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The Communication area will allow you to send email, view student web pages,
participate in synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous (different time) communication.
Your communication tools will allow you to interact with your instructor and
other students. The following list briefly describes the tools features.
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Announcements - This function is also located in My Blackboard and is generally
the opening page for your course. This is where your instructor will make any announcements. You
can choose to view announcements posted today or posted within the last 7 or 30 days. Click the
Announcements link to read your announcements
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Send E-mail - This is a quick way to send e-mail to either your instructor or your
fellow classmates.
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Collaboration - This is a synchronous chat room that you can participate in real
time or live discussions with other members of your course.
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Roster - This is a list of all the students' names and email addresses in the
course
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Group Pages - Your instructor may divide students into groups for certain projects
or assignments. If you are a member of a group, you will have a discussion board and virtual
classroom for only members of your group.
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Discussion Board - This is an asynchronous way to communicate with other in your
course. Messages and related discussions can be 'posted' in this forum for the entire class to
access them
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For more information, please refer to these pages:
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