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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.