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2. Identify the benefits of interactive tools. Create opportunities to communicate using discussions, blogs, journals, and wikis. Use commenting and feedback to promote reflection. Grade contributions. Help students think about how to write reflectively. Share ideas for using interactive tools in your instruction. OBJECTIVES

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4. DISCUSSION BOARD

5. BLOGS

6. JOURNALS

7. WIKIS

8. BEST PRACTICE You can use the interactive tools in combination to construct rich assignments.

9. ACCESS THE INTERACTIVE TOOLS

10. TOUR THE DISCUSSION BOARD

11. TOUR THE BLOGS TOOL

12. TOUR THE JOURNALS TOOL

13. TOUR THE WIKIS TOOL

15. TRY IT Use your Practice Course to experiment with interactive tool creation.

16. BEST PRACTICE As you prepare students for using the journals and blogs tools in Blackboard Learn, consider distributing some suggestions to help students keep the ideas flowing.

17. BEST PRACTICE As you evaluate and comment on students’ reflective writing, remember that your goals are to encourage your students to write more, examine their own writing and learning, and feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and opinions.

18. TRY IT Use your Practice Course to create and edit journal and blog entries, and wiki pages.

19. Any advice for helping students think in a more reflective manner? Should I use a blog or a wiki for a collaborative writing project? FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

20. You grade from the individual tool page where a student’s entries and comments are available. GRADING OVERVIEW

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