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Weblogs

Weblogs, or blogs, are an easy and interactive way to publish content on the web. With the Journal LX tool in KnightVision, you can quickly add a blog to your course or organization.

A blog is a collection of individual entries or "posts" relating to a common theme, such as a course or class project. Entries are added by the instructor or students and are collected over time, with the most recent entry at the top of the page. The blog may be viewed within your KnightVision course, just like a document or assignment, or you may open it up outside of KnightVision--this is especially useful for semesters abroad.

Blogs can be used in a variety of ways to enrich the educational experience. A blog can be instructor-led (by posting lecture notes with links to additional resources, for example) or student-led (each student posting a reactive to a given topic, perhaps). You can even create a Grade Center column associated with the blog to make assessment easier.

However you choose to utilize blogs in your course, setting them up is easy. A blog may be placed within any content area in your course or organization. These include Course Information, Course Documents, and Assignments (plus you can add your own).

The instructions below show how to add a blog to Course Documents. If you prefer, you can download these as a Word document here.

  1. Navigate to your course in KnightVision.
  2. Select Course Documents from the menu on the left.
  3. Click on Edit View on the right side of the page. (If you see Display View, skip to the next step.)
  4. From the Select drop-down, choose Blog and click Go.

Blog Information

  1. Type in a name for your blog and an optional description.
  2. Choose the blog type: either Group Blog or Private Journal.
  3. Select whether or not to enable an RSS feed (we recommend you do).

Member Settings

  1. Choose who will have access to the blog, either All Course Members, or Specific groups and course members.
  2. Choose whether to allow members of the blog to view and/or post comments.

Non-member Settings

  1. Choose whether to allow non-members to view the blog and if they should be able to view and/or post comments.

Create Grade Book Entry

  1. If you want to create a new grade book item to go along with your blog, check the box here and fill in the Entry Name, Category, and Points Possible. Then choose whether to display grades to students.
  2. When you are finished, click OK.

That’s it! You can get to your blog by clicking View under its name. To post something, select New Entry from the menu on the right. Everything you post will be displayed in reverse chronological order on this page.

If you need help setting up your blog or have additional questions, please feel free to contact one of our team members.

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