Course content Guide
Course content
The section that contains all the educational materials related to the course. This section may include lectures in the form of text files, multimedia files, links, or any other educational elements.
Creating Course Content:
From the course menu, click on "Course Content," then select "Create Content."
Blackboard allows you to add various content elements (folder, file, image, video, web link, etc.).
Create Content Folder:
A content folder used to organize content items. Content folders can group materials based on format, such as placing all media files in one folder, or grouping all lesson items in one place on a weekly basis.
To add a content folder, select "Content Folder" from the "Create Content" menu.
Enter the folder's name and description in the designated fields.
Select the availability option (Yes or No), then set the date and time restrictions for the item Display After and Display Until.
Then click "Submit" to display the item as follows in the content area.
Create Item:
Item type content used to add one or more items at a time. All the items you add displayed together in a single list. You can also add a text description; include files, multimedia, and links.
From the Build content menu, click on an item.
Enter the Name and description data in the designated box.
Attach files by clicking Browse local files to display them in the content area.
Select Permit users to view this content (Yes or No), then Select the date and time restrictions.
Click Submit to make the item appear in the content area.
Create File
This type of content used to add a file to the content list. You cannot add a description attached to the file, so be sure to use a meaningful title. You can choose whether students will open the file as a page within the course or in a separate window or tab.
From the Build content menu, click on a File.
- Enter the file Name in the box.
On Find File Click Browse local files to add file to the content area.
Select Permit users to view this content (Yes or No), then Select the date and time restrictions.
Then click Submit to add file in the content area.
Create Image
Through the Blackboard system, you can add several types of images such as (gif, jif, jpg, jpeg, png, and tiff), you can choice the dimensions of the image and add a description.
From the Build content menu, click on a Image.
- Enter the image Name in the box.
On Find File Click Browse local files to add Image source to the content area.
Select Permit users to view this content (Yes or No), then Select the date and time restrictions.
- Then click Submit to add Image in the content area.
Create Web Link
This type of content used to add a link to an external site in the content menu. The site opened within the Blackboard system or in a separate window or tab.
From the Build content menu, click on a Web Link.
- Enter the Link Name in the box.
Enter the URL for the "Web Link".
You can attach Files linked to a web link by clicking on browsing local files.
Select open the link within the Blackboard system or by opening in a new window.
Select Permit users to view this content (Yes or No), then Select the date and time restrictions.
- Then click Submit to add Image in the content area.