Wiki on Blackboard
The Wiki tool is an add-on capability provided in Blackboard by a building block created by Learning Objects. For more detailed help, see the Learning Objects Wiki documentation in PDF format.
Configuration of the Wiki Tool
- Select Control Panel
- Select Configure Wiki Tool under Course Tools area
- Select your Configuration Options
- Select OK
Create a New Wiki
- Select Control Panel
- Choose an item from the Content Area area where you want the wiki to appear (or create a new button using Manage Course Menu, call it Wiki and select this)
- Select Wiki from the Select drop down list to the right
- Select the Go button and the Create Wiki page appears
- Fill in the Name and Description
- Select whether to make the wiki available
- Select who can access the wiki, and how they're to be referenced
- Select other options about how your students can use the wiki
- If you wish to grade the student's work in the wiki, select Create a Grade Book entry for this wiki, then fill in the remaining choices for the Gradebook.
- Select OK
Evaluating Performance
- Select Control Panel
- Select Assess Wikis under Course Tools area
- Select View Participation button
- Select View Detail for any student
- Select See Change History for any participation detail
- Select View Diff for any change to see what the student changed