Blackboard Academic Suite
Overview
User Manual
The Community common area allows the user to perform organization searches, view organization listings, and participate in community-wide Discussion Boards.
Note:
The Community tab is only available with
Blackboard Portal System
.
In this section
This section includes information on the following topics.
Section
Organizations
Description
Lists the organizations available at the institution and explains the Organization Catalog.
Communicate with fellow organization members and classmates by posting messages on particular topics.
Create Discussion Boards on topics of interest that others can access and reply to.
Community
Discussion Boards
Create Community
Discussion Boards
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Overview
Organization Web sites, accessed through the Community tab, offer similar features as course Web sites. Organization members can view information about the organization posted by the organization Manager, such as Announcements, Calendar events,
Discussion Boards and Rosters.
Note:
Organizations are only available with
Blackboard Portal System
.
Organization list
The Organization List, located in the Community common area, provides users with a listing of all the organizations in which they are a member. Any user can serve as the manager of an organization.
Function
If the
Blackboard Portal System
is configured by the institution to allow requests for organizations, users can send a request to the System Administrator to add an organization to the Institution ’ s current organization listing.
Click
Request
and an email message to the System Administrator will appear. Enter the name of the organization to add to the current listing and provide a brief description of the organization. Click
Send
.
Organization Catalog
The organization catalog provides a listing of all the organizations at the institution.
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Functions
Follow the table below to use the functions available on the Organization Catalog page.
To . . .
view an organization in a predefined
click …
the hyperlink of the category. category browse organizations
Browse Organization Catalog
.
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Overview
Community Discussion Boards allow the user to communicate with fellow organization members and classmates by posting messages on particular topics.
For more information on this topic see Discussion Board in the Courses section.
Note:
Community Discussion Boards are only available with
Blackboard Portal System
.
Functions
The table below details the functions available from the Community Discussion Boards.
To . . .
access a
Discussion Board create a new
Discussion Board the Discussion Board link.
Create
click . . .
. The Create Discussion Board page will appear. This option is made available by the System Administrator.
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Overview
Discussion Boards allow the user to communicate with other users by posting messages on particular topics. Users may create Discussion Boards on topics of interest. This function allows users to create Discussion Boards for others to access and reply to. This option is made available by the System Administrator.
Note:
Community Discussion Boards function in the same way as course Discussion
Boards .
Find this page
Follow the steps below to find the Community Discussion Boards.
Step 1
Step 2
Note:
This page is only available with
Blackboard Portal System
.
Open the Community common area.
Click
Create
in the Discussion Board area.
Fields
The table below details the fields on the Create Discussion Board page.
Field
Board Information
Board Name:
Board Description:
Board Options
Select Icons:
Description
Enter the Discussion Board name
Enter the Discussion Board description
Click the drop-down menu to select an icon associated with the Discussion Board.
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