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Blackboard’sBlogs,JournalsandWikis

Blogs,JournalsandWikisgivestudentstheopportunitytoshareandconstructknowledge.Studentscanbenefitfromcommentsfrompeersandtheinstructorastheyinteract,collaborate,andshareinformation,resources,opinions,andideas.Theseadvancedcommunicationtoolsprovidetheopportunityforinstructorstoconstructrichassignmentsandofferanothermeansforevaluatingstudents.Blogs,JournalsandWikiscanbeessentialtoolsyoucanusetoofferstudentsconstructivecomments,guidance,andassessment.

TableofContentsTheBlogsTool..............................................................................................................................................2

HowtoCreateaBlogTopic......................................................................................................................2

AddingaCourseMenuButtonforaBlog................................................................................................3

HowtoCreateaBlogEntry......................................................................................................................4

HowtoCommentonaBlogEntry............................................................................................................5

EditingandManagingBlogs.....................................................................................................................6

GradingBlogs...........................................................................................................................................6

TheJournalsTool.........................................................................................................................................8

HowtoCreateaJournal..........................................................................................................................8

AddingaCourseMenuButtonforaJournal............................................................................................9

HowtoCreateaJournalEntry.................................................................................................................9

HowtoCommentonaJournalEntry.....................................................................................................10

EditingandManagingJournals..............................................................................................................11

GradingJournals....................................................................................................................................12

TheWikisTool............................................................................................................................................13

HowtoCreateaWiki.............................................................................................................................14

AddingaCourseMenuButtonforaWiki..............................................................................................15

HowtoCreateaWikiPage....................................................................................................................15

HowtoEditWikiContent......................................................................................................................16

HowtoLinktoOtherWikiPages...........................................................................................................17

HowtoAddaCommenttoaWikiPage.................................................................................................18

HowtoViewtheParticipationSummary...............................................................................................18

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HowtoGradeaCourseWiki..................................................................................................................19

CreatingGroupBlogs,JournalsandWikis..............................................................................................20

HowtoCreateGroups...........................................................................................................................20

HowtoEditGroupSettings....................................................................................................................21

HowtoGradeGroups............................................................................................................................22

ChangeanIndividualMember’sGroupGrade......................................................................................22

TheBlogsToolABlog—shorthandtermthatmeansWeblog—isapersonalonlinejournalthatisfrequentlyupdatedandintendedforgeneralpublicdistribution.EachBlogentrycanincludeanycombinationoftext,images,links,multimedia,Mashups,andattachments.

AnInstructorcanchoosetoallowstudentstoparticipateinBlogsinthreeways:

• CourseBlogs:AllCoursememberscanaddBlogentriesandaddcomments.• IndividualBlogs:OnlyindividualCoursemembersareabletoaddBlogentries.Allother

Coursememberscanviewandaddcomments.• GroupBlogs:IftheBlogstoolforGroupsisenabled,allGroupmemberscanaddBlog

entriesandmakecommentsonBlogentries.AnyCoursemembercanviewGroupBlogs,butcanonlyaddcomments.

Important:Onceyouhavecreatedablog,youcannotgobackandchangetheblogtype.Instead,youwillneedtodeletetheblogandcreateanewone.

HowtoCreateaBlogTopic1. AccesstheCourse.EnsureEditModeisON.2. IntheControlPanel,expandtheCourseToolssection.Select

Blogs.3. OntheBlogslistingpage,clickCreateBlogontheActionBar.

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4. OntheCreateBlogpage,typeaNamefortheBlog.5. TypeoptionalInstructionsfortheBlog.Formatthetextandaddimages,links,

multimedia,Mashups,andattachmentsusingthefunctionsintheTextEditor,ifneeded.AttachmentsaddedusingtheTextEditorcanhavealternatetextaddedtodescribetheattachment.

6. UnderBlogAvailability,selecttheYesoptiontomakeitavailabletousers.

7. UsetheDisplayAfterandDisplayUntildateandtimefieldstolimittheavailabilityoftheBlog.SelecttheDisplayAfterandDisplayUntilcheckboxesinordertoenablethedateandtimeselections.

