Adding Content into Blackboard Learn

As the faculty content developer, you will add content to the course. There are multiple ways to insert content into Blackboard.

The Build Content Menu

When you are in the Edit On mode within Blackboard, you will discover all the features available to create, upload, edit, and delete materials. The Build Content menu is crucial for placing course materials of any kind into your learning modules or folders within the course.

Instructional Advice

Make sure it is clear where content will be created / uploaded.
When deleting content within the course, confirm the location and title of the items or files. Be careful when deleting learning content once the semester begins.
Deleting assignments, discussions and assessments during a semester will delete student responses and remove grades from the grade center. These grades may not be retrievable. We strongly encourage instructors not to delete student-generated or tools unless you are sure there have been no student submissions. You can also check in with Instructional Designers or the System Administrator if you have questions.
If you upload content to the course, make sure you know if content should be immediately available or if it needs additional date criteria.
In addition to Microsoft Word documents, or Google Doc links to uploading, we recommend PDF versions of documents.

Create an Item

1. Click on Build Content button.
2. Select Create Item
3. Enter Name of document
4. Using the Text Box Editor, enter the text, Images, and links
5. If attachments are desired, select browse from my computer or browse course depending on the location of file
6. Determine Standard Options
  - Permit Users to View this Content. Select Yes for students to view, No to hidden from view.
  - To track Number of Views of an item select Yes.
  - Date time restrictions lets you display materials prior to and after certain dates.
7. Click Submit

Upload a File

1. Click on Build Content button.
2. Select Create File
3. If attachments are desired, select browse from my computer or browse course depending on the location of file
4. File Options
  - Select Yes to open in a new window, No to open in the existing window.
  - Alignment is not a feature in the STCC Blackboard.
5. Determine Standard Options
  - Permit Users to View this Content. Select Yes for students to view, No to hidden from view.
  - To track Number of Views of an item select Yes.
  - Date time restrictions lets you display materials prior to and after certain dates.
6. Click Submit

Create a Weblink

1. Click on Build Content button.
2. Select Web Link
3. Enter Web Link Information
  - Enter Link Name
  - Enter URL including http://
4. Enter Description Text for link
  - Text will display below the link to provide information about the site or instructions as needed.
  - File Options
    - Select Yes to open in a new window, No to open in the existing window.

- 1. Determine Standard Options
    - Permit Users to View this Content. Select Yes for students to view, No to hidden from view.
    - To track Number of Views of an item select Yes, No if not needed.
    - Date time restrictions lets you display materials prior to and after certain dates.
  2. Click Submit

Course Link

A Course Link is a shortcut to an area, tool, or item within Blackboard. Course Links provide quick access to materials elsewhere in the class without the need to create a copy of that material.

1. Click on Build Content button
2. Select Course Link
3. Click the Browse button to locate the items, tool or area to be linked
4. The name and location will populate in boxes provided
5. Add a description in the text editor
6. Determine Standard Options
  1. Permit Users to View this Content. Select Yes for students to view, No to hidden from view.
  2. To track Number of Views of an item select Yes, no if not needed
  3. Date time restrictions lets you display materials prior to and after certain dates.
7. Click Submit