I want students who take courses that use Blackboard to be aware of an excellent resource: a Student’s Guide to Using Blackboard, which you can see by clicking the green highlighted link below: Student's Guide to Using Blackboard<http://learn.maine.edu/services/student-services/quick-guides/bbguide/> From the Student Guide, you can access *individual guides for commonly used tools*, or you can use the links I’ve copied here: Guides for Commonly-Used Blackboard Tools – click on the topic name to go to the guide: Discussions <http://learn.maine.edu/files/2010/08/discussions_student.pdf> Send Email <http://learn.maine.edu/files/2010/08/email_student1.pdf> Groups <http://learn.maine.edu/files/2010/08/groups_student.pdf> Journals <http://learn.maine.edu/files/2010/08/journals_student.pdf> Blogs <http://learn.maine.edu/files/2010/08/blogs_student.pdf> Wikis <http://learn.maine.edu/files/2010/08/wikis_student.pdf> Tests and Quizzes <http://learn.maine.edu/files/2010/08/tests_student.pdf> Submitting Assignments <http://learn.maine.edu/files/2010/08/assignments_student.pdf>Submitting SafeAssignments <http://learn.maine.edu/files/2010/09/SafeAssignments_student.pdf>Checking Your Grades (My Grades)<http://learn.maine.edu/files/2010/08/mygrades_student.pdf> Enjoy the long week-end, and practice using Blackboard! Ann Delaney Student Services Coordinator