Connecting Blackboard Notifications to UMass Email

Use the following steps to receive Blackboard notifications in your UMass Email:

1. After logging in to Blackboard, click on your name in the top right corner of the page.
   
2. Click Settings at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
   
3. Click Edit Notification Settings.
   
4. Under Edit Individual Course Settings, click the course name you want to receive notifications from
   
   You can also edit the notifications settings for all of your courses under Bulk Edit Notification Settings and select Courses I am taking.
   
5. From the list of notifications, use the checkboxes to select which updates you want to receive notifications for. 
   For instance, if you want to receive a notification in your email when an assignment is available, click the radio button in the Email colum on the Assignment Due row.
   You may find that the Course Message Received and Assignment Needs Grading notifications are particularly helpful.
   
6. When you are finished updating your notification preferences, click Submit.
   

7. Complete steps 4-6 for any other individual course.

Information about forwarding Blackboard notifications to a UMass email from the student perspective can be found on the Connecting Blackboard Notifications to UMass Email Student Orientation and Resource page. Please share this resource with your students.