Here are some features you can use to interact with your students

Simple guide for Blackboard Learn

Created by Sally LoanNational Institute of Education

Centre for e-LearningSenior Educational Technologist

Create discussion board / blog / wiki

Add Interactive Tool

Create discussion forum

Select from existing or create a few forum

Create discussion forum

Give a meaning forum name

Create discussion forum

Modify options if necessary

Create discussion forum

By default, allow users to reply, attach file and create new threads

Create discussion forum

Forum is added

Create discussion forum

Add announcement

Give a meaning subject heading for announcement

Add announcement

Modify dates if necessary Link to reading material using course link

Add announcement

Announcement is added

Add announcement

Access Control Panel, Course Tools

Send Email within course

Instructors can send email to all or selected individual users

Send Email within course