8. UnderBlogParticipation,selectIndividualtoAllStudentsorCourse.SelectAllowAnonymousCommentsforIndividualBlogsorAllowAnonymousEntriesandCommentsforCourseandGroupBlogs,ifneeded.

9. UnderBlogSettings,selectMonthlyorWeeklyIndexEntries.10. Optionally,selectthecheckboxtoAllowUserstoEditandDeleteEntries.11. Optionally,selectthecheckboxtoAllowUserstoDeleteComments.12. SelectNogradingortheGradeoptionandtypethenumberofPointspossible.Points

possiblewillapplytooneormoreentriesmadebytheusertotheBlogtopic.OnceaBlogissettobegraded,acolumniscreatedforitintheGradeCenter.ItispermanentlygradableandcannotbesettoNograding.

13. ClickSubmit.

AddingaCourseMenuButtonforaBlogTomaketheBlogsyouhavecreatedeasilyaccessibletoyourstudentsyoucanaddaCourseMenubuttonorlinktotheBlogsListingpagenamed“CourseBlogs”orsomethingsimilar.

1. Selecttheplussignatthetopofyourcoursemenuandselect

CreateToolLink.2. GiveButtonaName.3. UnderType,selectBlogs.

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4. Select“AvailabletoUsers.”ClickSubmit.ThiswilllinktotheBlogsListingpage.

ItisalsopossibletoaddalinktoaspecificBlogfromwithinacourseContentArea(e.g.“CourseDocuments”or“CourseInformation”)byusingtheAddInteractiveTool.

HowtoCreateaBlogEntry1. OntheBlogslistingpage,selectaBlogtitle.2. OntheBlog'stopicpage,clickCreateBlogEntryontheActionBar.

3. OntheCreateBlogEntrypage,typeaTitlefortheBlogentry.4. TypetextintheEntryMessagetextbox.Formatthetextandaddimages,links,

multimedia,Mashups,andattachmentsusingthefunctionsintheTextEditor,ifneeded.5. AttachmentsaddedusingtheTextEditorcanhavealternatetextaddedtodescribethe

attachment.

6. Ifenabled,selectthecheckboxforPostEntryasAnonymous,ifappropriate.7. Alternatively,underBlogEntryFiles,browseforafiletoattachtotheBlogentry.8. ClickPostEntrytosubmittheBlogentryorclickSaveEntryasDrafttoaddtheentry

later.

NOTE:Tovieworaddtosaveddrafts,clickViewDraftsontheActionBarontheBlogslistingpage.

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OntheBlogslistingpage,topicsappearinalphabeticalorder.UndereachBlogtitle,studentscanseeiftheBlogbelongstoagroup,thecourse,ortoindividualstudents.HowtoCommentonaBlogEntryBecauseBlogsaremeanttobereadbyothers,studentscancommentononeanother’sBlogentries,whethertheybelongtoanindividual,theCourse,oraGroup.TheInstructordeterminesifcommentscanbemadeanonymouslyordeleted.TheInstructorcandeleteanyuser’scommentbyclickingtheX.Commentscannotbeeditedaftertheyareposted.

1. OntheBlogslistingpage,selectaBlogtitle.2. OntheBlog’stopicpage,selectablogtoviewbyselectingthe

user’snameinthesidepanel.Theuser’sblogentriesopeninthecontentframe.

3. ClickCommentfollowingtheuser’sentry.TheCommenttextboxappears.4. TypeacommentintheCommenttextbox.5. ClickSpellCheckatthebottomoftheCommenttextboxtocheckthespellingofthe

contentbeforecontinuing.

6. Ifenabled,selectthecheckboxforCommentonEntryasAnonymous,ifappropriate.7. ClickAdd.ClicktheCommentslinkbelowtheentrytoviewthecomment.

