Student Tools

Roster

The Roster tool lets you search a list of students in the course. Blackboard displays a link to each student’s homepage and their email address (if they have chosen to make it available).

Searching the Roster

From the Course view:

1. Click on the Content Area link where your instructor keeps the Roster tool (this varies from course to course, but it is usually the Communication area).
2. Click on the Roster link.
3. Type your search in the text field.
   Note: Blackboard searches for substring matches. A search for “mit” will return the names “Smith” and “Mitchell.”
   
4. Click on the Search button.

Search Options:

• Last Name – Use this option to find all last names matching your search.
• User Name – Use this option to find all usernames matching your search.

Viewing the Roster by Last Name

From the Course view:

1. Click on the Content Area link where your instructor keeps the Roster tool (this varies from course to course, but it is usually the Communication area).
2. Click on the A–Z, 0–9 tab.
3. Click on the number or letter link you wish to see.

Advanced Roster Searches

From the Course view:

1. Click on the Content Area link where your instructor keeps the Roster tool (this varies from course to course, but it is usually the Communication area).
2. Click on the Advanced tab.
3. Type your search in the text field.
   Note: Blackboard searches for substring matches in the first name, last name, and username. A search for “mit” will return the names “Smith” and “Mitchell.”
   
4. Click on the Search button.

Search Options:

Active within the past __ days – Use this option to limit your search to a certain time period.

Listing the Complete Roster

From the Course view:

1. Click on the Content Area link where your instructor keeps the Roster tool (this varies from course to course, but it is usually the Communication area).
2. Click on the List All tab.
3. Click on the List All button.

Viewing Student Homepages

From the Course view:

1. Click on the Content Area link where your instructor keeps the Roster tool (this varies from course to course, but it is usually the Communication area).
2. Find the record of the student whose homepage you wish to view using one of the above searching methods.
3. Click on the Name link of the student.

More Information

Q: Why can’t I find someone I know is enrolled in the course on the roster?
A: The roster only contains people who are enrolled as students. Instructors, Teaching Assistants, Graders, Course Builders, and Guests are not listed in the roster. Blackboard does not display users who have a system role of System Administrator, even if they are enrolled as students.

Q: Why do some students only have listed email addresses?
A: Only students who have their privacy settings set to show their email address will have their address listed.