How to incorporate links into BlackBoard
There are (at least) three ways to incorporate the resources
described above into BlackBoard.
(1) Put the resources into the "External Links" portion of the course.
Go into the Control Panel in your course
Choose External Links
Click on 'Add external Link'
Type the name of the resource in the title field
In the "URL of Link:" box, highlight 'http://' and paste
the URL you have copied. (If you type the URL instead, be sure
to include http://)
In the Description, add any descriptive notes that you want to appear.
Under 'Select Options' choose Yes for External Window
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Submit button.
To add another URL, click on the Back button and repeat from 'Add external Link'
Note that when you put links into the "External Links"
portion of a BlackBoard course the URL address will appear in
the list when students access the course.
(2)To paste in a visible URL into Course Documents or Assignments
Go to Control Panel
Choose area under Page Editor (either Course Documents or Assignments)
Click on Add Document, or go into a folder that you have created and click on Add Document
Type a document title
In the box under "Enter Information Below", wherever
you want the link to appear simply paste your copied URL and
add whatever explanatory material is appropriate.
Important: Choose the Radio Button 'Plain Text' below the text entry box.
(3) Use HTML to set up a link in which the URL will not be visible
Go to Control Panel
Choose area under Page Editor (either Course Documents or Assignments)
Click on Add Document, or go into a folder that you have created and click on Add Document
Type a document title
In the box under "Enter Information Below", wherever you want a link to appear, type the
following HTML code shown in red, putting in your URL and the mame of the webpage. For example,
to link to a USGS resource about Geologic Time, put in:
<a href="http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/">Geologic Time: USGS</a>
A critical point here: select the radio button "Smart Text" when you create the document,
IF you are using the HTML code.
The link will then appear without the URL coding appearing. That
is, the student using BlackBoard will see:
Geologic Time: USGS and they will not see:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/
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