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Communications with Students - Basic
Post Announcements |
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To post a regular Announcements, go to Control Panel ->
Announcements.
Tip: Select the option Send Email to Users to send a copy of the
announcement to student email accounts.
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When you have online Test, you can choose to allow system post a
link to Announcement page as well.
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Sending Email to Course Users |
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Send email from Send Email page, or Tools >
Communication > Send
Email.
This is the most commonly used method.
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Send email from Gradebook.
If you like, you can also send email from within Gradebook.
To do this, go to course Control Panel ->
Gradebook >
hit the dropdown arrow
on the Manage button, select >
Send Email -> Select All or those you want in the list ->
Submit and Download.
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Discussion Board
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Setup a Discussion Forum for whole class students.
The students cannot create or start a Discussion forum by
themselves. To create a Discussion Forum at the course level,
instructor or TA can go to Communications in Tools area on the
left menu -> Discussion Board -> click on "Add Forum" (students
cannot see this button) and create a forum. Then the students
can start posting their threads.
You can add a Discussion Board button on the menu bar if you
like.
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You can also setup Groups and choose to have Group
Discussion Board available.
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Other Communication Methods and
Collaborative Tools |
To ensure your request has a guaranteed
reply, help us provide you with the best
quality support, and help us better track trends in support requests, please
send all Blackboard related questions to
bbhelp@rhsmith.umd.edu.
You can also stop by the Smith IT helpdesk at Room 3520 Van
Munching Hall, or
call us at 301-405-2269.
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