Office of Academic Programs
Blogging
Blackboard Blog
- Blackboard blogs can be shared with other class members or set as a private journaling tool in which class members cannot view each other's entries. The latter makes it a great tool for small assignments because student submissions are easily accessed and reviewed. As well, blog entries can be made available to all students after the assignment due date for review and comparison.
- Blogging in Blackboard courses does not raise student privacy issues (FERPA) that blogging on a public site would.
- In Blackboard, there is a class blog that is accessed under Tools and is configured under Configure Blog Tool in the Control Panel. It is also possible to add blogs to any Content Area. (Click the down arrow in the drop down menu in the upper right and select Blog.)
See these help documents:
- Overview (pdf)
- Tutorial for students (pdf)
- Web tutorial (instructor and student sections)