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EditingandManagingBlogsInstructorscaneditbasicpropertiesofaBlogtopic,includingthename,instructions,availability,andsomesettings.OnceaBlogtopicisdesignatedforindividualsortheCourse,itcannotbechangedtotheother.Instructorscaneditanyuser'sBlogentriesandcandeleteBlogtopics.CommentscanbedeletedbytheInstructor,butnouserisallowedtoeditComments.

HowtoEditaBlog

1. EnsureEditModeisON.2. OntheBlogslistingpage,clickaBlog'sActionLinktoaccessthecontextualmenu.3. SelectEdit.4. OntheEditBlogpage,makechanges.5. ClickSubmit.

HowtoDeleteaBlog

1. EnsureEditModeisON.2. OntheBlogslistingpage,clickaBlog'sActionLinkto

accessthecontextualmenu.3. SelectDelete.4. ClickOKintheconfirmationwindow.Allentriesandcommentsaredeleted.

Note:WhenagradedBlogisselectedfordeletion,aDeleteConfirmationpageappears.SelecttheappropriatecheckboxorboxestodeletetheBlogortheBlogandtheGradeCentercolumn.

HowtoChangetheAvailabilityofaBlog

1. EnsureEditModeisON.2. OntheBlogslistingpage,selectthecheckboxnext

totheappropriateBlog.3. PointtoAvailabilityontheActionBartoaccessthe

drop-downlist.4. SelectMakeAvailableorMakeUnavailable.

GradingBlogsIfyouhavechosentogradetheblog,acolumnwillbeaddedtotheGradeCenterautomatically.Instructorscanassignanoverallgradeforthestudent’sblogcontributions.

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Togradeastudent’sblogposts,youcaneitherenterthegradesthroughtheGradeCenterordirectlyfromtheblog.Togradefromtheblog,dothefollowing:

1. Entertheblogthatyouwishtograde.2. OntheBlog’stopicpage,selectablogtoviewby

selectingtheuser’snameinthesidepanel.3. EnteragradeintheGradewindow,anyfeedback

tothestudent,privategradingnotesforyourself,andclickSubmit.Thiswillbeagradefortheoverallblog,notforindividualposts.

Youcangobackandeditthegradeatanytime.ThegradewillbesavedintheGradeCenterautomatically.

OnceBlogentrieshavebeengraded,studentscanviewthegradeintwoplaces.ThegradinginformationappearsontheBlogtopicpageandintheMyGradestool.

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TheJournalsToolJournalsareapersonalspaceforstudentstocommunicateprivatelywiththeinstructor.StudentscanalsouseJournalsasaself-reflectivetooltoposttheiropinions,ideas,andconcernsaboutthecourse,ordiscussandanalyzecourserelatedmaterials.

HowtoCreateaJournal1. AccesstheCourse.EnsureEditModeisON.2. IntheControlPanel,expandtheCourseToolssection.Select

Journals.3. OntheJournalslistingpage,clickCreateJournalontheActionBar.

4. OntheCreateJournalpage,typeaNamefortheJournal.5. TypeoptionalInstructionsfortheJournal.Formatthetextandadd

images,links,multimedia,Mashups,andattachmentsusingthefunctionsintheTextEditor,ifneeded.AttachmentsaddedusingtheTextEditorcanhavealternatetextaddedtodescribetheattachment.

6. UnderJournalAvailability,selecttheYesoptiontomakeitavailabletousers.7. UsetheDisplayAfterandDisplayUntildateandtimefieldstolimittheavailabilityofthe

Journal.SelecttheDisplayAfterandDisplayUntilcheckboxesinordertoenablethedateandtimeselections.

8. UnderJournalSettings,selectMonthlyorWeeklyIndexEntries.9. Optionally,selectthecheckboxtoAllowUserstoEditandDeleteEntries.10. Optionally,selectthecheckboxtoAllowUserstoDeleteComments.11. Optionally,selectthecheckboxtoPermitCourseUserstoViewJournal.Ifselected,the

Journalbecomespublic.AlluserscanviewallJournalentriesmadetotheJournaltopic.

