Alternative sign-up sheet options include using the Microsoft Bookings app or an online, editable Excel spreadsheet (both part of Mason's Office 365 subscription).

A Wiki is a page or set of pages that can be viewed and edited by you and your students. You can use a Wiki in your Blackboard course to create a sign-up sheet that students can use to sign-up for office hours, projects, an event, etc.

Step 1

Under the Control Panel, select Course Tools and then select Wikis.

Step 2

On the Wikis page, select Create Wiki.

Step 3

On the Create Wiki page:

1. Enter a name for the sign-up sheet.
2. Enter instructions.
3. For Wiki Availability, select the radio button next to Yes. Optionally, you can limit the availability of the Wiki by entering date and time restrictions.
4. Set the Student Access to Open to Editing.
5. Set the Student Comment Access to Closed to Commenting.
6. Grade Wiki should be set to No grading.
7. Submit the page when you are done.

Step 4

Open the Wiki by selecting the name of the Wiki.

Step 5

In the Content text editor, create your sign-up sheet by using the Table tool and then Submit the page when you're done.

In this example, the following table format was selected on the Insert/Edit Table tool page and then dates were entered on the table.

Sample Usage

Students can access the Wiki either from Tools on your Course menu or you can create a Tool Link directly to the Wiki page.

Once a student selects the name of the Wiki, they would simply select the Edit Wiki Content button, enter their name on the table and then Submit the page.