Using Blackboard Drive to upload/manage content in Blackboard Learn

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1 Using Blackboard Drive to upload/manage content in Blackboard Learn Downloading and Installing Blackboard Drive 1. Login to Blackboard Learn, and click on the Utilities Tab. 2. Locate the Blackboard Drive module, and click the appropriate installer to download Blackboard Drive for your operating system. 3. Follow the prompts to install Blackboard Drive. Note: This will require a restart of your computer Configuring Blackboard Drive 1. Open the Blackboard Drive application. 2. Click the + symbol. 3. For Volume name, name your Blackboard Drive (e.g. Blackboard Drive). 4. For Full URL enter 5. Enter your career account username and password. 6. Click on the Advanced Options tab. OIT Revised 8/15/2012 Page 1

2 7. Ensure that Startup Mode has the Disconnected option selected (Required). 8. Custom Options: Save Password: To keep your password saved, toggle the Save Password box. Note: You will be able to change your password at a later time. If you need to change your password, please refer to the Changing your username or password in Blackboard Drive section. OIT Revised 8/15/2012 Page 2

3 New Window: If you wish to have a new window open when your Blackboard Drive is connected, toggle the Open Explorer window upon connection box. 9. After you have entered all necessary information; and customized your options (if applicable), Click OK. Connecting to Blackboard Drive 1. Launch Blackboard Drive (if not already launched) Note: If you launch BB Drive (E.g. Click on the icon/shortcut) and nothing happens; the BB Drive icon may be in your Taskbar (Windows) or Application Dock (Macintosh). Click on the icon in that location, and the BB Drive screen will appear. 2. Ensure that your configured Blackboard Learn Drive is highlighted, and then click Connect. When Blackboard Drive is connected, the status will change to Connected. OIT Revised 8/15/2012 Page 3

4 Accessing your Content Collection 1. Once connected, open Windows Explorer on a PC, or Finder on a Mac. 2. You will now have a mounted drive containing your Blackboard Learn Content Collection. Double click to enter the drive. Note: Your Blackboard Drive name in the Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) may be something different than your Blackboard Drive Volume name (E.G. Shared Network Drive, Disconnected Network Drive, Mounted Drive, etc.). 3. You will see 5 folders, users, orgs, library, institution, and courses. The users folder contains your personal content collection. The courses folder contains folders for each course you are listed as an instructor for. Uploading files to your Content Collection 1. Decide which Blackboard Learn location you want to upload files to, and open that folder. 2. Open a new instance of Windows Explorer or Finder, and locate any file or files you want to upload to Blackboard Learn. 3. Highlight and drag the file or files from your local drive into your chosen Blackboard Learn folder. Note You can drag many files or even entire folders into your chosen Blackboard Learn folder Making Course Links to Your Uploaded Content 1. Login to Blackboard Learn. 2. Enter the course you d like to link your uploaded content to. 3. Enter the area you would like to link your uploaded content to (for example, the Course Content menu item). 4. Mouse over Build Content, and then select Item. 5. Enter a title and an optional description. 6. For step two, Attachments, select Browse Content Collection 7. Using the navigation menu on the left, browse to the content you would like to add to your Blackboard Learn course. 8. Once you have located your content, place a check in the checkbox next to the content you would like to add to your course. OIT Revised 8/15/2012 Page 4

5 9. Click Submit. 10. Back on the Create Item screen, change any other settings desired, and then click Submit. Changing your username or password in Blackboard Drive Note: This option is necessary after you change your career account passphrase as your password that is saved in the Blackboard Drive application will not automatically change when you change you passphrase on the university system(s). 1. Open Blackboard Drive. Ensure that your Blackboard Drive is disconnected. 2. At the Volumes screen, select your disconnected Blackboard Drive and click on Configure. OIT Revised 8/15/2012 Page 5

6 3. At the Configure screen, you can change your username and password. 4. After changing your username and password, click OK. 5. You may now connect to Blackboard Drive with your updated username/passphrase. To connect to your Blackboard Drive, refer to the Connecting to Blackboard Drive section. OIT Revised 8/15/2012 Page 6