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12. SelectNogradingortheGradeoptionandtypethenumberofPointspossible.PointspossiblewillapplytooneormoreentriesmadebytheusertotheJournaltopic.OnceaJournalissettobegraded,acolumniscreatedforitintheGradeCenter.ItispermanentlygradableandcannotbesettoNograding.

13. ClickSubmit.TheJournaltopicsappearinalphabeticalorderontheJournalslistingpage.Columnscanbesortedbyclickingthecolumntitleorcaret.

AddingaCourseMenuButtonforaJournalTomaketheJournalsyouhavecreatedeasilyaccessibletoyourstudentsyoucanaddaCourseMenubuttonorlinknamed“ReflectiveJournal”orsomethingsimilar.

1. SelecttheplussignatthetopofyourcoursemenuandselectCreateToolLink.

2. GiveButtonaName.3. UnderType,selectJournals4. Select“AvailabletoUsers.”ClickSubmit.Thiswilllinktoall

courseblogs.

ItisalsopossibletoaddalinktoaspecificJournalfromwithinacourseContentArea(e.g.“CourseDocuments”or“CourseInformation”)byusingtheAddInteractiveTool.

HowtoCreateaJournalEntryInstructorsandStudentscancreateJournalentries.OnlyInstructorscancommentonStudents'privateentries.OntheJournalslistingpage,informationisprovidedabouteachJournal.StudentscanseeiftheirentrieswillbePrivate—betweentheStudentandtheInstructor—orPublic.

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1. OntheJournalslistingpage,selectaJournaltitle.2. OntheJournal'stopicpage,clickCreateJournalEntryonthe

ActionBar.

3. OntheCreateJournalEntrypage,typeaTitlefortheJournalentry.4. TypetextintheEntryMessagetextbox.Formatthetextandaddimages,links,

multimedia,Mashups,andattachmentsusingthefunctionsintheTextEditor,ifneeded.AttachmentsaddedusingtheTextEditorcanhavealternatetextaddedtodescribetheattachment.

5. Alternatively,underJournalEntryFiles,browseforafiletoattachtotheJournalentry.6. ClickPostEntrytosubmittheJournalentryorclickSaveEntryasDrafttoaddtheentry

later.

NOTE:Tovieworaddsaveddrafts,clickViewDraftsontheActionBarontheJournalstopicpage.

HowtoCommentonaJournalEntryJournalingcanbeessentialforinteractionbetweentheStudentandtheInstructor,especiallyinaWeb-basedcourse.StudententriesandInstructorcommentscanhelpbuildrapportandcancreateahealthyintellectualexchange.

AStudentcanmakeacommentafteranInstructorcommentsonanentrytocontinuetheconversation.StudentscannotmakecommentsonanotherStudent’sJournalentry,eveniftheJournalhasbeenmadepublic.StudentscanonlycommentonanotherStudent’sentrywhentheyaremembersofaGroup.ForGroupJournals,allGroupmembersandtheInstructorareallowedtomakecommentsonindividualentries.

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1. OntheJournalslistingpage,selectaJournaltitle.2. OntheJournal’stopicpage,selectajournaltoviewbyselecting

theuser’snameinthesidepanel.Theuser’sjournalentriesopeninthecontentframe.

3. ClickCommentfollowingtheuser’sentry.TheCommenttextboxappears.

4. TypeacommentintheCommenttextbox.

5. ClickSpellCheckatthebottomoftheCommenttextboxtocheckthespellingofthe

contentbeforecontinuing.6. ClickAdd.ClicktheCommentslinkbelowtheentrytoviewthecomment.

EditingandManagingJournalsInstructorscaneditbasicpropertiesofaJournaltopic,includingthename,instructions,availability,andsomesettings.JournaltopicscanbechangedfromPrivatetoPublicandPublictoPrivate.Instructorscaneditanyuser'sJournalentriesandcandeleteJournaltopics.CommentscanbedeletedbytheInstructor.

