Intro to Scholar
Blackboard’s Social Bookmarking Tool

1. Account
Create an
1. Log into Blackboard
2. Click on Tools
3. Click on My Scholar Home
4. Create an Account by filling
out the form
Tip: Use Firefox instead of
Safari if you are on a Mac

Set up the
2. Bookmarklet

Set up the
2. Bookmarklet
Drag the “Scholar
it” icon to your
browser’s toolbar
For detailed instructions:
http://www.scholar.com/
bookmarklet.dobbb

3. Course Collection
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Added automatically

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Enter if not
added automatically

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Follow syllabus
instructions

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Describe resource
with appropriate tags

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Use Comm. Studies

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Use Topics-Media...

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Use “public”

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Click “save”

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In Summary:
• Bookmark Name: Give your bookmark a
name if it doesn’t already have one
• URL: The URL should be added
automatically. If it isn’t be sure to add it
• Description: Summarize the resource and
explain why it is a good source to include
• Tags: Include a number of tags that describe
the resource you’ve added.

In Summary:
• Discipline Tag(s): Select “Communication
studies” as the discipline tag
• Course Tag(s): Select the Course Tag
from the pull-down menu.
• Status: Select “public”
• Save: Click save before exiting
➡ Once you click save, your bookmark will
be added to the Scholar Course Home

Additional
Resources
• Intro to Scholar video:
http://wiki.scholar.com/download/attachments/5906/
Scholar_screencast_1.2.swf?version=1
• How to:
http://wiki.scholar.com/