HOW TO ACCESS YOUR
COURSE RESOURCES IN
BLACKBOARD
APLIA AND COURSEMATE
Blackboard
• Nelson’s text resources (CourseMate and/or Aplia) will be
accessible via your Blackboard course
• This provides a Single Sign On experience for both faculty and
students
• You do not need to sign into Nelson’s companion site to access
your content as all of your content is right on Blackboard for
your course
• Your First Time logging in will require you to go through the
following steps …
Verify/Create a Cengage/Nelson Account
• Verify that you have an account at: http://login.cengage.com
• Make sure you know your username and password
• If you do not have a Cengage/Nelson account contact your
sales representative as this is required to access your Nelson
resources. To find your sales rep click here:
http://replocator.nelson.com/
• Once an account is set up you will receive an e-mail from
Instructor.eResources@cengagelearning.com which you must
open to activate your account
Log into Blackboard
Login into Blackboard and click the
link to access the additional
homework and study tools (Aplia
or CourseMate)
Select ‘Instructor Tools’
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Click Instructor
Tools
Instructor Access Code
You must then enter the Instructor Access Code provided
by your Blackboard Administrator.
Register at Nelson Education
Then click Register or Create… to connect and
validate your Cengage/Nelson account.
If you have used CourseMate or Aplia in Blackboard before,
you may not need to complete this step
Register at Nelson Education
Enter your Nelson/Cengage Instructor Resource
account info (see slide 3)
Access Content
Following the completion of these
steps, you will be able to access the
additional homework tools (Aplia
or CourseMate) from your
Blackboard account without
entering any additional
information.
Student View
• Student View is identical to that of the instructor view
• Students will not be asked for a code to log in
If you are using CourseMate …
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CourseMate offers online practice and study tools
Also includes an eBook (online only)
Instructor can choose to create a course so they can track which
resources students are accessing and how long they are spending in
the program
If you would like training on using
CourseMate please contact your sales
representative: http://replocator.nelson.com/
If you are using Aplia …
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APLIA offers online homework assignments and robust assessment
tools
Provides immediate and detailed feedback.
Content is written to match your course
If you would like training on using Aplia please
contact your sales representative:
http://replocator.nelson.com/
Faculty Support
• Level 1 – Log in to Blackboard and your course
• Algonquin Blackboard Administration Team
• bbhelp@algonquincollege.com
• Level 2 – Course content
• Andrea Bumstead, Digital Solutions Manager at Nelson
• andrea.bumstead@nelson.com
• Level 3 – Your Cengage/Nelson account
• Nelson Customer Support
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1-800-268-2222
nelson.brain@nelson.com
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 6:00 pm EST
After hours, http://www.nelson.com/coursecare/ to submit a web
form