How to Access the Online Research Lab - Step 1 - Blackboard

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

 

These basic instruction for getting started in NVC’s Blackboard system are direct from the NVC Online Education website “How to Get Started in your Online Class.”

http://www.napavalley.edu/academics/OnlineEd/Pages/GetStartedOnlineClass.aspx

 

How To Determine Your Username And Password Your username was created using the first two letters of your first name, followed by the first two letters of your last name, followed by the last four digits of your Napa Valley College student ID number (WebAdvisor number).  For example, if your name is John Smith and your ID number is 2341343, your username would be JOSM1343 (letters in caps).  If you do not know your student ID number, check your registration receipt or log-in to WebAdvisor.

 

Your initial password is STUDENT (letters in caps).  Once you log-in, you must change your password. Here is how to change your password.

 

1.  After logging into Blackboard, click on "My Places”at the very top of the Blackboard page. Places" at the very top of the Blackboard page.

2.  Click on "Personal Information."

3.  Click on "Change Password."

4.  Enter a new password in both boxes and then click "Submit."

 

Your username and password are confidential and not to be shared with anyone.  Never allow anyone else to log-in to Blackboard using your username and password.  Doing so is a breach of academic honesty and could result in you being removed from your class.

 

After changing your password, click on "Edit Personal Information" and be sure the email address you check regularly is entered.  It is imperative that you have a current email address entered here in order for your teachers to communicate with you.

 

Look for your English section under “My Courses.” (It is listed in a box on the entrance page or can be accessed from the link at the top.) Click on the link to enter into the Online Research and Documentation Unit for your section.