The calendar displays events and dates from multiple courses in a single view. Any materials with a due date will appear on your Calendar. You can also add events, select specific calendars to view, add and share a personal calendar.
You can choose to view your calendar by Day or Month to immediate and advance work due, as well as Due Dates to focus only on your upcoming deadlines. There are four basic view options:
Schedule
Due Date
Then you can select by day or month to short term or long term progression.
Day
Month
To create a new event on your calendar
On the base navigation for Blackboard, select calendar tool,
Select the (+) icon
A panel opens from the right
As a student, you only have a personal calendar
You can date details and information
Start date and time
End date and time
Select checkbox if this is an all day event
Select checkbox if this event repeats
Enter a location
Place if a physical location
URL is say, a Zoom session
Both if necessary
Add a description of the meeting, what to bring, what the meeting is about, and if there is any pre-work needed ahead of time
If you try to close the panel without Saving or Canceling, you will receive a message, “You tried to close this panel without saving your work. Do you want to continue?”
The Calendar Settings panel displays the calendar for each class or student group (if your student group uses Blackboard). If you don’t wish to see a calendar, uncheck the box to the left of its title, and close.
