

Assignments

Grades

Clicking on "Grades" will allow you to view your grades for this course.

Clicking on the "WebCT.com" link will bring you to WebCT.com Here you can search for supplemental information regarding any subject that you are taking.

DISCUSSIONS

The Discussion area is a public forum that allows the students and instructors to send, read, and search for messages.

Discussions are divided into different topics which allows your instructor to create discussion groups around particular subjects. Everyone in your course can access public topics, while private topics are available only to the set of students and teaching assistants that the instructor chooses

• By default, Discussions contains three public topics.

• All: contains all messages from all public topics

• Main: the main discussion area

• Notes: messages related to a page of content in a Content Module

POSTED DISCUSSIONS ARE PUBLIC AND ARE VIEWED BY EVERYONE. USE THE WEBCT MAIL IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR. THE MAIL IN WEBCT IS PRIVATE AND NO ONE BUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR OR YOURSELF MAY VIEW THEM. (UNLESS YOU SEND AN E-MAIL TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THE CLASS, THEN THE INSTRUCTOR WILL BE UNABLE TO VIEW IT)

An example of one kind of instructor set-up may be found below.

MAIL

WebCT has its own e-mail system. Once you click into Mail the Mail screen with come up. Here you will see the following folders: Inbox, Outbox, Drafts. You may only contact other students/instructor(s) within the WebCT course when using this mail tool. Once you click on the Inbox link you will be able to compose your message, attach files (if needed) and send it to some one in the course. In order to e-mail some one you must open a new message, click on the Browse button, select a name from the list, and click on the Select button.  From there you must fill in the subject and the message. Click on the Send button. WebCT will automatically save a copy of that e-mail your Outbox. WebCT mail does not use traditional e-mail addresses. Use the "Browse for Recipients..."

CHAT

Chat allows students, teaching assistants, and instructors to have real-time conversations with others in the course. There are four general purpose chat rooms and one general forum for the course. There is also a general chat room for all courses, which is a room shared by everybody from all courses on the same server. Conversations in the four general purpose rooms are recorded. Only your instructor can see the records.

From the Chat screen, click the room that you want to enter. The Chat window appears. It contains three main areas:

• The Output Interaction Box displays all messages sent and received.
• The Users Logged In box shows the users presently in the room.
• The Enter your message below text box where you type your messages.

1. From the Chat screen, click any chat room. The Chat window appears.
2. Select Entry Chime. The chime sounds whenever a new person enters any chat room. You will hear the chime both in Chat and when you are working elsewhere in your course.

WHITEBOARD

Whiteboard is a drawing tool that you can use during an online discussion. This tool allows you to type text, draw objects, insert graphics, and make modifications — especially useful for drawing and viewing diagrams in real-time. Your instructor must add Whiteboard to your course before you can use it.

Please use the "Help" link located at the top of any WebCT page to get assistance when using this Tool.

QUIZZES/TESTS/SELF TESTS

1. To take a quiz or a survey, on your Homepage, Organizer page, or Course Menu, click the Quiz tool. The Quizzes and Surveys screen appears.
   • The name of the quiz or survey is displayed. Note: If a quiz is not available, or has already been taken the maximum number of times, you cannot click its name to access it.
   • Availability: the time period in which the quiz can be accessed.
   • Duration: you have this amount of time to complete the quiz or survey. If there is no information displayed in this column, you have unlimited time.
   • Grade: the grade you received for the quiz or survey. For example, 90/100 indicates that you received 90 out of 100 points.
   • Attempts: This column displays the number of times you have attempted the quiz or survey, and the number of attempts remaining. Once a quiz attempt has been marked and its grade released, the View scores button appears.
2. Click the name of the quiz or survey that you want to take. The Quiz Introduction or Survey Introduction screen appears.

