Communication Features - For Faculty
Overview
- Communication Features: a quick introduction of the features. (2 pages)
Announcements
Collaboration
- Installing Java: Instructions for using Collaboration Tools. (1 page)
- Collaboration Sessions: How to use and manage the chat feature in Blackboard. (26 pages)
- Sending e-mail in Blackboard: An easy way to send e-mail to individual students, everyone in a group, or the entire class. (3 pages)
Discussion Board
- Using the Discussion Board: Creating threads for discussion, viewing them and discussion board management. (14 pages)
- Management Tips for the Discussion Board: After your discussion board is active this PDF file will assist in managing the content. (2 pages)
- Discussion Grader: The Discussion Grader compiles the posting of individual students on a single web page and lets you assign the student a grade. (2 pages)
Blogs (formally Journals)
Wiki (formally Teams)
Course Calendar
- Course Calendar: the calendar can be used to indicate important course related events which will appear to all students registered in the course. (5 pages)
Managing Groups
- Advanced Group Management Instructions: This tool is an improved alternative to using the traditional Group Management feature in Blackboard. (2 pages)
- Managing Groups and User Information: Instructors may view and update user information and build study or project groups. (11 pages)
Page last modified February 12, 2009