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HowtoEditaJournal

1. EnsureEditModeisON.2. OntheJournalslistingpage,clickaJournal'sActionLinktoaccessthecontextualmenu.3. SelectEdit.4. OntheEditJournalpage,makechanges.5. ClickSubmit.

HowtoDeleteaJournal

1. EnsureEditModeisON.2. OntheJournalslistingpage,clickaJournal'sActionLinktoaccessthecontextualmenu.3. SelectDelete.4. ClickOKintheconfirmationwindow.Allentriesandcommentsaredeleted.

Note:WhenagradedJournalisselectedfordeletion,aDeleteConfirmationpageappears.SelecttheappropriatecheckboxorboxestodeletetheJournalortheJournalandtheGradeCentercolumn.

HowtoChangetheAvailabilityofaJournal

1. EnsureEditModeisON.2. OntheJournalslistingpage,selectthecheckbox

nexttotheappropriateJournal.3. PointtoAvailabilityontheActionBartoaccess

thedrop-downlist.4. SelectMakeAvailableorMakeUnavailable.

GradingJournalsOnceyouhavesetaJournaltopictobegraded,acolumnisautomaticallycreatedintheGradeCenter.IndividualstudentJournalentriescanthenbegradedfromtheJournaltopicpage,whereyoucanrefertoallentriesandcomments.

1. AccesstheJournaltopicpageandselecttheJournalentrytogradebyselectingtheuser’snameinthesidepanel.Theuser’sJournalentryorentriesopeninthecontentframe.

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2. EnteragradeintheGradewindow,anyfeedbacktothestudent,privategradingnotesforyourself,andclickadd.Thiswillbeagradefortheoveralljournal,notforindividualposts.

Youcangobackandeditthegradeatanytime.ThegradewillbesavedintheGradeCenterautomatically.

UsethePreviousUserandNextUserarrowstoquicklyaccessanotherstudentsJournalentriestograde.

NOTE:YoucannotchangeagradedJournaltopictoungraded.YouneedtodeletethegradedJournaltopicfromtheJournalslistingpageandtheGradeCenterandcreateanewungradedtopic.

TheWikisToolWikisareusedtocreateacollaborativespacewithinaCoursewhereallstudentscanview,contribute,andeditcontent.ThemostcommonexampleisWikipedia,theonlineencyclopediathatallowsanyoneintheworldtocontributecontenttoit.

AboutCourseWikisAnyCoursemembercanaddpagesunlesstheInstructorintendstobethesoleauthorandusetheWikiascoursecontent.

AboutGroupWikisAnyCoursemembercanreadtheGroupWiki,buttheusermustbeamemberoftheGrouptoeditapageormakeacommentonaGroupWikipage.

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HowtoCreateaWikiOnlytheinstructorcancreateWikitopics.

1. AccesstheCourse.EnsureEditModeisON.2. IntheControlPanel,expandtheCourseToolssection.SelectWikis.3. OntheWikislistingpage,clickCreateWikiontheActionBar.

4. OntheCreateWikipage,typeaWikiName.5. TypeoptionalInstructionsfortheWiki.Formatthetextandadd

images,links,multimedia,Mashups,andattachmentsusingthefunctionsintheTextEditor,ifneeded.AttachmentsaddedusingtheTextEditorcanhavealternatetextaddedtodescribetheattachment.

6. SelecttheYesoptiontomaketheWikiavailabletousers.7. UsetheDisplayAfterandDisplayUntildateandtimefieldstolimitavailabilityofthe

Wiki.SelecttheDisplayAfterandDisplayUntilcheckboxesinordertoenablethedateandtimeselections.DisplayrestrictionsdonotaffectthecontentintheWiki,onlytheappearanceoftheWiki.

8. SelecttheStudentAccessoption.StudentAccesscanbechangedatanytime.a. ClosedtoEditing:SelectthisoptionwhentheInstructorwillbetheonlyone

contributingpagesortodisallowfurtherpageeditingbyusers,suchaswhentheWikipagesaresettobegraded.WikiscanstillbeviewedwhenClosedtoEditingisselected.

b. OpentoEditing:AllowsuserstomodifyanyWikipage.InaGroupWiki,ausermustbeamemberoftheGrouptoeditaWikipage.

