SUMMER VOCABULARY REQUIREMENTS:

Assignment #1: Connect to Blackboard

You may connect to the Blackboard site in one of two ways. The first way is to follow the instructions under item #1 below. You will e-mail me the information and I will place your name into the course directory to allow you to enter the site where the quizzes are located. Please remember to write down your Blackboard username and password because you will need them each time you enter the Blackboard site to take the quizzes. Option number two is to register yourself. Go to the Blackboard site (http://mit.med.und.nodak.edu/) and create an account. After creating the account you will need to “register” for the PT 101 course. To do this follow item #2 below.

1) E-mail instructor for registration:

Send an e-mail to the instructor at drelling@medicine.nodak.edu with the subject line “Summer PT vocabulary” and the following information in the body of the e-mail (do not bold your information, no spaces between items, just commas):

Username,last name,first name,e-mail address,password,S,

Select a username you would like to have for the class. The recommended user name is the first initial of your first name followed by your last name; example for Dave Relling would be drelling.

Type in your full last name and your full first name as it would appear on the class list.

Type in the e-mail address that you were assigned by the university or a personal e-mail address. Make sure this is the e-mail address you check most often.

Type in a password of 6-8 characters. Passwords using letter and number combinations are more difficult to “crack”; i.e. May2003.

Everyone will have the “S” at the end. This designates you as a student in the blackboard system so that you can get to the appropriate web based class.

Make sure commas, as in Figure 1 below, separate all information.

I will enter your name into the web site list within 2 days of receiving your e-mail and provide you with a confirmatory e-mail.

1) Connect to AND Enroll Yourself:

Connect to the Blackboard site directly by opening your preferred web browser and going to the following site:

http://www.med.und.nodak.edu/

The following web site should be on the screen. Now, go to the address box and change the letters “www” in the address to mit (without bolding the font/letters).

The following web site should come onto the screen. If it does not, push the “refresh” button on your web browser menu.

To set up your own online account, click on the “create account” button and complete the information for an account. This will enter you into the Blackboard program. Make sure that you write down your username and password because you will need this each time you log onto the PT 101 course. After you complete the information click on the submit button. You should get a confirmation screen that looks like the following image.

Click on the OK button.

On the next screen, you should see a welcome message with your name and your Blackboard course start page. Click on the “courses folder” to open it.

Click on the Physical Therapy link. This will take you to another web page in Blackboard which you can then scroll down and find the enroll button for PT 101.

After enrolling in the course you should get a confirmation notice and the course should show up on your main screen in Blackboard.

To enter the online PT 101 course and your Blackboard opening page, click on the login button. At the next screen (shown below), enter your user identification number and your password

On your opening page, look for the box that says “my courses”. It should have PT 101 listed in the box. Click on the link to the course.

This should take you to the opening page of the course where you can access the syllabus and objectives under the “course information” button. Quizzes can be located by clicking on the “Assignments” button. To contact me, click on the “staff information” button.

CONGRATULATIONS!! You are now enrolled in the course. Please note that you will not receive a grade for this course. Your satisfactory completion of this course is required prior to beginning the Fall Semester in the Physical Therapy curriculum. The quizzes are self-study and are timed. You will have 30 minutes to complete each quiz. If you attempt to leave a quiz or lose your connection to the website prior to submitting the quiz, the program will lock you out of that quiz. Contact me by e-mail immediately if you lost your internet connection and were unable to complete the quiz.