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Blackboard 1.1 Course Setup Guide [FOR INSTRUCTORS]

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Jon Miron

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Ultra Experience
      - [FRESH INSTALL] Configure Assignment Link
      - [PRE-INSTALLED] Configure Assignment Link
      - Create Community
Original Experience
     - [FRESH INSTALL] Configure Assignment Link
     - [PRE-INSTALLED] Configure Assignment Link
     - Create Community

⚠️ CAUTION

  1. Do not create multiple graded assignment links in your course. This will create significant grade passback problems for your Community that could be difficult or impossible to reverse. For more information, see our LTI FAQ.

  2. Do not add a description to your assignment link to Yellowdig. Due to an issue in Blackboard, descriptions sometimes block users from accessing Yellowdig via the assignment link.

This guide contains instructions for integrating with Blackboard Ultra or Blackboard Original. Skip to the section that is relevant to you. 

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Ultra Experience

💡Client Success Tip

Sometimes your school/organization does this step for you. If Yellowdig has already been configured for your entire institution or department, you can skip to the next section. To learn more about pre-installed course tools like Yellowdig, see this guide.

Questions? Email clientsuccess@yellowdig.com.

  1. Request your LMS Key and Secret from an Organization Administrator who belongs to your Organization. If you do not know who to contact, please reach out to support@yellowdig.com. Do not accept Keys and Secrets from Administrators who do not belong to your institutional or departmental Organization.

  2. In your Course page, click on one of the crosses.

  3. In the drop-down menu, select Create. 

  4. On the sidebar which appears on the right-hand of your screen, select Teaching tools with LTI connection.

  5. Assign a new name in the "New LTI Link" field. Then determine whether your link is visible to students. (Note: since the first user to click the link is automatically made the Community Owner, it is important that you click the assignment link and set up your Community before your students have the opportunity to access it.)

  6. Enter api.yellowdig.app/launch launch as the Configuration URL. When you enter the URL, Key and Secret fields will appear. Enter the Key and Secret that you received from your Organization Administrator.

  7. [STRONGLY RECOMMENDED] Check the box next to "Open in a New Window". This helps accommodate iOS and Safari users for whom opening Yellowdig in an iFrame may be impossible.

  8. If you are using Yellowdig to grade your students, check "Create gradebook entry for this item." Then set the points for Yellowdig in line with your grade breakdown. For example, if Yellowdig is worth 10% of your final course grade, and there are 1000 possible points for the course, allocate 100 points to Yellowdig. For more on how grade passback works, see the Knowledge Base article.

  9. Before X-ing out, click the Save button.

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  1. In your Course page, click on one of the crosses.

  2. In the drop-down menu, select Content Market.

  3. Scroll to the bottom and click the cross in the corner of the Yellowdig item.

  4. You will be redirected to the main Course page. Click the ellipses on the right-hand side of the Course Content item for Yellowdig. In the drop-down menu, select Edit.

  5. Click on Hidden From Students, and in the drop-down menu, select Visible to Students.

  6. If you are using Yellowdig to grade your students, check "Create gradebook entry for this item." Then set the points for Yellowdig in line with your grade breakdown. For example, if Yellowdig is worth 10% of your final course grade, and there are 1000 possible points for the course, allocate 100 points to Yellowdig. For more on how grade passback works, see the Knowledge Base article.

  7. Before X-ing out, click the Save button.

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Create Community

  1. Click the Assignment link that you've just created, which will launch Yellowdig and allow you to start building your Community for the class.

  2. If grading is enabled, you and each of your students must launch into Yellowdig through the one graded Assignment link that you created. Be sure to communicate this to your students directly and/or direct them to this help article.

  3. Finally, if you are using Yellowdig to assign a grade, make sure Yellowdig points are factored into the overall grade in Blackboard's grading tab.

Please click here if you're unable to watch the video below.

Original Experience

💡 Client Success Tip

Sometimes your school/organization does this step for you. If Yellowdig has already been configured for your entire institution or department, you can skip to the next section. To learn more about pre-installed course tools like Yellowdig, see this guide.

Questions? Email clientsuccess@yellowdig.com.

  1. Request your LMS Key and Secret from an Organization Administrator who belongs to your Organization. If you do not know who to contact, please reach out to support@yellowdig.com. Do not accept Keys and Secrets from Administrators who do not belong to your institutional or departmental Organization.

  2. Navigate to the Content section of your course page. Then, under Build Content, select "Web Link" in the drop-down menu.

  3. Under Name, enter "Yellowdig".

  4. Under URL, enter https://api.yellowdig.app/launch. Then check the box next to "This Link is to a Tool Provider".

  5. Checking the box will show Key and Secret fields. Enter your Yellowdig Key and Secret in the corresponding fields.

  6. If you are using Yellowdig to grade your students, select "Yes" next to Enable Evaluation. Then set the points for Yellowdig in line with your grade breakdown. For example, if Yellowdig is worth 10% of your final course grade, and there are 1000 possible points for the course, allocate 100 points to Yellowdig. For more on how grade passback works, see the Knowledge Base article.

  7. Determine whether the Yellowdig launch link is visible to students next to "Visible to Students". (Note: since the first user to click the link is automatically made the Community Owner, it is important that you click the launch link and set up your Community before your students have the opportunity to access it.)

  8. [STRONGLY RECOMMENDED] Check the box next to "Open in New Window". This helps accommodate iOS and Safari users for whom opening Yellowdig in an iFrame may be impossible.

  9. At the bottom, click Submit.

Please click here if you're unable to watch the video below.

  1. Navigate to the Content section of your course page. Then, under Build Content, select "Yellowdig" in the drop-down menu.

  2. Under Name, enter "Yellowdig".

  3. If you are using Yellowdig to grade your students, select "Yes" next to Enable Evaluation. Then set the points for Yellowdig in line with your grade breakdown. For example, if Yellowdig is worth 10% of your final course grade, and there are 1000 possible points for the course, allocate 100 points to Yellowdig. For more on how grade passback works, see the Knowledge Base article.

  4. At the bottom, click Submit.

Please click here if you're unable to watch the video below.

Create Community

  1. On the Content page, click on the Yellowdig link you just created, which will launch Yellowdig and allow you to start building your Community for your course.

  2. If grading is enabled, you and each of your students must launch into Yellowdig through the one graded Assignment link that you created. Be sure to communicate this to your students directly and/or direct them to this help article.

  3. Finally, if you are using Yellowdig to assign a grade, make sure Yellowdig points are factored into the overall grade in Blackboard's grading tab.

Audience: This help article is for Instructors, Designers, and Administrators. Students or Learners cannot access these settings.

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