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| * You will be able to create a Discussion forum and topic. | * You will be able to create a Discussion forum and topic. | ||
| * You will be able to configure the Discussion tool to best suit your particular marking and reading style. | * You will be able to configure the Discussion tool to best suit your particular marking and reading style. | ||
| - | * You will be able to use the Online Rooms tool to create a Blackboard Collaborate session. | ||
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| + | ===== Announcements ===== | ||
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| + | This tool is one of the most effective in communicating with your students as it is the first thing they see once they access your course. You can provide announcements, course updates and important information through this tool. | ||
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| + | How to create an announcement item: [[https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/le/announcements/instructor/create_announcements_item.htm|https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/le/announcements/instructor/create_announcements_item.htm]] | ||
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| ===== Discussions ===== | ===== Discussions ===== | ||
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| - | The embedded videos below, shows two different ways to mark discussions: | ||
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| - | ==Assess from within a Thread== | ||
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| ==Grade a Topic== | ==Grade a Topic== | ||
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| - | ===== Online Rooms ===== | ||
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| - | **Online Rooms** is a University wide connection between Avenue to Learn and our web conferencing tool, Blackboard Collaborate. Online Rooms allows you to create a web conferencing space in Blackboard Collaborate without needing an additional set of login credentials or requiring any additional training to configure the space. Please go to [[https://wiki.mcmaster.ca/avenue/online_rooms#setting_up_an_online_room|Setting Up an Online Room in Avenue]] to configure your Online Room. | ||
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| - | Additional support resources for Blackboard Collaborate: | ||
| - | [[http://miietl.mcmaster.ca/site/web-conferencing/|http://miietl.mcmaster.ca/site/web-conferencing/]] | ||
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| - | {{:avenuewiki:moderator_best_practices.pdf|Blackboard Collaborate Moderator Best Practices}} | ||
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| - | ===== Announcements ===== | ||
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| - | This tool is one of the most effective in communicating with your students as it is the first thing they see once they access your course. You can provide announcements, course updates and important information through this tool. | ||
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| - | {{youtube>82itakm31yU?large}} | ||
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| - | How to create an announcement item: [[https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/le/announcements/instructor/create_announcements_item.htm|https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/le/announcements/instructor/create_announcements_item.htm]] | ||
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