1. First, you will need to access the "Activity Stream" page.
Log in to Blackboard and from the main menu on the left-hand side of the page, click on the "Activity" option.
2. On the Activity Stream page that appears, click on the gear icon in the very top-right corner of the screen, as seen in the screenshot below:
3. The "Notification Settings" menu will appear on the right-hand side of your screen.
Use the navigation tabs at the top of this menu to open up the "Email Notifications" options.
Click on the "Email Notification Settings" icon at the top-middle of this menu - it looks like an envelope, as seen in the screenshot below:
This will take you to the "Email Notifications" options, as seen in the screenshot below:
4. The first option you will notice under the "Email Notifications" menu is whether you want to receive immediate notification e-mails, or whether you would prefer to receive a daily digest of notifications in your e-mail.
- To receive immediate notification e-mails, click the radio button to the left of "Email me right away."
- To receive a daily digest of notifications in your e-mail, click the radio button to the left of "Email me once a day."
Underneath the "Notify me by email about these activities" you will have options for which types of notifications you would like to receive:
- New gradable items - New gradable assignments that have been added to your course.
- New grades and feedback* - This is a student-level notification, which you will likely only see if you have a Student Preview user saved in any course!
- New discussion messages - New posts and replies that have been posted in discussions in your course.
- New content added - New content items (such as files, links, etc.) that have been added to your course.
- New and upcoming due dates - Due dates coming up or recently added in your course.
- Past due items - Alerts for assignments that are past due in your course.
- New courses available - New courses that have been recently assigned to your account.
Click to check or un-check the boxes to the left of these options to personalize the notifications you are e-mailed from your courses.
5. If you select "Email me right away," you will have additional options to choose what kind of notifications you are sent via e-mail for the "Discussion activity" category.
To modify your preferences for the discussion notifications you receive by e-mail, click on the down-arrow to the right of "Discussion activity."
This will open up the five options you have to choose from based on your preferences on the types of discussion notifications you would like to receive immediately in your e-mail inbox.
6. Once you have modified your "Email Notifications" settings as desired, click the "Save" button at the bottom-right corner of the screen to save your changes.
The video below walks you through the steps:
The link below contains the Word document with accessible printing instructions
Modify the Activity Stream E-Mail Notifications You Receive from Blackboard
Email blackboardsupport@gwinnetttech.edu if you have any questions