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When you add or create new content always ensure that all of your students can access it as easily as possible. The built in Ally (Ultra Accessibility Checker) can help you with this.
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This brings up the Create Item context menu. Select the type of item you wish to add
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Types of course content
Different types of items will have different icons, this will to help you distinguish between your content quickly.
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Watch a 2.5 min video on uploading content to your module in Ultra
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Four content types that you will use frequently - Learning Modules, Folders, Documents and Links - are explained below. Separate guides are available for adding video and images.
Learning modules and folders are containers for documents, file attachments, tests, assignments, multimedia, and links to websites, discussions, and journals. Detailed information about Assignments can be found in the Blackboard Assignments support pages.
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You can create a Blackboard document (also known as a Pagepage) to add text, audio, video, files, and images.
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Create a document
From the Create Item Course Content Items, select Document.
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The following Document Editor document editor will appear; give the document a title, by clicking on the cursor at the top left.
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Then chose what type (block) of content you want to add to teh document, you can choose to add one or all of the blocks to your.
Content adds the standard text editor where you can start typing text and add images, upload files, etc
HTML allows you to embed external learning, e.g. Menti, Sway, Forms, etc.
File Upload allows you to upload from Computer or University’s OneDrive
Cloud upload allows you to login to a separate cloud account like Google Drive
Convert a file, allows you to add and edit the contents of a PDF file
Add Images and Text to the document
Selecting Content will open the text content editor,
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Here you can type and format text, add images and other media.
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Choosing File upload or Cloud upload allows you to add saved files such as images and PDFs to your document.
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Select your file, and an Alt tag, if it’s an image and choose whether it is to be used for display (viewing) or downloading.
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When you’ve added your content, if you mouse over the element there will be a purple outline with arrows at the side and a tab at the top. The tab contains a pencil (for editing), six dots (for dragging) and a bin symbol for deleting.
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The document page consists of four columns, you can use the arrows at the side to shrink or stretch the item, then use the six dots on the tab to reposition the item.
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Adding PDFs
You can add further elements to the page such as PDFs with File Upload or Cloud Upload
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Choosing View and download in the Edit File Options
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Remember to save your file regularly
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Remember to make the document Visible to Students when you are happy with the content
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Find out more about adding images and video
Uploading content
Watch a 2.5 min video on uploading content to your module in Ultra
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Adding Links
A (web) link can be to an external website or content outside of your Ultra course, e.g. a website or reading list. You can also link to content in the same module, e.g. a Learning Module or Folder.
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If you are not happy with the order of your content you can easily reorder items by dragging and dropping. You can reorder course content using the mouseor .
Mouse over the element you want to drag, six dots will appear at the side. Click on these dots and then drag to reposition.
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NB you can reorder course content using a keyboard
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the keyboard. Use the tab to locate the element, press return/enter to select, and up and down keys to identify the new position. Then Use return to move the item.
Checking content accessibility
When you add or create new content, use Student Preview to see how it appears to your student. Check your documents and other files using the built in Ally (Ultra Accessibility Checker).
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Each time you create or add new content, use Ally to ensure your content is as accessible as possible, ensuring inclusivity and meaningful engagement for all learners. |
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