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MIGRATING FROM BLACKBOARD TO CANVAS GUIDESHEETS

To prepare for the Canvas migration, we suggest you take the following steps in Blackboard.

  • We are migrating one year's worth of courses from Blackboard to Canvas: Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, and Spring 2020.
  • Migrating Winter 2020 and Spring 2020 Blackboard courses to Canvas:  On June 22, 2020, you will see your Winter 2020 and Spring 2020 courses in Canvas. At that time, you will be able to edit, update, and copy those courses.
 
Below are action items for you to take as we prepare for the migration:
  • Exporting Blackboard Course to Desktop - For easy access to any of your courses, please export them to your Desktop. We strongly recommend that you export your course(s) by no later than July 27, 2020.
  • Downloading a Grade Center from Blackboard -  When we migrate to Canvas, no student data will convert. Therefore, we recommend you download your Grade Centers for at least the past year, particularly if you have assigned "Incompletes." Having this information may also be beneficial when writing letters of recommendation or future grade disputes.​ We strongly recommend that you download Grade Centers no later than July 27, 2020.
  • Downloading Recordings from Blackboard Collaborate Ultra - After you have exported a course from Blackboard, you will have a .zip file saved. These instructions show you how to import that .zip file into Canvas which will bring over all the content from the original course. We strongly recommend that you download videos no later than June 8, 2020.
  • Importing Blackboard Course to Canvas - After you have exported a course from Blackboard, you will have a .zip file saved. These instructions show you how to import that .zip file into Canvas which will bring over all the content from the original course.
  • Blogs, Wikis, Journals are not part of Canvas - will need to use alternatives (Discussions, Shared Documents, Assignments)
  • Rubrics do not transfer over - will need to be re-created.

DOWNLOAD BLACKBOARD INSTRUCTOR MOBILE APP

If you would like a course prior to that time, please export it to your Desktop.

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BUILD CONTENT

In Blackboard, the most common thing you will be doing is Building Content.  To add content to your Blackboard site, the most common tools are Add Item, Add Web Link, and Add Content Folder. Below are guidesheets on how to add those:

Assessments Assessments
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ASSESSMENT

The following assessment tools are useful in Blackboard:

 

Users and Groups Users and Groups
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USERS AND GROUPS

  • Users - allows you to see a list of Users in your course or add Users to your course
  • Groups - used to set up groups in Blackboard
Evaluation Evaluation
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EVALUATION

Useful way to check on your students' participation and progress in your course:

Tools Tools
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COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION

The most common tools for collaboration and communication are below:

  • Discussion Board - used to create an online discussion
  • Blog - used to allow students to share thoughts in a public running style
  • Journal - used to allow students to share thoughts privately with instructor
  • Wiki - used to collaborate on projects
  • Groups - used to put students into Groups
  • Announcements - used to create important Announcements
  • Email - used to send email
  • MyGrades - allows students to view their grades
  • Panopto Content - used to create Panopto videos within Blackboard
  • Embedding a Panopto Video in Blackboard
  • Rubrics - used to create a Rubric attached to a Blackboard assignment which can then be used for grading
  • SafeAssign - used to check whether students have plagiarized other student papers
Grade Center Grade Center
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GRADE CENTER

The following guidesheets will assist you in using the grade center functionality in Blackboard:

Customization Customization
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CUSTOMIZATION

The following are the most common Customization features in Blackboard:

Packages and Utilities Packages and Utilities
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PACKAGES AND UTILITIES

Packages and Utilities is where you can copy your course to a new semester, or export your course for permanent storage on your device: