Blackboard Academic Suite
Overview
User Manual
Instructors can create Groups in a course to enable Students to collaborate with each other. These groups usually consist of a smaller group of Students in a class, such as study groups or project groups. From a Group page, users may:
send email to Group members exchange files enter discussion forums enter Collaboration Sessions
All of the functions available from Group pages, with the exception of the File
Exchange, act in the same way in the course Web site. Additional features of the
Collaboration Tools are also available when accessed through Groups.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the Group page.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Open a course Web site.
Click
Click
Communication
Group Pages
on the course menu. from the Communication Center.
Select the name of a Group in which you are a member.
Functions
The following functions are available from the Group page.
Note:
Instructors may limit which of these functions are available to Groups.
Function Description
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Group Discussion
Board
Group
Collaboration
File Exchange
Send Email
Group Members
Group members can enter discussions within various Group forums.
Group members can meet their classmates and Instructors for real-time discussion or class lessons.
Group members can exchange files.
Group members can send email to one or all of their group members.
The names of all members of the Group will appear along with their email address.
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Overview
Students are encouraged to communicate with fellow classmates and Instructors from the Communication Center, located in the course Web site. Instructors can create
Groups in a course to enable Students to collaborate with each other. The File
Exchange function allows users within a Group to easily exchange files with their fellow
Group members. The File Exchange page displays the current files available for use by the Group members and the option to add files.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the File Exchange page.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Open a course Web site.
Click
Click
Click
Communication
Groups
on the course menu. from the Communication Center. Select a Group.
File Exchange
.
Function
Click
Add File
to upload files for Group members to view or modify. Users can easily upload portions of Group assignments for review and editing by other Group members.
Click
Remove
to remove a file. All users in the Group may remove files from the File
Exchange.
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Overview
User Manual
The File Exchange function allows users within a group to easily exchange files with their fellow Group members. The Add File page enables Group members to add a file to the Group ’ s File Exchange for others to view.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the Add File page.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Open a course Web site.
Click
Click
Click
Click
Communication
Groups
Add File
.
on the course menu. from the Communication Center. Select a Group.
File Exchange
.
Fields
The table below details fields on this page.
Field
File Information
Title:
File:
Description
Enter the title of the file.
Enter the location of the file or click
Browse
the file to upload from your computer.
and select
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