The Schedule document provides information to students about the order in which content will be presented in the course. The schedule should include the dates when each course unit will be delivered, as well as the due dates for assignments and tests. The following steps will walk the user through the process of uploading a Schedule document to their course site.
Creating your Schedule Document, Part 1
Log into Blackboard and access the content area in which you would like to upload the Schedule document to. Please refer to the guide titled Creating a Content Area for more information on how to create a content area. To upload your document:
- Click on Build Content at the top of the page.
- Choose Item from the menu that appears.
Creating your Schedule Document, Part 2
- Name: Enter the name of the document in the space marked Name.
- Color of Name: Select a color to use for the item name.
- Text: Type or paste your text into Blackboard's Text editor. You can then use the formatting toolbars to format the text.
Attaching Files
- Attach Files: Click Browse Local Files to upload a file from your computer or click Browse Course Files to upload a file that has already been added to the course. Alternatively, users can drag files from their computer into this area to upload files. Once the file has been successfully attached, the file name will be listed below.
- File Name: The file name will appear here
- Link Title: the name of the file link can be changed here. This does not change the actual name of the file
- File Action: If you are attaching a media file, this option will allow you to choose how to display the file.
- Do Not Attach: To remove an unwanted file, click on Do Not Attach to remove the file.
Making the Document Available to Students
Under Standard Options, instructors can change the item's visibility to students or enable tracking of student views.
- Permit Users to View This Content: To allow students to view this file, set "Permit Users to View this Content" to Yes.
- Track Number of Views: If you wish to use Statistics Tracking on this item, Select Yes. This will allow you to run a report on the item to see how many times students have accessed the item.
- Select Date and Time Restrictions: you wish to limit access to a specific time period, enter the starting and ending availability dates for the item. In order for the dates to be effective, select the checkbox next to Display After and Display Until
- When you are finished with setting up your Schedule document, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page