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This is an article for all of those college students who need Blackboard for any of their classes and would rather NOT have to use Internet Explorer or Windows then follow these steps:

1. Install this plug-in:: HERE. This will immediately install the plug-in for Firefox.
2. Set Tools->User Agent Switcher->IE 7.
3. Visit the Blackboard/WebCT powered site.

I can't claim to have figured this out myself, here's my source here.