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Hi Andy, On our SP11 test system I can search for people and then send them a message as well as look at their profile; can you do this on your system? I can also follow people, and write on my 'wall' so those following me can see what I'm up to (if they really want to!). I do have the Spaces building block installed too, so I'm not sure if some of this comes with Spaces (which I think needs the community license). Having said that I'm wondering what the value of this is too; if you have the Spaces tool then students can create their own shared study spaces, which could be useful, but if you don't have that then I'm less sure. I got the feeling the idea was to be able to follow people who are studying a subject which interests you; if you're a student studying medieval history (for example) and regularly post what you're up to, if I'm also studying medieval history I might want to follow you, and send you a message to share ideas. Perhaps we need to wait until some more new features are added to My Blackboard before we see the true value... Chris Boon SENIOR ILT SUPPORT ANALYST I.T. SERVICES NORFOLK EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Tel +44 (0)1603 773659 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.ccn.ac.uk<http://www.ccn.ac.uk/> [cid:image001.gif@01CDFAF3.AD605160] From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Raistrick Sent: 25 January 2013 11:52 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Blackboard People Tool - does it have a purpose Hi, We have just upgrades our Dev system to 9.1 sp11 and have implemented the Cloud Tools. I am struggling to see the value that this adds. Other than being able to see other users profile cards, I can see no way to connect to them in order to build you PLE. Am I being daft and missing something? Do I need additional building blocks to get anything useful? Any guidance would be appreciated Many Thanks Andy University of Huddersfield 01484 471315 ________________________________ --- This transmission is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you receive it in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and remove it from your system. If the content of this e-mail does not relate to the business of the University of Huddersfield, then we do not endorse it and will accept no liability. ________________________________ Internet communications are insecure, therefore City College Norwich (CCN) does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of CCN. This email and any files sent with it are intended only for the named recipient and may be confidential. If you are not the named recipient please email the sender immediately then delete this message. You should not disclose the content, distribute or retain any copies of this message. City College Norwich, Ipswich Rd., Norwich, Norfolk. NR2 2LJ. -- Scanned by iCritical.