Blackboard makes it possible for instructors to create Groups and provide them tools for communicating with each other. If you have a group area, you will have one or more of the following functions:

1. Group Discussion Board. Group members can create Discussion Forums to post messages for each other.
2. Group Virtual Classroom. A chat room for group members.
3. File Exchange. An area to upload and download files for sharing with other group members.
4. Send E-mail.  Group members can send e-mail to individual team members or to the whole group.

If you log in to Blackboard, then click on your course and go to Groups, you will see all the Teams with names next to them. Click on your team to enter the Group area. You may want to post your Homework exercises and/or essay outlines there. 

The following instructions will help you make good use of the Groups area.

File Exchange

To add files, 

1. Go to File Exchange
2. Click Add File 
3. Under File Information, give the file a descriptive title, then click Browse 
4. Find the file you want to add, click on it, then click Open. 
5. Click Submit. 

To Download files from the File Exchange, 

1. Go to File Exchange 
2. Right-click on the title of the file you want to download. 
3. Left-click Save Target As. 
4. In the Save In box, find the location you want to save the file (HINT: you may want to create a folder for HIST120 work). 
5. Give the file a name (or keep the original name), then click Save. 

To remove files from the File Exchange, 

1. Go to File Exchange
2. Find the file you want to remove, then click Remove. (CAUTION: removing the file removes it for everyone in the Team.) If you are sure you want to remove the file, click OK.

Created by John I. Brooks III. Last updated 01/01/04.
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