Are You Ready?
All Hostos students are enrolled in this Blackboard course. The “Hostos CC – CUNY – Student Online Readiness Course – Are You Ready?” is designed to prepare students for taking an online course.
Whether hybrid, synchronous or asynchronous, this 30-45 minutes online self-paced course will cover a variety of topics that are essential to Online Learning at Hostos and CUNY.
- In hybrid courses, class activities are split between online and face-to-face meetings.
- In asynchronous courses, all class activities take place online via the Internet.
- In synchronous courses, all class activities take place via virtual sessions (Blackboard Collaborate, Zoom, etc.) at specific times.
- In mixed online courses, some sessions could be held synchronously and the rest of the classwork will happen asynchronously.
Blackboard Help Page
Blackboard help website provides a comprehensive repository of information on how to use each of the learning management system’s tools and features.
After Hours Blackboard Support
1-646-664-2024
Weeknights 8:00 pm to 8:00 am the next morning
Weekends 8:00 pm Friday to 8:00 am Monday
NOTE: Between the hours of 9 am-5 pm, your calls and messages will be returned within the hour. If you do not receive a response within the hour, please call the Office of Academic Affairs at 718.518.6660
Zoom Cloud Recordings

Hostos Zoom offers users the ability to record meetings and store these recordings on Zoom servers (Also referred to as “Recording in the cloud”). Users need to be mindful of the conditions around the services offered by Zoom. Zoom cloud recordings are periodically deleted by Zoom whenever storage space limits are approached to ensure that there is no disruption in [...]
Storage

The City University of New York is providing Dropbox, Dropbox Paper, and Microsoft Office 365 for Education suite to all active CUNY students, faculty, and administrative staff.
Blackboard Compatible Devices

To be successful in online classes, you need access to a reliable computer (PC, iMac, or Laptop recommended) with audio/video capability (webcam and microphone), a fast and reliable Internet connection, and web browsers and plugins updated.
Blackboard Tips
By default, Blackboard courses are unavailable to students. Contact your Professor to make your Blackboard course available. Only Faculty...
I need to re-submit an assignment
Assessment, Bb Tips for Students, Assignments, Re-submit, Students, TestIf you have submitted a wrong assignment or experienced a failed attempt to submit your assignment, please contact your...
I got kicked out of an exam on Blackboard
Assessment, Bb Tips for Students, Assignments, Exam, Students, TestWhen taking an exam it is recommended to: Use a reliable internet connection Take an exam using a laptop...
Student Knowledge Base
Student Knowledge Base
Student Knowledge Base
Go to the Blackboard course site and select the area in which your instructor posted the assignment (e.g., Class...
Student Knowledge Base
To get to Blackboard you must have your CUNYfirst ID and password. From the Hostos Community College home page, click on...