Blackboard: Create Content Items

Overview

How to add different types of content items to a Blackboard course.

Instructions

  1. Go to Blackboard and log in with single sign-on with your username and password.
  2. Navigate to the place in the course where you would like to add the content item.
  3. Click on the Build Content tab near the top left of the screen and select Item.
  4. A name is required for the item. You can add optional items such files, multimedia, links, and tables. 
  5. There are additional options for availability, tracking, and display dates. By default, content items will be immediately available to students.
  6. Click Submit.

Further information on creating content items is available through Blackboard's support pages.

 

 

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