Using Wikis on Blackboard
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[edit] Purpose
The purpose of this document is to introduce students to myUSF’s Teams Site.
[edit] Prerequisites
The document was designed for students who are first time users of myUSF’s Teams Site. This document assumes the student has basic knowledge of Blackboard, as well as basic computer knowledge and internet skills (IE 6.1, Netscape 7, Mozilla, FireFox).
[edit] What are Teams Sites?
A Team Site is an internal wiki that each course has on Blackboard.
A wiki is a writing tool that allows co-authoring of documents. Anyone who is a participant in the course is allowed to create a page and hyper-link it to another participant's page in the same course. Furthermore, participants can edit each other's pages and make comments about changes.
[edit] Where can I find the Teams Site?
The Teams Site is found by clicking on the Course Tools link of the course navigation bar. This will take you to a screen where the Teams Site link is located; click on it to use its features.
Below is an example of how a blank Teams Site page appears.
[edit] Teams Site menu options
When you enter the Teams Site you will see the following options.
- Home – This is the first page of the Teams Site, use this as the starting page of your site.
- Refresh – Use this to refresh a page prior to making edits.
- Edit Page – Use this to edit the current page.
- New Page – This creates a blank page for editing.
- Page History – Use this to track changes and revert to previous revisions.
- Page List – This displays a list of all the pages in the team site.
- Search – Is a word search for words or phrases throughout the entire Teams Site.
[edit] How to create a new page
To create a new page in the Teams site click on the New Page icon on the Teams site menu. This will take you to the following screen.
First type the name of the page in the Page Name box., and then type your content in the
text field.
[edit] How to edit an existing page
To edit an existing page first click on the Page List option on the Teams Site menu.
This will open a window with a list of existing pages. Select the page you want to edit by
clicking on the name of the page.
After choosing the page you want to edit, click on the Edit Page button to modify the
page.
[edit] How to link to an existing page in the teams site
To link to an existing page in the Teams Site you must be in the edit page mode. On the edit page screen first highlight the text you want to make linkable and then click on the Add Link button on the text box.
Next select the option to Link to an existing page.
Finally select the page you want to hyper link to.
Below is an example of a page with a hyper link to another page inside the Teams site.
[edit] How to add pictures
To add a picture to a page you are editing click on the Add Image icon on the edit page menu.
A dialog box will appear asking you to locate an image. Click the Browse button to
search for your file. Once you find your file the name will appear in attach image box.
After you successfully add your image it will appear on the screen. Once on screen you can
modify its size by manipulating the edges of the picture.
Resources:
Online tutorials http://www.acomp.usf.edu/videos
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· Creation Date: 7/5/2005
· Creator: Rob Oates
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