3. Follow the instructions in the instructions on the Quiz Introduction or Survey Introduction screen.
4. Click "Begin quiz" button

5. The image below is an example of what you will see when accessing a quiz/test through the Quizzing/Test Tools

6. Maximize the testing screen before you start the test.
7. Once you read the question and have clicked on the "Save answer" button you will able to progress through the quiz until all answers are complete.
8. Once you complete a quiz or survey, click "Finish". A dialog box will appear that will ask you if you are sure that you want to proceed. Click OK and then OK again in the "Submit Quiz for Grading". The quiz or survey is submitted. Depending on the type of questions asked or the instructors settings the quiz will be completely graded, partially graded, or not graded at all.
9. Select "View Results" to view your grade if the instructor allow you to do so.

VIEWING INDIVIDUAL QUIZ RESULTS

1. To view the results of your quiz attempt, on your Homepage, Organizer page, or Course Menu click the Quiz tool. The Quizzes and Surveys screen appears.
2. Next to Attempts, click View scores for the quiz you want to view. The Scores screen appears. Note: To return to the Quizzes and Surveys screen, in the breadcrumbs, click Quiz.

3. Under Number, click the number of the quiz attempt for which you want to see the results. The Attempts screen appears with the results of the selected attempt. Note: The information that is available to you depends upon how your instructor sets up the quiz results.

SELF TEST

Your instructor can create multiple-choice tests that allow you to test your knowledge. When you answer a question you are told immediately whether the answer is correct or incorrect. When you use Self Test, no grades are assigned or recorded and the instructor cannot see your results.

The instructor can add the self test to a page of course content, or to a separate page. For example, the instructor might include a self test on an Assessment page. If the instructor adds a self test to a page of course content, you'll see a Self Test item on the Action Menu.

HOW TO TAKE A SELF TEST

1. Read the question and click on the answer that you feel is correct.
2. A green checkmark will show up if you answered the question correctly.  A red “X” will show up if you answered incorrectly. (the instructor may/may not put an explanation next to the checkmark or “X”)
3. Self Tests may be taken as often as possible.  There is no grade kept for Self Tests.

ASSIGNMENTS

VIEWING AN ASSIGNMENT

1. From Assignments, click the hyperlinked name of the assignment you want to view. The Assignment screen for that assignment appears. Note: if your instructor has created a hyperlink to an assignment file, a new screen opens displaying the page.
2. If your instructor has included assignment-related files for you to download, an Assignment-related files table appears listing those files.

3. Click on the link for the assignment that you would like to view.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD FILES FROM THE ASSIGNMENT TOOL

1. Click the name of the file you want to download. A download screen appears in a new window.

2. Select the file and click Download.

3. Save the file to your local computer.

• To return to the Assignments screen, click Close.
• To open the downloaded file, close the WebCT Browser, if necessary, and open the file on your computer.

4. Complete the assignment following the directions given making sure to save all changes.
   • To return to the Assignments screen, click Close.
   • To open the downloaded file, close the WebCT Browser, if necessary, and open the file on your computer.

SUBMITTING THE COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT FOR GRADING

1. From Assignments, click the assignment that you want to submit. The Assignment screen appears.
2. To upload the file, under Student files, click Upload file. The Upload File for Assignment screen appears.
3. To locate the file, click Browse to open your computer's file browser.
4. Select the file. The Upload File for Assignment screen reappears, with the path and filename displayed in the Filename text box.
5. Click Upload. The Assignment screen appears and the uploaded file is added to the Student files table.

Notes:

• Filenames can contain any of the following: a–z, A–Z, 0–9, spaces, _, &, ( ), –, ., and ~
  Note: The tilde (~) cannot be used as the first character in the filename.
• You should also add the file extension that corresponds to the software you used. For example, if you completed your assignment in Excel, add .xls to the file name if the software program doesn't automatically add it.
• File size should be less than 6 MB in size. If a file is larger than the acceptable size it will not submit.

VIEWING GRADED ASSIGNMENT FILES

1. Assignments that are graded display Graded next to Status.

2. From Assignments, next to Status, click Graded. The Assignment Results screen appears with graded files under Graded files.

3. Click the name of the file you want to view or download.

HOW TO CLOSE OUT OF WEBCT

Click on the Log out link in the top right hand corner of your screen.

Updated: January 5, 2009