Placing the Course Materials Link in your course.

The directions below explain how an instructor can place the Course Materials tool link in their Blackboard course in order to provide access to digital content provided by VitalSource/Yuzu or to an Access Code required by some publishers.

Blackboard Ultra Courses

If you are teaching a course using Ultra Course View, follow the directions below to place the Course Materials tool link into your course:

  1. Decide where you want to place the link to your digital materials and click on the + sign.
  2. From the options listed, choose Content Market.
  3. Find "Course Materials" listed on the page and click the small + sign at the bottom right corner of the tile. This will place the link in your course.
  4. Be sure to set the new link to be visible to students.

Test the link: As an instructor, click the link. It should take you to a page where you'll see the course listed, and it will display a preview of your book/materials. You should see a READ NOW button or a REVEAL CODE button. If you don't see one of these two options, please contact your publisher to find out how to provide access to your digital course materials.

Blackboard Original Courses

If you are teaching a course using Original Course View, follow the directions below to place the Course Materials tool link into your course:

If you would like to place the link on your course menu:

  1. At the top of the Course Menu, click the + symbol, and then choose TOOL LINK.
  2. Type in a name for the link you are creating. We suggest "Course Materials".
  3. In the drop down menu, choose "Course Materials" from the list of tools.
  4. Make sure the box is checked to make the menu item visible to students.

If you would like to place the link inside a content area:

  1. Navigate to the content area where you would like to place the link.
  2. At the top of the page, choose TOOLS >> More Tools
  3. Select "Course Materials" from the list of tools.
  4. In the text box, feel free to put information for students so they know what the link is for.
  5. Hit Submit at the bottom of the page.
  6. Drag the link to the place you want it to be on the content area.

Test the link: As an instructor, click the link. It should take you to a page where you'll see the course listed, and it will display a preview of your book/materials. You should see a READ NOW button or a REVEAL CODE button. If you don't see one of these two options, please contact your publisher to find out how to provide access to your digital course materials.

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