Blackboard Course Content

Adding Course Content

Blackboard offers many options to add and create content in your course.

Content Type Definition Blackboard Resource
Adding Content Options available for adding content to your course https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/add-content.html
Content Editor The editor is available in many areas of your course. Learn how to use all of the editor features. https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/add-content/content-editor.html
Adding a File Options for adding files to your course https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/add-content/add-a-file.html
Ultra Documents Create content that combines a variety of materials to view together, such as text, multimedia, and attachments. https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/add-content/documents.html
Web Links Linking to external websites https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/add-content/web-links.html
Learning Modules and Course Folders Add a learning module or course folder https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/create-containers-for-content.html
OneDrive Embedded or Collaboration Doc Add a OneDrive File from your TU account or create a Collaboration file for you student to engage on the same document https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/add-content/add-a-file/onedrive-files.html
Content Market 3rd Party integrations options to add to your course. (exp. Panopto, Qwickly, VoiceThread, Akindi, Textbook publishers...) https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/add-content/add-content-from-external-sources.html

Reuse Content

Content Type Definition Blackboard Resources
Copy Content Copying content from an existing course https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/reuse-content.html
Import Packages Import course packages https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/reuse-content/import-course-packages.html
SCORM Packages Upload SCORM files  https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/add-content/scorm-packages.html

Managing Content

Content Type Definition Blackboard Resource
Release Conditions Options to create when content is available and unavailable to your students https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/content-release-conditions.html
Edit and Manage Edit and manage existing content by individual item or batch editing https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/edit-and-manage-content.html

Content Market and OneDrive Browser Information 

Chrome Settings

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. On the upper right corner click on the 3 dots menu and select Settings
  3. Click on Privacy and Settings
  4. Select Site Settings
  5. Scroll to the bottom and Choose Pop-ups and Redirects
  6. Select the box next to Sites can send pop-ups and use redirect

Errors After Creating Links

Clear Chrome Cache, Cookies and History

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. On the upper right corner click on the 3 dots menu and select Clear Browsing Data...
  3. Select all three options: History, Cookies and Cache and of All time
  4. Click Clear Data

Note: These resources are provided by Blackboard Inc. Some features displayed on these pages may not be available in Towson University’s Blackboard environment. For questions or assistance, please contact blackboard@towson.edu.

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