The Center for Online Learning, Teaching & Technology (COLT²) from the University of Texas Pan American is proud to present you with this Online Student Orientation. This assistance will provide you with detail material and point click videos on how to use the most common tools within Blackboard.
Click on the links below for a detailed explanation of each tool.

Getting Started
Logging into Blackboard

Discussions Tool
Navigate/submit an attachment using the Discussion Tool

Chat Tool
Navigating using the Chat Tool

Mail Tool
Navigating using the Mail Tool

Assignment Tool
Navigate/submit an attachment using the Assignment Tool

Assessment Tool
Navigate/using the Assessment Tool


For any assistance on this Online Student Orientation, please call our Blackboard Helpdesk at 956-318-5327 or email cdlfaculty@utpa.edu. For face-to-face assistance, we are located in the Education Building 2.202.