Communicating in Blackboard

Using Communication Tools for Teaching & Learning

How to Send Your Students E-mail
Click on the link above for step-by-step (PDF) instructions on how to send email to your enrolled students directly in Blackboard. No need to look through email addresses. Select to send all or individual emails.

How to Set Up The Discussion Board
Discussion forums are an ideal way to allow students to share opinions; ideas and communicate on topics with each other and you. Click on the link above for step-by-step (PDF) instructions on how to create a forum (title/subject) and start the discussion (create a  thread). Discussion forums can be either graded or not. 

How to Set Up the Subscribe Option in Discussion Boards
Use the "subscribe" option in your discussion boards to notify you with an email message when new posts are entered by your students.

How to Create Groups
Blackboard groups allow smaller groups of students to meet online to share and exchange files, send group emails, participate in discussion boards, and meet to chat in an online session within Blackboard. Creating groups is a two step process: 1) Create the group and 2) add students into the groups. Click on the link above for step-by-step (PDF) instructions on how to create groups.