Using Collaboration Tools
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Groups
Blogs
Discussions
Groups
- How do I access the group tool?
- Instructors can access the Group tool form the Control Panel
or the Tools page on the left course menu.

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- To access it from Course Menu, click Tools on the course
menu.
- Click Groups, the group page will be displayed.
- To access if from Control Panel, click Users and Groups
- Click Groups, the group page will be displayed.
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- How do I create a single group with manual enroll?
- Click on groups in the control panel.
- Click on Create Single Group

- Click on Manual Enroll

- This will bring up the group information screen.
- Type in a name and description for the group, and set the group's availability.
- Choose which tools the group members will have access to.
- Choose the members for the group.
- Review group settings and click submit when
finished.
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- How do I create a single group with self enroll?
- Click on Groups in the control panel.
- Click on Create Single Group.

- Click on Self Enroll
- Type in a name and description for the group, and set the group's availability.
- Choose which tools the group members will have access to.
- Enter the instructions for signing up for the group and the maximum members in the
group.
- Click on Submit when finished.
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- How do I create a group set with manual enroll?
- Click on groups in the control panel

- Click on Create Group Set
- Click on Manual Enroll

- Enter a name for the group and description, and set the
group's availability

- Choose which tools the group will have access to.
- specify the number of groups to be created.

- Click on Submit.
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- How do I create a group set with self-enroll?
- Click on Groups in the control panel

- Click on Create Group Set
- Click on Self Enroll.

- Enter a name and description for the group, and change the availability.
- Select which tools the group members will have access to.
- Create the sign up sheet instructions and maximum group size.
- Specify the number of groups to create.
- Click Submit.
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- How do I create a group set with random-enroll?
- Click on Groups in the control panel.

- Click on Create Group Set.
- Click on Random Enroll

- Enter a name and a description for the group, and set the group's availability.
- Choose which tools the group will have access to.
- Select how to determine the total number of groups
- Select how to enroll remaining users.
- Click on Submit.
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- How do I assign students to a group?
- Click on Groups in the control panel.

- Click on the Create Single Group with Manual
Enroll.

- Enter the name of the group.

- Click on Submit.

- Click on the chevron next to the group name.
- Click on Edit. This will bring up the edit menu.

- Scroll down to the membership section.
- Select a user in the left columm, use the right arrow
to add the student to the group
(right column). 
- Click on Submit.
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- How do I edit a group?
- Click on Groups in the control panel. This will show all the
groups in the group.

- Click on the chevron next to the group name.
- Click on Edit. This will bring up the edit menu for the group.

- Make all needed changes and click Submit
when finished.

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- How do I delete a group?
- Click on groups in the control panel.

- Click on the chevron next to the group name.
- Click on Delete.

- A warning box will come up.
- Click on OK to delete the group.
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Blogs
- How do I create a blog?
- How do I create a blog entry?
- How do I view blog entries?
- How do I comment on a blog entry?
- How do I modify a blog?
- How do I delete a blog?
- How do I modify my blog entry?
- How do I delete my blog entry?
- How do I create a blog?
- In the control panel, Click on Course Tools, and then click on
Blogs.

- Click on Create Blog

- Enter a name and description for the blog.

- Set the blog's availability, and choose which dates
the blog will be available
 
- Choose which settings the users will have access to
- Select whether the blog will be graded and assign a point value. A graded blog
will automatically create an entry in the grade center for the blog.
- Click on Submit.
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- How do I create a blog entry?
- Click on Blogs under the course tools area of
the control panel.

- Open the blog in which you want to add an entry

- Click on Create Blog Entry.

- Enter a title for the entry, and enter the text
in the text box

- Click on browse My Computer to attach a file.

- Click on Post Entry.
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- How do I view blog entries?
- Click on Blogs under the course tools area of
the control panel.

- Click on the chevron next to the My Blog, and click Open.

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- How do I comment on a blog entry?
- Click on Blogs under the Control Panal.

- Click on the chevron next to the Blog, and click Open.

- Click on Comment.

- write the comments and click Add to upload your comments.
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- How do I modify a blog?
- Click on Blogs under the Control Panal.

- Click on the chevron next to the Blog, and click Edit.

- Enter the new name, e.g. my blog.

- Click on Submit.

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- How do I delete a blog?
- Click on Blogs under the Control Panal.

- Click on the chevron next to the Blog, and click
Delete.
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- How do I edit my blog entry?
- Click on Blogs under the Control Panal.

- Click on my blog.

- Click on the chevron next to the Blog, and click Edit.

- Entry Message.

- Click on Browse My computer.

- Click on Post Entry.
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- How do I delete my blog entry?
- Click Click on Blogs under the Control Panal.

- Click on my blog.

- Click on the chevron next to the Star, and
click Delete.
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Discussion
- How do I access discussions?
- How do I create a discussion forum?
- How do I change discussion forum availability?
- How do I create a new thread?
- How do I reply to a thread?
- How do I view a student’s posts?
- How do I grade a discussion forum?
- How do I moderate discussion forum if I use “enforce moderation”?
- How do I edit a thread I posted?
- How do I delete a thread?
- How do I access discussions?
- Click Discussions under the course menu.

- Click the arrow, and click Open.

- Choose any discussions if you want, and click.
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- How do I create a discussion forum?
- Click Discussions under the course menu.

- Click Create Forum button in the action bar.

- Enter the Name and Description for this forum
in the text areas provided.

- Choose to make this Forum Available by checking the Yes button
next to Availability.

- Check the appropriate Forum Settings check boxes to allow or
disallow users to:

- Click Submit.
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- How do I change discussion forum availability?
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- Click Discussions under the course menu.

- Click the arrow next to the Forum you wish to modify,
then click Edit.

- In the Forum Availability section, click the checkbox
left of the Display After and Display Until, then choose the dates/times.

- Click Submit.
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- How do I create a new thread?
- Click Discussions under the course menu.

- Click the arrow next to the Forum, then click
open.

- Click Create Thread button.

- Enter the Subject and
Message for this Thread in the text areas provided.

- Click browse my computer.

- Click Submit.
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- How do I reply to a thread?
- Click Discussions under the course menu.

- Click the arrow next to the Forum you wish to modify,
then click Open.

- Click the arrow next to the
"text 1" and then click Open.

- Click Reply in the left of the corner.

- Enter the Subject and Message for
reply in the text areas provided.

- Click " Browse My Computer" to attach the
file.

- Click on Submit.
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- How do I view a student's post?
- Click Discussions under the course menu.

- Choose the topic you want to see and click it.eg. podcast.

- Click the student's post you want to see and click
it, eg. How to do.
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- How do I grade a discussion forum?
- Click Discussions under the course menu.

- Click Grade Forum on the left top.

- Click Grade.

- Click Edit Grade.

- Enter the Feedback and Grading Notes,
and click Save Grade.
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- How do I moderate discussion forum if I use "enforce moderation"?
- Click Discussions under the course menu.

- Click arrow next to the Forum, and click Edit.

- Mark the " Force Moderation of Posts".

- Click "Submit".

- Click this Forum once again.

- Click Moderate Forum on the left
top.

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- How do I edit a thread I posted?
- Click Discussions under the course menu.

- Click the arrow next to the Forum, then click
Edit.

- click the Thread you want to Edit.

- click Edit.

- Enter the Subject and Message for
Edit in the text areas provided.

- Click Submit.
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- How do I delete a Thread?
- Click Discussions under the course menu.

- Click the arrow next to the Forum, then click
Open.

- Click the arrow next to the Thread, then click
Delete.
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