info lit group pages guide
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Student guide in how to use Blackboard Group Pages for efficient group collaboration.TRANSCRIPT
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Group Pages
How-to use Blackboard Group Pages to Manage Group Projects
INFOLit @ HU | A Humber
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Overview
Location > Group Pages
Instructions Group Discussion Board Chat File Exchange /Email
Suggestions for using Group Pages
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Location > Group Pages
1. Access course site:SP 2008 - Inter Approaches: Food
2. Click on Communication within the Course Menu, then
3. Go to Group Pages to access your group’s page
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Group Pages (listing of groups)
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Group Pages (main)
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Group Pages components
Group Discussion BoardUse this function to post comments, receive feedback, brainstorm, share resources…
Collaboration Unable to meet face to face, consider having a virtual meeting via Chat
File ExchangeShare and archive project documents
Send EmailUse this function to send global emails to group members
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Group Discussion Board (GDB)
Forum Forums contain threaded discussions about a particular topic
Thread The initial post and the entire series of replies to a post within a forum
PostAn entry within a thread or initial entry to start a thread. Also used as a verb to refer to the act of submitting a post
Adapted from Blackboard Online Manual > About the Discussion Board
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Group Discussion Board (main)
Current Discussion Forums
Create a new Forum
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GDB > Add (New) Forum
Enter Forum Name
Forum Description goes here
(1) Keep default settings and submit to complete Forum set-up
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GDB > Inside a Forum
(a) Click on Thread to create a new discussion, or
(b) Click on the title of a current topic and join discussion
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GDB > Inside a threaded discussion
Collect
To view all or selected posts in a thread, check boxes and click on Collect,
or click on Next Post
Check boxes
Next Post
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GDB > responding to a post
To respond to a post, click on Reply
Reply to this post
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GDB > reply to post interface
Submit
Attach document
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Chat
Join a current chat / have a spontaneous session
You can schedule a Chat session by clicking on Collaboration Session, or
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Chat > Scheduling a Chat session
Chat is the default selection
Submit
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Chat session interface > Before you begin your chat session, test your computer
to be sure your system can handle dynamic online networking tools, such as chat.
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File Exchange & Send Email
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Suggestions >How to use Group Pages
Group Discussion Board manage / share resources found during the research process
(doesn’t clog personal email account)
comment /share research activities (demonstrates group’s research process, progress and cognitive activities)
Collaboration > Chat real-time virtual meeting ideal for when all members cannot meet face-to-face for a meeting
File Exchange manage / share documents, drafts, edits, etc.
(enumerate each version of a document; e.g. Introduction 1.0, 2.0, etc) Archive project's timeline, individuals roles, meeting minutes, etc.
Email Guarantees all members receive the messages / attached documents Guarantees all members receive the messages regarding project’s progress, scheduling, etc.