Getting Started
Welcome to Blackboard at USC! Click the links below or use the navigation links or search box on the left side of this page to view USC’s Blackboard 9 how-to movies and how-to guides.
Blackboard Vocabulary
Definitions of common used words in Blackboard.
Uploading a Syllabus
Copying a syllabus file from your computer to Blackboard.
Uploading Files
Copying files from your computer to Blackboard.
Using the Text Editor
Learn how to use the text editor to add text, insert an image, and create a link to a website.
Sending Email
Using Blackboard to communicate with your students via email.
Viewing a Course’s Roster/Users
Learn how to list your current course roster.
Creating Grade Center Columns
Creating new, empty score columns in Blackboard’s Grade Center into which you can enter students’ grades.
Entering Student Grades
Entering grades into the course grade book.
Making a Course Available to Students
Allowing students to access a Blackboard course.
Select the Page Where Users Enter Your Course
Set or change the page that students land on when they enter the course.