Create a New User Account for Blackboard

To access Shoreline courses that are delivered online in the Blackboard environment, you need to have a User Account.  Shoreline has a server that holds the courses using Blackboard here at the college; basically, you are creating a user account on that server and then you are identify which information you need to access.  Once you have created a Blackboard account at Shoreline, you will not need to do so again during your time at Shoreline.

To create a User Account you will need to:

1.     Open a web browser and connect to the Shoreline Distance Learning server at: http://online.shore.ctc.edu.

2.     Click on the Create Account button located to the left on the screen.

3.     Fill in the Personal Information section and the Account Information section.

Your Personal Information must include your first name, your last name, and your e-mail address. *Note: If you do not already have an e-mail account and address, you can create one through Shoreline. Information about creating a Shoreline e-mail account can be found at: http://zoot.shore.ctc.edu/info/

In the Account Information section, you need to create a user name and password that you will use to login to Blackboard and to your course(s). You should choose a user name that is easy to remember. A good user name can be created by combining your first initial and your last name. For example, if your name is Jeff James, you could create the user name jjames. *Note: You will not be able to change your username once it has been created.

At this time, you also have the ability to add Optional Information about yourself. You will have the chance to update and change this information later if you want.

 4.      When you have finished putting in all the information, click on the Create New Account button at the bottom of the page.

If there is a problem creating your account, Blackboard will send you an error message describing the problem and will give you the opportunity to fix it. Generally, problems will occur when you do not supply all the required information and/or you choose a user name that is already in the system.

If you were successful in creating an account, you will see an Account Generated! information screen.

Enroll in a Course

To access Shoreline courses that are delivered online in the Blackboard learning environment, you need to either self-enroll or be enrolled by your instructor. The following steps will enable you to self-enroll for a course.

1.      Open a web browser and connect to the Shoreline Distance Learning server at: http://online.shore.ctc.edu.  Then Log In using your UserID and Blackboard password.

2.     Click on the Course Catalog button located on the left of the screen.

3.     Clicking on Course Catalog will bring up a list of all the courses that have been created in the Blackboard learning environment

4.     Find the course in which you wish to enroll and click once on the Enroll button at the far right next to the name of the course you want. You will be prompted for a confirmation.

5.     Once you are enrolled, you will be taken to the Announcements section of the course. This is always the first page you see when you login to a course.

6.     If you are successfully enrolled, you will have access to the Course Information and the roster.

For more detail, go to http://elmo.shore.ctc.edu/blackboardtutorials/