When to Use?
This article explains how to add a GVSU Save Course Materials link to your Blackboard course. Its important to add the link and its associated files to your course and make them available at the beginning of the semester so that students can access the materials or opt-out by the designated date.
Procedure
Adding a GVSU Save Course Materials link to your Blackboard Ultra Course:
1. Log into Blackboard and navigate to the class where you would like to add the GVSU Save Course Materials Link.
2. In the content area of your course find any of the small 'circle plus' located along the left side. Click on any one of these.
3. From the context menu that pops up after clicking the circle plus, select "Content Market"
This opens the content market and should appear similar to this screen shot:
4. In the content market, scroll down until you find the GVSU Save Course Materials card. Make sure to click the small circle plus to in the bottom right corner of the card.
(If you just click the card it will open the link to Vital Source but it will NOT add the link to your course.)
The link is now added to your course, as shown below:
5. Click the down arrow behind 'Hidden from students' (see blue circle above) and then select 'Visible to students' from the menu that pops up.
6. Finally we need to add a quick description to this link. Click the three dots at the right (see green circle) and then select 'Edit' from the menu that pops up
In the "Description" area that pops up copy and paste the following paragraph. Make sure to replace "Month-Day" with the correct date as given to you by the Laker Store.
GVSU SAVE course materials are required by your instructor. To Opt-Out just click on the link above and follow the instructions. YOU MUST OPT-OUT BY Month-Day. Your student account will be refunded if you Opt-Out by this date.
The link you've added should now look like this:
