For existing users interested in having students create online journals within Blackboard. These reflective postings can be made available to other students in the course or can be kept private (viewable by instructor). The workshop will also have a demonstration on how to create a public blog.
OBJECTIVES
- Define the term "blog"
- Review examples of educational blogs
- Evaluate criteria for "good" blogs
- Discover reasons for creating a blog
- Evaluate concerns about blogging
- Learn about websites where public blogs can be created
- Practice creating student blogs (journals) within Blackboard
Handouts:
To see the PowerPoint used in this workshop, click here.
To see the paper handout (PDF) used in this workshop, click here.
Tutorial:
For step-by-step directions about how to create a blog in Blackboard, click here.