WebCT Student Tutorial
Optional Customization in WebCT
Add WebCT to Webraider if it is not there already
Sign into WebCT from the WebRaider page.
More than likely, you will have a link to WebCT on your WebRaider page, but if it is not there, add it using the following procedures (video how-to):
Click on the "Content Layout" button located in the middle of the top banner of the WebRaider screen. This will bring up the manage Content/Layout screen which will have the current layout of WebRaider.
Locate the column where My WebCT is going to be added and click on the "New Channel" button.
This will bring up a screen to choose a category.
Scroll and select Academics - HSC and click the "go" button.
This will bring up the "Select a Channel" window.
Find My WebCT in the list of the channels to select and click on it to highlight it.
Click on "Back to " " Tab in order to return to the WebRaider portal screen where My WebCT should now be available.
Courses in WebCT
After accessing WebCT, you will see the courses available for you on the My HSC Blackboard screen.
These are the courses that you can access through the system.
From the Blackboard screen, if there are icons below the course like above, then there is new information about that course that is available for you.
After selecting your course, you will see the course main screen. From this page, you will be able to see the course contents. This allows access to the course content by clicking on the icons within the course. The navigation bar on the left hand side of the screen allows access to the information for that course. Just click on the bar for the part of the course you want to access. If the selection has a green button with a white star in it, then it has new information on that course for you.
Any notifications about the course will pop up in a separate window listing the updated information.
This information is also stored in the Announcements tab under the course content on the left hand side of the screen.
Optional Customization in WebCT
The HSC Blackboard screen can be personalized by clicking on the Channels, Color, or Layout tabs on the screen.
To add or remove a channel from the main view of the Blackboard screen, click on Channels. You will get a list of things to either check or uncheck depending on what you want to see on the main screen. If you would like to change the color palette, click on the Color tab. It will bring up the customizable colors to choose from. Just click in the radio button for the part of the screen you want to change, and then click on the color to change it to. It will give you a preview of what it will look like if that color is chosen. To change the layout of how the channels appear on the screen, click on the Layout tab. From there, you can move the channels to different columns on the screen. Simply select the channel to move, click the directional arrow to move it, and then hit save.
You can easily maneuver in WebCT by clicking on the appropriate "Breadcrumb" on the top of the screen that you want to be displayed, or clicking on the My HSC Blackboard link to take you back to the main blackboard screen.
Additional Information
If you are interested in the WebCT Overview, please email angie.newsome@ttuhsc.edu or jo.bradley@ttuhsc.edu for additional information.