Discussion Board – A discussion board is asynchronous communication that can facilitate course or group discussions in a Blackboard course.
Create a discussion board forum
Watch a video about creating a discussion board forum
Create a discussion board thread
How to set grading on discussion forums and threads
Rating a discussion board thread
Managing discussion board roles – video
Changing discussion forum settings – video
Moderating discussion board forums – video
Virtual Classroom & Chat
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra – a synchronous virtual classrrom
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a virtual synchronous classroom (aka. webinar ) system that is integrated into Blackboard. It enables tutors and students to interact and collaborate in real-time, online. It is similar to how Skype functions (for those who are familiar with Skype). In effect, a tutor can deliver a teaching session online, in which they might show a PowerPoint presentation, share their computer desktop screen, or use a virtual digital whiteboard, and have students interact with this content in real-time from remote locations. It is particularly suited to supporting distance learning.
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra User Guide
Groups in Blackboard
Students in your Blackboard course can be assigned to groups. Within a group certain Blackboard tools can be enabled for the group as well as permitting access to certain content.
Create Self-Enroll Group (creates a sign-up sheet): Single/Group Set
Create Manual Enroll (no sign-up sheet): Single/Group Set
Create Group Set: Random Enroll (let Blackboard sort the group members)
How to restrict access to content by group
Social Networking
Blackboard has built–in social media tools, namely blogs, wikis and journals.
Introduction to Blogs, Journals & Wikis in Blackboard
Creating & editing blog entries
Blackboard Wikis
Adding rich content to a wiki – video
Viewing a wiki page history – video
Blackboard Journals
Blackboard Journals – What is a Blackboard journal?
Creating and editing journal entries – video
Commenting on a journal entry – video
NB: Please ignore the option ‘Alignments‘ that you may come across in Blackboard Blogs, Wikis and Journals.