Blogs, Journals and Wikis in eCampus

Blogs, journals and wikis are ways to interact with your students in your eCampus course.

Blogs

Blogs are personal online journals that are intended to be shared with others. Learn more about using blogs with these Blackboard guides:

• Types of blogs

• Create a blog topic

   (Instructors must create a blog topic before students can add their entries)

• Edit and manage blogs

• Comment on a blog entry

• Grade blogs

Journals

Journals are best for individual student projects. Journal assignments can be broad and student-directed, or formal with instructor-directed topics. Learn more about using journals with these Blackboard guides:

• How to use journals

• Create a journal

• Comment on a journal entry

• Edit and manage journals

• Grade journals

Wikis

Wikis allow students to contribute and modify pages for sharing and collaborating. Learn more about using wikis with these Blackboard guides:

• When to use wikis

• Create a wiki topic

• Edit and manage wikis

• Comment on a wiki page

• Grade wikis