Using Wikis Within Blackboard
A wiki is a collection of web pages that allow users to add and edit content collectively. You may use wiki technology within your Blackboard course. You may set up a course wide wiki for your whole course, or any number of group wikis for use by student groups. Once a wiki has been created users may edit pages, or create new ones. Version control is available, allowing users to review the history of any page. Instructors may use these tools to assess to what extent students contributed to wiki pages. Wikis may be exported for offline viewing.
Getting Started
Getting Started with Wikis within Blackboard
This web page provides some basic information about what types of wikis are available for you to use within Blackboard, together with some suggestions on how they may be used.
Configuring Wikis in your Blackboard Course
How to Create a Central Course Wiki
You may set up a single course wide central wiki for your Blackboard course. This can then be accessed through an item on your Blackboard course menu.
Any number of group wikis may be set up in your Blackboard course. A group wiki may be used by a group of students defined by the course instructor.
Assessing Wikis in your Blackboard Course
Use this guide to find out how to view a participation report for each wiki within your Blackboard course, showing how much each student contributed.
How to Enter a Student Grade for a Wiki
When creating a wiki you may choose to have a column for it added to your Blackboard course's Grade Centre. Use this guide to find out how to enter scores into this column.
Exporting Wikis
How to Export a Wiki from Blackboard
Wikis may be exported and stored on your computer. This allows you to browse the site offline, back up your material, or post the material to another website.
Managing Wikis
How to Recycle Wikis in your Blackboard Course
You may wish to clear out all posts to a wiki, without removing the wiki itself. This can be particularly useful if you have rolled over course materials to a new academic year and wish to clear out the wiki materials that were added in the previous year.
Using Wikis in your Blackboard Course
Use this guide to find out how to edit an existing wiki page.
Use this guide to find out how to create a new page in the wiki, and then create a link to it from the originating page.
How to Add a Picture to a Wiki Page
Use this guide to find out how to add a picture to a wiki page.
How to View Wiki Page History and Recover Deleted Pages
Use this guide to find out how to review what changes have been made to wiki pages, and recover deleted pages if this is allowed on your course.
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