ICHELP

WHAT ARE MY BLACKBOARD STUDENT USERNAME AND PASSWORD?

Usernames

For all student users of Blackboard, your username will be created using the following pattern:

Your username will consist of the first seven (7) letters of your first name and the first seven (7) letters of your last name. If either your first or last name is shorter than 7 letters, then we will use as many letters as are in your name. If your name is hyphenated or has other punctuation in it, the punctuation will not be used. For example:

• Tom Jones would be tomjones
• Mikhail Barishnikov would be mikhailbarishn
• Kristin Smith-Thomas would be kristinsmithth
• Margaret Cho would be margarecho

In the event that another user already has the same username, you will be assigned an alternate username using a number added on to the end (i.e. tomjones1). If you need additional assistance determining your username, please inquire at the Help Desk in the ICC. You must present your student ID to get assistance with your username.

Passwords

For Blackboard, your initial password will consist of the first four (4) letters of your last name, all lowercase, and the last four (4) numbers of your SID (Student ID), or EID (Employee ID). If your last name is shorter than 4 letters, then your entire last name will be used. For example:

• Tom Jones with ID# 987654321 would have the password jone4321
• Mikhail Barishnikov with ID# 123456789 would have the password bari6789
• Kristin Smith-Thomas with ID# 123121234 would have the password smit1234
• Margaret Cho with ID# 867005309 would have the password cho5309

Please note that this is only a temporary password, and should be changed after your first logon (see How do I change my password?). If you have forgotten your password for Blackboard, please use the "Forgot my password" link on the login page. If you have forgotten your password for Academic Systems, please contact the IC Help Desk at ichelp@highline.edu or 206/870-4880 for further assistance. Please note that all passwords must comply with the Highline Community College Password Policy.

Please be aware that Blackboard accounts are for your use only, and you are not to share your username and password with anyone else under any circumstances. You must also log out of your account each time you are done using Blackboard.

If you have any questions or require further information, please check our online help at http://flightline.highline.edu/ic/ichelp.php email us at ichelp@highline.edu, call us at 206/870-4880, or stop by the help desk in the lobby of the Instructional Computing Center.