Creating Journals

1. Go to Control Panel > Course Tools > Journals.
2. Click Create Journal.
3. Enter a Name and add Instructions.
4. Set Availability and Date and Time Restrictions if needed.
5. Select Journal Settings as appropriate.
6. Determine if journal is to be graded or not. If grading, enter the number of Points Possible; a column will be automatically created for it in the grade center.
7. Click Submit.
8. You must create a Tool Link to the journals page or deploy journals to a Content Area for students to access them.

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