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9. SelectNogradingortheGradeoptionandtypethenumberofPointspossible.Pointspossiblewillapplytooneormorepagesaddedandalleditsbytheuser.OnceaWikiissettobegraded,acolumniscreatedforitintheGradeCenter.ItispermanentlygradableandcannotbesettoNograding.

TheWikitopicsappearinalphabeticalorderontheWikislistingpage.Columnscanbesortedbyclickingthecolumntitleorcaret.

AddingaCourseMenuButtonforaWikiTomaketheWikisyouhavecreatedeasilyaccessibletoyourstudentsyoucanaddaCourseMenubuttonorlinknamed“CourseWikis”orsomethingsimilar.

1. SelecttheplussignatthetopofyourcoursemenuandselectCreateToolLink.

2. GiveButtonaName.3. UnderType,selectWikis4. Select“AvailabletoUsers.”

ClickSubmit.Thiswilllinktoallcourseblogs.

HowtoCreateaWikiPageEachnewlycreatedCourseorGroupWikirequiresafirstpage,whichisthehomepage.TheInstructororanyCourseorGroupmembercancreatethehomepage.Thehomepagecannotbedeleted,butiftheWikiisopentoediting,itcanbeeditedbyanyCourseorGroupmember.Thehomepageandallsubsequentpagesarecreatedfollowingthesamesteps.

1. OntheWikislistingpage,selectaWikititle.2. OntheWiki’stopicpage,clickCreateWikiPageontheActionBar.3. OntheCreateWikiPage,typeaNamefortheWikipage.

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4. TypetextintheContenttextbox.Formatthetextandaddimages,links,multimedia,Mashups,andattachmentsusingthefunctionsintheTextEditor.AttachmentsaddedusingtheTextEditorcanhavealternatetextaddedtodescribetheattachment.

5. ClickSubmit.HowtoEditWikiContentAnyCoursemembercaneditaCourseWikipageandanyGroupmembercaneditaGroupWikipage,unlesstheInstructorhasdisabledthisfunction.WhenaWikipageisbeingeditedbyoneuser,itislockedtopreventothersfromeditingthesamepage.Ifausertriestoeditapagesomeoneelseisediting,heorsheisinformedthatthepageiscurrentlybeingeditedbyanotheruser.

Note:StudentsdonothavetheabilitytodeleteWikipages.

1. AccesstheWiki.TheWikitopicpageappears.2. Selectthepagetoreviewandedit.TheWikipage

opensinthecontentframe.3. Inthesidepanel,clickthepage’sActionLinkto

accessthecontextualmenuandselectEdit.4. OntheEditWikiPage,changescanbemadeto

thenameandcontentofthepage.Additionalcontentcanbeaddedalso.UsethefunctionsintheTextEditortoformatexistingtextoraddlinks,images,multimedia,Mashups,attachments,andlinktootherWikipages.

5. ClickSubmit.Note:SelectHistoryfromapage’scontextualmenutoseehowthepagehasbeenmodified,viewanyversion,andcomparetwoversionssidebyside.ThePageHistorypageallowstheInstructortoretrieveinformationaboutthedevelopmentofanypageandseewhocontributedcontent.

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HowtoLinktoOtherWikiPagesWhencreatingoreditingaWikipage,userscanusetheLinktoWikipagefunctionintheTextEditortolinktoanotherWikipagewithinthecurrentWiki.

LinkstootherWikipagescanbecreatedwhenatleasttwopagesexist.

1. AccesstheWiki.OntheWikitopicpage,clickCreateWikiPage.2. OntheCreateWikiPage,typeaWikiNameandContent.3. IntheContenttextbox,positionthemousepointerwherealinkwillbeaddedto

anotherWikipage.

4. ClicktheLinktoWikipagefunctionintheTextEditor,representedbyseveralsheetsofpaper.IfthereisonlyonepageintheWiki,thisfunctionisdisabled.

