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Blackboard at Carnegie Mellon

Post Course MaterialsPost Course Materials

Setting up content areas
Adding content
Importing content from a course

Communicate with StudentsCommunicate with Students

Creating an announcement
Sending email

Give and receive assignmentsAdd, Grade Assignments

Add, grade assignments
Submit assignments (students)
Clear a student's attempt

Faciliate Group CollaborationFaciliate Group Collaboration

Setting up & managing groups

Create and Manage AssessmentsCreate, Manage Assessments

Creating tests & surveys
Setting up self & peer assessments

Manage GradesManage Grades

Navigating
Quick Start
Setting Up & Organizing
Grading
Managing Students' View
Other Functionality

Post Course Materials Tutorials

Importing content from one course to another

To import content

    Control Panel Course Options

  1. Click on the "Control Panel" from within the Bb course where you want to import content.
  2. Click on "Import Package" under "Course Options".
  3. Click the “Choose File" button.
  4. Navigate to choose an export.zip file or archive .zip file that you have previously generated and is on your local machine.
    See also: How to create a course export .zip file or archive .zip file.


    5. Select Package
    Course Materials Selections

  5. Check to select the course materials you would like to import, such as a content area, Discussion Board, tests, etc.
    NOTE: If you wish to import student data, work, and grades from an archive .zip file, contact bb-help@andrew.cmu.edu.
  6. Click "Submit."
  7. The Blackboard system will send you an e-mail when the import process is complete.

Instructors: For assistance with importing/copying content from one course to another,
contact bb-help@andrew.cmu.edu

Office of Technology for Education, Carnegie Mellon University, 2008