Edit Personal Information

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To edit personal information in Blackboard log onto http://blackboard.indstate.edu. Click on Personal Information under Tools on top left hand side.

The personal information page looks like this:

Edit Personal Information

Click on Edit Personal Information link to edit the fields which you want to change, and then click OK button to finish or Cancel button to abort all the changes.

This first section has information that must be present for you to successfully log into Blackboard. The items with the red asterisk must be present.

The second section shows your username.

This third section has spaces for directory information. You may fill out as much as you choose to fill in.

Once you have added or updated your information, press the Submit button.

Set CD-ROM Drive

To set the CD-ROM drive used to access content on your local computer, click on Change Personal Settings link on the personal information page. In the third section, Set CD-ROM Drive. Type in CD-ROM for MAC if required.

Click Submit to finish or Cancel to abort.

Set Privacy Options

To select which fields of your personal information are publicly available, Click on the Set Privacy Options link on the personal information page.

Once you have updated your personal information, you can then select what will be visible or available to anyone within the same Blackboard courses you are enrolled in at this time.

If you choose to be listed in the global Blackboard directory, you can check the box in section two. Any of the information selected in section will also be visible to anyone in Blackboard, regardless of the courses they are enrolled in.

If you do not want students in a particular course to email you, you can select courses by checking the check box. Note that instructors will always have the option to send emails to you.

If you do not want your name to be displayed in the roster of a course in which you are enrolled, select the course. We do not suggest you do so though if you are enrolled in the course.

Once you have added or updated your information, press the Submit button.

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