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Copy Materials

Copying Content in Blackboard

Blackboard Manual Directions:

Almost all content in Blackboard can be moved throughout the course shell and into other course shells where you hold an instructor designation.

In this exercise you will be following these steps:

1. From the Content Area section of the Control Panel, choose Course Documents.
2. In the content listing for the Course Documents area, find the Course Goals item if you completed the Add Item Exercise or find an item to copy in your course shell and click the Copy button.
3. In the Copy or Move Item window, choose your course from the “Destination Course” field. In this case it is “Bb Sample Course – Rain Forest.” By the “Destination Folder” field, click on Browse and select the “Course Information” folder from the Course Map window. Click Submit. Keep the default value “No” for the “Remove item after copy” option.
4. Click Submit. You will receive a receipt to confirm that the content has been added. Click OK to clear the receipt and return to the content listing for this folder.
5. Return to the Student View of the course to navigate to the Course Information folder. Click the CourseID in the Navigation Path.
6. Click the Course Information button in the Navigation Menu. Locate the moved item.

 Copying Content to Another Area or Course

Step 1: From the Content Area section of the Control Panel, choose Course Documents.
 
Step 2: In the content listing for the Course Documents area, find an item to copy and click the Copy button.

Step 3: In the Copy or Move Item window, choose your course from the “Destination Course” field. In this case it is “Bb Sample Course – Rain Forest.” By the “Destination Folder” field, click on Browse and select the “Course Information” folder from the Course Map window. Click Submit. Keep the default value “No” for the “Remove item after copy” option.

           

Step 4: Click Submit. You will receive a receipt to confirm that the content has been added. Click OK to clear the receipt and return to the content listing for this folder.

Step 5: Return to the Student View of the course to navigate to the Course Information folder. Click the CourseID in the Navigation Path.
 
Step 6:  Click the Course Information button in the Navigation Menu.  Locate the moved item.