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Step 4:
Log in to your CAC e-mail account
From any location on the CAC website, click on the
Webmail link at the top of the page. Then, click on
the Student E-mail link, http://cactus.centralaz.edu.
You will be redirected to the login page.
Your e-mail address is your Blackboard username
followed by @stu.centralaz.edu. Example:
[e-mail].
Your default e-mail password is your birth date in
MMDDYYYY format. (This is the same as the default
Blackboard password.) Eight numbers are required.
Example: A person with the birth date of September 10,
1987 would have 09101987 as their password.
Please Note: You should change your e-mail password
when you log in the first time. For information on changing
your password click Quick Links, then Online Learning, then Tutorials Index.
If you forget your Blackboard or e-mail password, contact Online Support at
[e-mail], by phone [phone] or [phone] or Customer Services
and Technical Support (CSTS) at [e-mail], by phone at [phone]
or 1- [phone], ext. 5111.
Step 5:
Go to S.C.H.O.O.L.
The Student Centered Hands-on Orientation to Online
Learning is an orientation/training module within
Blackboard that will help you learn how to navigate online
and hybrid classes. It will also help you understand the
expectations instructors have for students. This is a very
important element in your preparation for online
learning! This will take you 2-3 hours to complete, but at the
end you should be able to participate in your classes without
problems. Some instructors will require you to submit evidence
that you have finished this training module. This is explained in
the orientation module.
To attend S.C.H.O.O.L.:
Enter Blackboard, and choose SCHOOL: Student Centered
Hands-on Orientation for Online Learners from My
Courses on the right side of the page.
Read the introduction, and follow instructions carefully.
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