Orientation

Some instructors require that you attend an on-campus orientation.  Please check the Class Schedule for on-campus orientation dates. In addition, please find your instructor's web page listed in the directory for the class syllabus and more information about the class. Otherwise, you may use this online orientation to get started.

Once you are enrolled in an online class, an account will be generated for you to access either Blackboard or WebCT. In most cases, you may not access the course until the first day of school. 

Accessing your online course

Find out from your instructor whether your course will be using Blackboard. Then follow the procedures below.

 

Blackboard:
Information on how to login into Blackboard. 

 
 Online class materials and books

Online class materials and books are available from the College Bookstore. Required class materials and text books are listed with each class description in the online syllabi. All class materials and textbooks, unless otherwise specified, are required for the first day of class.

 

How to access your email account

All students enrolled at Grossmont and Cuyamaca automatically have a student email account created for them. Your email account is: firstname.lastname@students.gcccd.edu
 

Go to the following page:  http://students.gcccd.edu  When the page loads, you will then see a logon screen with a text box, as shown below:
 
 
User name= firstname.lastname

Password= your college pin

Your e-mail address looks like this:
firstname.lastname@students.gcccd.edu

 

Orientation to Blackboard
 

Blackboard

The Blackboard User Manual provides orientation information on navigating through the Blackboard Academic Suite and participating in courses. The manual includes information on customizing the appearance and content of the tabs, collaborating and communicating with users, and working within a course to complete assignments and tests.

Blackboard Academic Suite User Manual for Release 7.3