Blackboard Learning Units enable the Instructor to set a structured path for users to progress through the content within a course. Items added to a Learning Unit appear much the same as content appears within a course content area. Text can be entered or supplemented with attached files. Attached files will, by default, open via a link displayed with the item. Image, audio, and video files can be set to display within the item and packaged files can be unpacked and displayed when the link is clicked.
Follow the steps below to open the Add Content page.
Step 1 Click a Learning Unit in one of the Content Areas.
Step 2 Click Add Item.
The table below details the fields on the Add Content page.
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Item Information |
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Name: |
Select a name that best describes the content that is being added. |
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Or, specify your own name: |
Enter a customized name for the information being added. |
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Choose Color of Name: |
Click Pick to select an alternate test color for the name of the item. The default color is black. |
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Text: |
Enter text into the field by either typing directly into the box or copy and paste text from another source. The following options are available: · Smart Text: Automatically recognizes a link entered in the text box. Smart text recognizes the ENTER key as a paragraph tag and accepts HTML tags as well. Smart Text will also prompt to load images if an image source text is used when adding smart text as part of a content item. · Plain text: Displays text as written. · HTML: Displays text as coded using HTML tags. · √x: Opens the WebEQ Equation Editor. · <¸>: Opens the MathML Equation Editor. · ABC: Opens Spell Check. · Preview: Opens the text as it will appear to users.
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Content Attachments |
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File to Attach: |
Enter the file path or click Browse to locate a file. The file will appear with the item as either a link or the actual file contents. This option is specified in the Special Action field. |
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Name of Link to File: |
Enter the name of the link that Students click to access the attached file. |
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Special Action: |
Select the special action for the link from the following options: · Create a link to this file: Selecting this option attaches the file to the document. A link is automatically inserted below the document title to access the file.
· Display media file within the page: Selecting this option embeds certain kinds of media within the page itself instead of creating a link.
· Unpackage this file: Selecting this option indicates to the system that the file must be unpackaged before displaying.
If the file format is not one of the supported digital media formats, the Display media file within the page feature will default instead to the Create a link to this file feature. A list of the file types supported by Blackboard Learning System can be found in Content Attachments. |
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Currently Attached Files: |
The attached files are listed here.
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Options |
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Do you want to make content visible? |
Select Yes or No to make the content visible to Students. If No is selected, none of the information entered on this page will appear to Students. |
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Do you want to add offline content? |
Select Yes or No to indicate that offline content is allowed or not allowed. Offline content is a direct path to a specified file on a CD-ROM that is usually provided by an Instructor. To access this file the user must have the correct CD in their computer. |
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Do you want to track the number of views?
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Select Yes to indicate that the system is to track the number of times a user accesses this item. Use the Course Statistics page to view a comprehensive report. Select No to indicate that the number of times this page is accessed will not be tracked. |
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Do you want to add metadata?
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Select Yes or No to indicate if metadata will be used. Metadata is data about the added item, such as ownership, resource format, and copyright information. |