Academic Technology @ Smith IT

Smith IT provides supports for many academic technology services for students, faculty and staff.  The main support areas are:

Blackboard

Anyone with a UMID login can login to the Blackboard online course system.  Go to our Blackboard web pages for links to documentation and other news and information on almost anything Blackboard - including:

  • How to request a BB Course
  • Adding Content to BB Course
  • Working with Gradebook - and much much more

Any questions can be sent to our BB support team at bbhelp@rhsmith.umd.edu. Walk-in and phone calls to our helpdesk are also welcome.

!!  If you know how to log into BB already, check out the "How to Blackboard - Demos" course you'll see there.  If you are a Smith faculty/staff or BMGT major, you should see it.  If you don't please let bbhelp know. 

Clickers - Classroom Response Devices

TThe Office of Smith IT can help Business School faculty get started if they're interested in using this technology.  Many of our faculty use them regularly for polling, quizzing, or engaging students.

Web pages with information about using clickers, our loaner program and other help.

MySmith tab in UM Portal System

Access the software applications our faculty have requested for Business School classes from virtually anywhere with internet access.  See these pages for help getting set up and troubleshooting.

Labs and Classrooms

Where are they, what hours are they open, what hardware and software are there?  Not only VMH info, but links to Satellite info are here too.