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Add Content to Blackboard

Create content containers and content

You create your individual pieces of content in content containers: content areas, learning modules, lesson plans, and folders.

In a content container, you can create content by creating menus for content items, tests, assignments, and links to tools.

content menu

More on the types of content you can add

As you create content, you can set its options, such as availability. You can create content and make it unavailable to students until you’re ready for them to view it. You can also limit which content items students see based on date, time, individual users, course groups, and their performance on graded items.standard options section

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Reviewing and Grading Blogs

You can grade participation in blogs for individuals and groups.

To learn more, view this Review and Grade Blogs article.

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Tag Threads in Blackboard Discussion Boards

Tags are text labels that act like bookmarks. You can tag posts to group similar messages together. For example, if the subject of scientific notation is discussed often, tag each of the posts on this topic. Students can filter and search posts with these tags, but they can’t create tags.

View the article on how to tag threads for additional information.

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Moderating Blackboard Discussion Boards

Faculty can moderate their Blackbard Discussion Boards to insure there are no inappropriate post.

For additional information, view the Moderate Discussion article.

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Grading Wikis

You can grade wiki contributions to measure students’ understanding of course material and their ability to work collaboratively. Grades can be posted for a single student or a Wiki group.

To learn more about grading wikis, view the Grade wiki contributions article.

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Editing Wiki Pages

You or any course member can make changes to a Wiki page.

To learn more about editing Wiki pages, view the wiki article.

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Adding Pages to a Wiki

You can add pages to the existing Wiki in your course.

To learn more about adding pages, view the Wiki article-scroll half way down and look for “Create wiki pages”.

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Linking Wiki Pages

If a wiki has many pages, you can link to another page to help organize information for easy access. You can only create links to other wiki pages when at least two pages exist.

To learn more, view the wiki article, scroll 2/3rds of the way down to “Link to other wiki pages”.

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Associating Rubrics with Gradable Items in Blackboard

You can associate rubrics with these types of gradable content:

  • Assignments
  • Essay, Short Answer, and File Response test questions
  • Blogs and journals
  • Wikis
  • Discussion forums and threads

You can also associate a rubric with any non-calculated Grade Center column. For example, you can associate a rubric with a manually created column for class participation and use the rubric to grade participation.

To learn more, click this link to view the article on associating rubrics and watch the video below.

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Creating and Editing Journal Entries

You and your students can create journal entries. You’re the only one who can comment on students’ private entries. You and group members can comment on group entries. On the Journals listing page, information is provided about each journal. Students can see if their entries are private—between the student and you—or public.

To learn more, click this link to view the article about creating entries.

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