5. Inthepop-upwindow,selecttheWikipagetolinktofromthedrop-downlist.

6. Optionally,typeanameforthelinkintheRenameWikiPageLinktextbox.Ifthelinkisnotrenamed,theoriginalpagetitleisusedasthelink.ClickSubmit.ThelinkappearsintheTextEditor.

7. ClickSubmit.ThenewpagewiththelinktotheotherpageisaddedtotheWiki.

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HowtoAddaCommenttoaWikiPageAnyCoursemembercanaddacommenttoaCourseWikipageratherthanaddtooreditapage.Bydefault,GroupWikiscanbereadbyallCoursemembers,butausermustbeamemberoftheGrouptomakeacommentonaGroupWikipage.TheInstructorcanchangethedefaultsettingtoallowonlyGroupmemberstoviewaGroupWiki.

1. AccesstheWiki.2. OntheWikitopicpage,selectthepagetoviewinthesidepanel.TheWikipageopensin

thecontentframe.3. ClickCommentfollowingtheuser’scontribution.TheCommenttextboxappears.4. TypeacommentintheCommenttextbox.

5. ClickSpellCheckatthebottomoftheCommenttextboxtocheckthespellingofthe

contentbeforecontinuing.6. ClickAdd.ClicktheCommentslinkbelowthecontributiontoviewthecomment.

HowtoViewtheParticipationSummaryOntheParticipationSummarypage,InstructorsareabletoviewalistofallStudentparticipationforthecurrentWikibeingviewed.

1. AccesstheWiki.2. OntheWikitopicpage’sActionBar,clickParticipationandGradingforgradedWikisor

ParticipationSummaryforWikiswithnograding.

3. OntheParticipationSummarypage,viewparticipationfortheStudentswhohave

contributedtotheWiki.4. Inthesidepanel,viewinformationabouttheWikiandselecta

usertoviewhisorherParticipant'sContributionpage.

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• PageVersions:ThePageVersioncolumndisplaysallpagescreatedandeditedbytheuser.ThisallowstheInstructortoseepreciselyhowandwhatcontenttheusercontributedandedited.

• WordsModified:Tallyofanywordsadded,deleted,oreditedinallpagesandeachpage’sversionoftheWiki.

• PageSaves:TallyofanytimeSubmitisclickedontheEditWikiPageintheWiki,regardlessofwhetherornotcontenthasbeenchanged.

HowtoGradeaCourseWikiAfteraWikiissettobegraded,acolumnisautomaticallycreatedintheGradeCenter.Then,individualStudentcontributionscanbeaccessedfromtheWiki’sParticipationSummarypage.

AgradedWikicannotbesettoungraded.DeletethegradedWikifromtheWikislistingpageandtheGradeCenter,andcreateanewungradedWiki.Alternatively,donotincludethegradedWikicolumninGradeCentercalculations,iftheWikipagesneedtoberetained.

1. AccesstheWikitobegraded.2. OntheWikitopicpage,clickParticipationandGradingontheActionBar.

3. OntheParticipationSummarypage,selectauser’snameinthesidepanel.Userswithcontributionsreadyforgradingappearwiththeexclamationmark,theneedsgradingicon.

4. OntheParticipant’sContributionpage,alistoftheuser’spagesandpageversionsopeninthecontentframe.Youcanalsoviewinformationaboutthecontributions.InthePageVersioncolumn,clickapage’stitletoreviewit.

5. Whenreadytograde,enteragradeintheGradewindow.

Note:IfaRubrichasbeencreatedforthisgradedWiki,clickViewRubric.TheRubricmustbecreatedandaddedtotheappropriateGradeCentercolumninadvance.

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6. Optionally,typeFeedbackfortheuserandGradingNotes,whichappeartotheInstructorandGraderonly.Optionally,usetheSpellCheckfunctioninthebottomofeachtextbox.ClickTextEditortoaccessalltheTextEditorfunctionsforformattingtextandaddingURLs,attachments,images,Mashups,andmultimedia.

