How to Add Content in Blackboard Ultra

Summary

Add content to the course content page in the Blackboard Ultra for your students to review such as a syllabus, lecture notes, readings and more.

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Add content to the course content page in the Blackboard Ultra course experience.  There are several ways you can add or upload content to your course. Examples of files that can be added to your course are Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, and more.  

Adding Content

  1. Enter your course
  2. In the middle of the page, select the + icon where you would like to add content. 
  3. Select upload and choose the file you would like to add to your course from your computer. 
  4. The content will appear on the course content page. Set the module visibility by selecting hidden from students, located below the name of the uploaded document. 

Visibility Options

  • Visible to Students: the content will be available to all students in the course.
  • Hidden from Students: the content will be available to the instructor to continue to edit, but will not be available for students to view. 
  • Release Conditions: the content will be visible based on the criteria set.
    • Select Members:  You can make the content visible to all members (default) or specific members or groups. 
    • Date/Time: You can make the content visible based on a specific date/time. This is helpful when releasing content on a consistent schedule. 
    • Performance: You can make the content visible based on a student's performance on an assessment. This is helpful when you want to provide additional resources to students that may be struggling. 

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Article ID: 4787
Created
Thu 3/7/24 10:55 AM
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Mon 4/22/24 1:21 PM

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