Blackboard Tutorial
How to Obtain a Username and Password:
- Username: At http://acs.nicholls.edu/email, students can enter their name to obtain their Nicholls e-mail address which contains their username. For example, a student’s Nicholls e-mail address looks like this Username@its.nicholls.edu. NOTE: Your username will be the letters and numbers before the ampersand (@).
- If this search is unsuccessful, students can visit or call any open computer lab for assistance. Please specify that you are requesting assistance in determining your username or userID when contacting one of the labs listed below:
- WAC Lab, Ellender Library (first floor), 985.448.4765
- Cenac Lab, 109 Powell Hall, 985.448.4868
- Ayo Lab, 101 Ayo Hall, 985.493.2560
- If this search is unsuccessful, students can visit or call any open computer lab for assistance. Please specify that you are requesting assistance in determining your username or userID when contacting one of the labs listed below:
- Password: A student’s Blackboard password is set as his/her social security number. This password cannot be changed.
General Information for Using Blackboard:
- Log on to Internet Explorer. Locate Blackboard on the Nicholls home page (under the Current Students drop-down menu) or go directly to blackboard.nicholls.edu.
- Once on the Blackboard site, click USER LOGIN.
- Enter username and password and click LOGIN. (See next question for username and password.) If you are not successful in logging in, contact a Blackboard administrator by sending a request for assistance to dian.leger@nicholls.edu.
- Once logged in, your online courses will appear on the right side of the screen. Click on the course you want to enter. (You can switch between classes by clicking COURSES on the top of the page.)
- Follow the instructions listed in Announcements (main page).
- Course content is listed in the buttons/links on the left side of the screen.
- Click on the back arrow at the top of the page to see the previous page.