Changing Your Contact Information

Within Blackboard you can easily change your preferred email address other contact information.

Editing Your Personal Information

To edit your e-mail address, first/last name information, etc., do the following:

1. Log into your course and click the Tools button
2. Click the Personal Information button
3. Click the Edit Personal Information link
4. Edit your e-mail address information, first/last name information, etc. as needed
5. Click the Submit button

Privacy Options - Who Can View Your Personal Information?

If you wish to enter contact information such as home/work/cell phone numbers, home/work address information, etc. into your Personal Information section, be advised that this information is not available to other Blackboard users unless you specify so. To make your information available to all Blackboard users via the User Directory (which can be found under the Tools menu on the left-hand side upon logging into Blackboard), do the following:

1. Log into your course and click the Tools button
2. Click the Personal Information button
3. Click the Set Privacy Options link
4. Under the Personal Information heading, place checkmarks in the boxes next to the contact information options that you wish to have displayed to all Blackboard users
5. Place a check in the List my Information in the User Directory box
6. Click the Submit button

Can I use an alternate e-mail address within Blackboard?

Yes. You can use any non-BSC e-mail address as your contact e-mail address in Blackboard. This includes America Online, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc. To change your e-mail address within Blackboard, do the following:

1. Proceed to the Tools section of your course
2. Click the Personal Information link
3. Click the Edit Personal Information link
4. Change your e-mail address information in the E-Mail field
5. Click the Submit button