Victor Valley College - "Building a Future"
July 6, 2008

VVC Blackboard Basics

The VVC Blackboard is Victor Valley College's e-learning environment, providing students with the opportunity to stay connected with their instructors and classmates.

The VVC Blackboard may be a component of some or all of a student's courses as either a supplement to in classroom course, as an element of a hybrid course, or as the structure for a completely online course.

VVC Blackboard's potential features include receiving class material, checking grades, online quizzes, virtual chat rooms, and discussion boards.

Please print out this page as a reference to complete logging into and enrolling in a VVC Blackboard course.

For EXISTING VVC Blackboard students:

  1. Open your browser. (It is suggested that you use either, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or Netscape's Navigator 4.0 or higher. VVC Blackboard does not currently support other browsers, including AOL).
  2. Enter the address http://bboc.vvc.edu in the browser's address bar (You can bookmark this page for future reference). This will take you to the gateway screen.
  3. On the gateway screen please click on the User Login button.
  4. In the box next to Username: enter your username as your seven (7) digit Student ID Number (i.e., 1234567). This is your username in the VVC Blackboard.
  5. Enter your password. If you have forgotten your password, please call (760) 245-4271 x 2740 and we will reset your password to your six (6) digit birth date (mmddyy).
  6. Click on the Login button, or press enter.
  7. You should now be at your personal VVC Blackboard page. (example: you should see Welcome, Jane! near the top of the page.)

Now you will need to add the classes on the VVC Blackboard that you have registered for through Web Advisor, RamTalk, or at the Admissions and Records Office. Please follow all of these steps for each online class (or class with a VVC Blackboard component) you have registered for. You will only need to do this once at the beginning of the semester or class period (such as for classes starting later in the semester i.e., 8 week courses):

  1. Click on the Courses Catalog tab near the top of the page.
  2. Click on the department listing of the class under the Course Catalog. Please note that online courses may not be available for enrollment until the first day of class.
  3. To enroll in the class that you have registered for, click the enroll button to the right of your class.
  4. You will receive one of the following messages:

    • Receipt: Failure
      Your request for enrollment has been forwarded to the instructor(s). You will be notified when the instructor processes your enrollment.
      If you receive this message, wait for an email from the instructor to say that you have been enrolled in the class.

    • Receipt: Success
      You have been successfully enrolled in [your class - example:]CIS 101 - Computer Literacy (CIS101-Instructor_02X) as 1234567. Click ok to continue.
      If you receive this message, you are now enrolled in the class.

    • If you receive a message asking for an access code to enroll, you must email and receive it from your instructor.

  5. Your personal VVC Blackboard page will display all of the VVC Blackboard classes that you are enrolled in on the right-hand side of the screen under My Courses.

For NEW VVC Blackboard students:

  1. Open your browser. (It is suggested that you use either, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or Netscape's Navigator 4.0 or higher. VVC Blackboard does not currently support other browsers, including AOL).
  2. Enter the address http://bboc.vvc.edu in the browser's address bar (You can bookmark this page for future reference). This will take you to the gateway screen.
  3. On the gateway screen please click on the User Login button.
  4. In the box under Username: enter your username as your seven (7) digit Student ID Number (i.e., 1234567). This is your username in the VVC Blackboard.
  5. In the box under Password: enter your six (6) digit birth date in the format: mmddyy (for example, if you were born on January 1st, 1980 you would enter: 010180).
  6. Click on the Login button, or press enter.
  7. You should now be at your personal VVC Blackboard page. (example: you should see Welcome, Jane! near the top of the page.)

Once you have successfully logged into the VVC Blackboard for your first time, you will need to complete three tasks. They are:

  1. Add an email address to your account.

    • Click on Personal Information under Tools.
    • Click on Edit Personal Information.
    • Add your email address under part 1 and then complete the other information in part 3.
    • Click on the Submit button in the bottom right hand corner of the page when you are done
    • Click on the OK button on the next screen to return to the Personal Information screen.

  2. Change the password to your account.

    • Now click on Change Password.
    • In the password box please type your password (remember that it is case sensitive) then retype it in the Verify Password box
    • Click on the Submit button
    • Click on the OK button.
    • Click on the OK button again to return to your personal VVC Blackboard page.

  3. Enroll in the class(es) that you will be taking.

    4. Now you will need to add the classes on the VVC Blackboard that you have registered for through Web Advisor, RamTalk, or at the Admissions and Records Office. Please follow all of these steps for each online class (or class with a VVC Blackboard component) you have registered for. You will only need to do this once at the beginning of the semester or class period (such as for classes starting later in the semester i.e., 8 week courses):

    1. Click on the Courses Catalog tab near the top of the page.
    2. Click on the department listing of the class under the Course Catalog. Please note that online courses may not be available for enrollment until the first day of class.
    3. To enroll in the class that you have registered for, click the enroll button to the right of your class.
    4. You will receive one of the following messages:

      • Receipt: Failure
        Your request for enrollment has been forwarded to the instructor(s). You will be notified when the instructor processes your enrollment.
        If you receive this message, wait for an email from the instructor to say that you have been enrolled in the class.

      • Receipt: Success
        You have been successfully enrolled in [your class - example:]CIS 101 - Computer Literacy (CIS101-Instructor_02X) as 1234567. Click ok to continue.
        If you receive this message, you are now enrolled in the class.

      • If you receive a message asking for an access code to enroll, you must email and receive it from your instructor.

    5. Your personal VVC Blackboard page will display all of the VVC Blackboard classes that you are enrolled in on the right-hand side of the screen under My Courses.

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