Online courses are administered through Georgia Virtual Technical College (GVTC) using the internet-based Blackboard Learning System.

You will access your online course through Blackboard (http://gvtc7.blackboard.com) using the naming convention of 37_STUDENTIDNUMBER (no spaces & also note there is an underscore separating the two digit college identifier and your student ID.) 

EXAMPLE:
USERNAME: 37_STUDENTIDNUMBER (9 digits)
PASSWORD: 37_STUDENTIDNUMBER (same as username)

(Please change your password once you have logged successfully into Blackboard).

If you are not sure of your student ID, please contact the Registrar's office at 229.891.7000.

Written Instructions for Blackboard

The following information applies to those courses which use Blackboard for the Internet Course Management System.

1. After you have properly registered for your course, contact the instructor of the course via e-mail before the first day of class. Instructors may or may not issue access until the first day of class.
   
   NOTE: You must complete the online orientation course, MTC ONLINE 101, prior to gaining access to your online course. This is a mandatory, one-time orientation course. You will be granted access to your requested course(s) upon completion of the orientation course. For more information, please contact the online staff at online@moultrietech.edu.
   
2. Using your login and password issued to you by the instructor, logon to http://gvtc7.blackboard.com.
3. Once access is granted into the Blackboard site, click on the "Announcements" button in the upper left corner. Read any announcements posted there by your instructor. Logon to the site each day to read the announcements.
4. Click on "Course Information" button to review the course syllabus, instructions for how to send files to the instructor, course policies, and other important information. Print these documents for your records.
5. Click on "MTC Contacts" button to review the instructor's contact information, online staff and business office information. Most online instructors post home numbers for emergencies. Print all contact information for your records.
6. Click on "Assignments" to review documents posted there. In most cases, this is the most important link. This link has the assignment sheet wherein all exercises and material required for students is posted. Due dates for those assignments are posted under "Tools"--Calendar.
7. Click on the "Discussion Board " link. This link houses the Discussion Board which is required for all online students. Instructors will post a question(s) and all students will "add a new thread" and post a response. Everyone in the class will be able to read each others comments and quite often, instructors ask students to reply to one another's comments.
8. Click on the "Exams" link. This is where the instructor will post all exams for the course.
9. Click on "Work Ethics." Each week of the quarter, you will be given a Work Ethic Trait to discuss. This program is designed to encourage good work habits in the areas of quality of work, ability to follow instructions, productivity, dependability, honesty, reliability, attendance and punctuality, attitude, integrity, enthusiasm, interpersonal skills, and initiative.
10. Click on "Academic Resources" to review the websites that pertain to your course, along with other important resources.
11. Click on "Tools." This link has access to the "check grade" link which allows you to review your grades at any time. "Tools" also accesses the "Calendar" which has all assignment due dates.