Content Collection

Owned by Nicholas Webster (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Sept 25, 2021 by Maria Shimel
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Summary

By adding files to the content collection you will be able to access the content from anywhere in Blackboard, and will be able to pull the content directly from your content collection instead of your computer. In this article we will show you how to add and manage content items and folders.

Instructions

Upload Files

  • Go to your Blackboard course 
  • Click "Content Collection" in the control panel
  • Click the ID number of your course
  • You are now in your course site file management area. You can create folders to assist you in managing your course site files
  • Hover over upload and select "Upload Files". "Upload zip packages" should be selected if you wish to upload a .zip file
  • In the top right select "Single File" or "Multiple Files"
  • If Single File is selected, click "Choose File"
  • If Multiple Files is selected, you can drag and drop multiple files and/or folders to upload. This may require you to enable Java

Access Uploaded Content

  • Go to your Blackboard course 
  • Click the course menu item you wish to add content (file) to. i.e. Course Documents
  • Hover over "Build Content"
  • Select "Item"
  • Select "Browse Content Collection" in the Attachments area to select the required file

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