When accessing Blackboard for the first time, please do the following to enter the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development Board Member training course:
Step-by-step guide
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Step 1: Make sure your computer is ready.
Check to see that your browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox) will work for this training. Click the link below and follow the instructions to update your browser if needed.
Are you using a supported system? Click to find out: https:/en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Getting_Started/Browser_Support/Browser_Checker
Everyone needs the same three pieces of information to gain access to Blackboard:
The web address of your institution's Blackboard Learn site
Step 2. Log-in to the training.
Go to your training's homepage: https://lhaboardtraining.umassonline.net/
We recommend that you change your password periodically to ensure security. Don't use common personal information as your password, such as your name.
Log in to change your password. Access the menu next to your name in the page header > Settings > Personal Information > Change Password.
Passwords are case-sensitive, must not contain spaces, and must be at least one character long. Passwords can contain a maximum of 32 characters.What happens after I log in?
New users see a welcome page that invites them to create a profile. Before you create a profile, you must accept the Blackboard Profiles Terms of Service in the pop-up window. If you don't agree to the terms of service, you won't be granted access to some tools. You can choose to create a profile later.
Existing users see the My Institution tab. From this tab, you can access the courses you're enrolled in or teaching.
- Navigate to https://lhaboardtraining.umassonline.net/
- On the login page, select Forgot Your Password? or Forgot Password?
- Type your first name, last name, and username. You need an active email address associated with your account to receive instructions. Or, type your first name, last name, and email address.
- Select Submit.
After you submit your information, you can create a new password based on instructions you receive in an email. Your current password remains active until you change it.
Type in your email address and your password, and then click the purple button that says "Click here to Enter." Your password is LHATraining. Use the email address that your Executive Director submitted to DHCD on your behalf. If you aren't sure what that is, contact your Executive Director, or email us and we can tell you.
You have successfully logged in when you see your personal course landing page pictured below.
Click the course title to enter the training.
Step 3. Open and Complete the five training modules.
- Open each module by clicking on the title. We recommend reviewing them in order. If the module does not open, review the steps to turn off your pop-up blocker, and then try again. This is what a module looks like when it opens correctly:
- Things to note:
- Each slide is narrated. You can pause and play the narration by using the green "play" and "pause" buttons on the bottom left of each slide. If you can't hear the narration, check to be sure your computer speakers are on.
- Use the "next" button to move through the content.
- You must review each slide and make it to the end of each module before it will be considered complete. This is what the final slide looks like for each module:
- Each slide is narrated. You can pause and play the narration by using the green "play" and "pause" buttons on the bottom left of each slide. If you can't hear the narration, check to be sure your computer speakers are on.
- Use the Exit Course button to close the module
- Use the Exit Course button to close the module
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4. Successfully Completing your training requirement.
Select the logout button in the upper-right corner of the page.
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