Creating a Journal | Blackboard Ultra | Seneca Polytechnic

Journals allow students to communicate with you privately. By default, the journal will not be graded, but you can make it gradable by adding grading requirements to it. 

Creating a Journal

1. Select Content.

2. Select the plus icon (+). A drop-down menu is displayed. 

3. Select Create. The Create Item panel is displayed.

4. Navigate to Participation and Engagement.

5. Select Journal. The New Journal page is displayed.

   

6. Select the title to edit the name of the journal. 

7. Select the text box, and enter a prompt. 
   

8. Select Hidden from participants to change the visibility of the journal. 
   
9. Select Save.
   
   

    

Editing and Deleting a Journal

1. Locate the journal you want to edit from Course Content.
2. Select the ellipses (next to the journal). A drop-down menu is displayed.
3. Select Edit or Delete.

Making a Journal Gradable

To grade a journal, you have to establish the following requirements: due date, time, and other performance criteria.

1. Locate the journal you want to edit from Course Content.
2. Select the ellipses (next to the journal). A drop-down menu is displayed.
3. Select Edit.
4. Select Journal isn’t graded or the gear icon. The Settings panel is displayed.
   
5. Select Grade journal. The Participation & Grading requirements are displayed.
   
6. Complete the following requirements: due date, grade category, grade using, and maximum points. Note: Adding a rubric is optional. 
7. Select Save.
   

For more details on grading a Journal, see: Grading a Journal.

Notes:

• If there are no entries, you can change the journal from graded or not graded.

• Deleting a journal entry removes all comments as well.

• Deleting a graded journal will remove it from the Gradebook and the Course Content page.

• Once a journal is selected to be graded, a linked column in the Gradebook is automatically created.

Video

This short video covers how to create a journal.

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