A journal provides a personal space for you to communicate privately with your instructor. You can use a journal as a self-reflective tool to post your opinions, ideas, and concerns about your course. You can also discuss and analyze course-related materials.
A Blog is a collaborative tool that allows students to post their personal reflection about the course or discuss and analyze course related materials. There are three types of blogs in a Blackboard course: individual, group or course blogs.
NOTE: Blogs that are made 'public' in Blackboard are only available to the students registered in the course. A journal, like a diary, is for recording personal reflections. By default, journals in Blackboard are private between a student and instructor, but they can be shared if the instructor wishes.
0:261:54How-to Use the Blog Tool in Blackboard - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipClick on the blue link to access the blog. This will take you to the blog page to create a blogMoreClick on the blue link to access the blog. This will take you to the blog page to create a blog select create blog entry at the top left hand side of your page.
On the Blogs page, access a blog's menu and select Edit. Make your changes and select Submit.
Create a blog entryOn the Blogs listing page, select a blog title.On the blog's topic page, select Create Blog Entry.Type a title and entry.If enabled and appropriate, select the check box for Post Entry as Anonymous.Select Browse My Computer to upload a file from your computer.More items...
Blogs are less structured than the Discussion Board, and they're chronological. The format is more open and conversational in style. If you set Permit course users to view journal, the journal will not be private, making it more like a blog with commenting turned off.
These are blog entries or posts and may be in the form of feedback, reviews, opinion, videos, etc. and usually contain a link back to the desired site using a keyword or several keywords.