7. ClickSubmittoaddtheGrade,Feedback,andGradingNotestotheGradesectionandtotheGradeCenter.

8. TheGrade,Feedback,orGradingNotescanbeeditedagainatanytime.ThechangesappearintheGradesectionandintheGradeCenter.ThechangesaredocumentedintheGradeCenterintheGradeHistorytabontheuser'sGradeDetailspage.

UsethePreviousUserandNextUserarrowsinthesidepaneltoquicklyaccessotherusers’contributionstograde.

CreatingGroupBlogs,JournalsandWikisWhenaGroupisaddedtothecourse,youselectthetoolsyouwanttheGrouptousetocollaborate.AtthetimeofGroupcreation,youalsodetermineifyouwanttheGroupBlog,Journaland/orWikitobegradedandaddthetotalpoints.AGradeCentercolumnwillautomaticallybecreatedwhenyousettheGrouptooltobegraded.

HowtoCreateGroups1. ClickUsersandGroupsontheControlPanel.ClickGroups.2. SelecttheCreatebuttonandfromtheCreateSingleGroupor

CreateGrouplists,chooseanenrollmentoption.TheCreateGrouppagewillopen.

3. TypeanamefortheGroup.4. TypetextintheDescriptiontextboxandchoosetomakethe

GroupAvailable.

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5. SettheToolAvailabilityforeachGroup.IfselectingBlogs,JournalsorWikischooseNogradingortheGradeoptionandtypethenumberofPointspossible.Pointspossiblewillapplytooneormoreentriesmadebytheuserforthetopic.OnceaBlog,JournalorWikiissettobegraded,acolumniscreatedforitintheGradeCenter.ItispermanentlygradableandcannotbesettoNograding.

6. DeterminetheNumberofGroupsandHowtoEnrollanyRemainingMembers.

7. ClickSubmit

HowtoEditGroupSettingsIfyouwanttoaddinstructionsfortheGrouporchangethedefaultsettings,youcanaccesstheGroupBlog,JournalorWikifromtheirrespectivelistingpage.AsanExample:

1. SelecttheCourseWikilinkontheCourseMenu.2. OntheWikislistingpage,clicktheActionLinkfortheGroupthatyouwanttoedit.3. SelectEditProperties.

4. OntheEditWikipage,thedefaultnamefortheGroupWikiisthenameoftheGroup.

YoucanchangetheGroupWiki’sName,ifyouwant.5. TypeoptionalInstructionsinthetextbox.Formatthetextandaddimages,links,

multimedia,Mashups,andattachmentsusingthefunctionsintheTextEditor.

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6. Makechangestothesettings,ifyouwant.Forexample,ifyoudonotwantallcoursememberstoviewaGroup’sWiki,selecttheGroupMembers-Onlyoption.

7. ClickSubmit.

HowtoGradeGroupsWhenagradeisassignedforaGroupWikiontheParticipationSummarypage,thegradeisautomaticallygiventoallthemembersoftheGroupandispopulatedinthecorrespondingcolumnintheGradeCenterforeachGroupmember.Allmembersareassignedagrade,regardlessifamemberdidnotcontribute.ChangeanIndividualMember’sGroupGradeYoucanassignanindividualGroupmemberadifferentgradethantheGroupbyeditingthegradeforthemember.

1. Selectauser'snameinthesidepanelandreviewtheindividual'spages.

2. TypeanewscoreintheGradetextbox.3. Optionally,typeFeedbackfortheuserandGradingNotes,which

appeartotheInstructoronly.ClickTextEditortoaccessalltheTextEditorfunctionsforformattingtextandaddingURLs,attachments,images,Mashups,andmultimedia.

4. ClickSubmit.TheeditedgradewillappearintheGradeCenterandinthesidepanelontheGroupWikipagecurrentlybeingviewed.

IfaGroupmember'sgradeischanged,andanewGroupgradeisgiven,thenewGroupgradewillnotaffecttheindividual'snewgrade.Theindividual'snewgradewillnotappeartotheotherGroupmembers.