Creating and sharing collaborative documents

Collaborative documents provide an opportunity for students to work together on one file. In the Course Content page you can create new collaborative documents in ultra or you can embed existing files from Office365.

Create a new collaborative document in ultra

1. Within the Course Content window, hover your mouse where you wish to create the new collaborative document and select the (purple) + icon. Select +Create

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2. From the Create Item menu, scroll to the bottom section and select Cloud Collaboration, under Participation and Engagment.

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3. The information dialog usually only appears the first time you attempt to upload an existing document. When you check back, you will see a new collaborative document. Give the document a name and add a description. Then click Save.

4. When the document is ready, you will see a message to confirm that the collaboration has been saved.

5. In the Cloud Document Settings, you can enable Class conversations if this is needed.

5. Click Save.

6. Your collaborative document will be embedded in the content area.

   • Make the document visible for your students to work collaboratively (1)

   • Remember to click Refresh before editing the document to ensure you update the document with any changes made by others (2)

   • To begin to work on the document, click Edit document (3)

Embed an existing document for students to collaborate

You can also add an existing document which has been created in Microsoft OneDrive and embed it in your Course Content.

1. Hover your mouse where you wish to add the new collaborative document and select the (purple) + icon. Select +Create

2. From the Create Item menu, select Embedded Cloud Document.

3. This information dialog usually only appears the first time you attempt to upload an existing document.

4. The next time you select Embedded Cloud Document, your OneDrive files will be available for you to choose from.

5. Choose the file you wish to upload by clicking the radio button to the left of the filename. Then click Select.

6. Enable Class conversations if this is needed.

7. Click Save.

8. Your document will be embedded in the content area.

   • Make the document visible for your students to work collaboratively (1)

   • Remember to click Refresh before editing the document to ensure you update the document with any changes made by others (2)

   • To begin to work on the document, click Edit document (3)

For more information about collaborative documents check out Blackboard Help for Microsoft OneDrive

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Useful Links

• Types of Course Content

• Create Containers for Content

• Create Learning Modules

• Create Documents

• Ally Quick Start for Instructors

• Watch a video on how to add content to a page at: https://youtu.be/Yo-z5N_rH7Y?si=K18011EIc7vzSAd0