As to the second method, each student will be required to contribute three items to the Blackboard hoard, only one of which can be ready-made, such as an external link or copy of a printed resource. The other two you must craft yourself. Be sure to sign your work, or call it to my attention, so I can attribute it to you. At the end of the semester, a special portion of the course evaluation will be devoted to your assessment of the value of the Blackboard experiment. If you have any questions about your progress in the course, please come to see me in person during my office hours or at another time of mutual convenience.
Technology can be wonderful, but there's no substitute for human interaction.