Archiving
and
Importing
Your
Blackboard
7.3
Course
This
tutorial
provides
instructions
for
how
to
move
the
contents
of
a
Blackboard
7.3course
into
a
new
course
shell
for
use
in
the
upcoming
semester.
If
you
have
any
questions
with
this
process,
please
call
CTELT
at
(785)
628‐4194.
The
information
below
is
an
overview
of
the
archive
and
import
process.
Detailed
instructions
for
archiving
and
importing
your
course
starting
on
next
page.
Enter
Your
Existing
Course
Shell
Archive
the
Course
Enter
Your
New
Semester
Course
Shell
Remove
the
Sidebar
Menus
from
Your
New
Semester
Shell
Import
the
Archive
into
Your
New
Shell
STEP
1:
Enter
Your
Existing
Course
Shell
a. Log
onto
Blackboard
at
http://blackboard.fhsu.edu
and
find
the
course
you
wish
to
transfer
the
content
under
My
Course.
Enter
the
course
by
clicking
on
it.
b. Click
on
the
Control
Panel
in
the
left
side
of
the
screen.
STEP
2:
Archive
Course
a. Click
on
Archive
Course
in
the
lower
left
section
of
the
Control
Panel
b. In
Export/Archive
Manager
page,
click
on
the
Archive.
c. You
will
be
taken
to
the
Archive
Course
page
where
you
will
confirm
that
it
is
the
course
you
want
to
archive.
Click
Submit
after
confirmation.
d. After
clicking
Submit,
you
will
receive
a
message
stated
that:
e. Minimize
Blackboard
site
and
wait
for
the
confirmation
email
from
the
system
to
be
sent
to
your
FHSU
email
or
other
email
account
you
use
for
your
Blackboard
course.
The
email
from
Bb
Administrator
will
contain
the
subject:
Archive:
Course
ID.
f. After
receiving
the
email
that
the
archive
action
has
completed,
you
can
return
to
Blackboard.
Click
OK
on
the
Archive
Course
screen.
g. You
will
taken
back
to
the
Export/Archive
Manager
page
and
locate
the
course
that
was
just
archived.
The
archived
course
file
will
end
in
.zip.
h. Right‐click
on
the
blue
link
and
choose
Save
Target
As.
Right‐Click
here
Continue
to
save
the
file
to
the
computer
desktop
or
other
location
where
it
can
easily
be
found
later.
Note:
Do
NOT
try
to
open
or
change
any
of
the
files
in
the
archived
zip
file.
It
will
result
in
unstable
and
unpredictable
behavior
when
the
course
is
imported.
STEP
3:
Enter
the
New
Course
Shell.
IMPORTANT:
You
must
now
enter
the
course
shell
for
the
new
semester
that
you
will
import
your
existing
(archived)
course
into!
a. Click
on
the
Welcome
tab
on
the
top
left
corner
of
the
Blackboard
screen.
b. Find
your
new
course
shell
under
My
Courses/Courses
you
are
teaching
section.
c. Enter
the
course
you
want
to
import
your
course
content
into
by
clicking
on
it.
STEP
4:
Remove
the
Sidebar
Menu(s)
from
New
Semester
Course
Shell.
To
ensure
the
cleanest
import
and
avoid
duplicated
menu
buttons,
you
first
should
remove
the
sidebar
menu(s)
on
the
new
semester
course
before
importing
the
content
over.
a. Click
on
the
Control
Panel
inside
the
new
course
shell.
b. Click
on
Manage
Course
Menu
in
the
lower
left
section
of
the
Control
Panel.
c. Remove
all
the
menu
items
inside
the
course
and
click
the
Submit
button.
IMPORTANT:
Please
look
at
the
“breadcrumb
trail”
to
insure
that
you
are
in
the
new
course
(Empty)
shell.
Removing
the
sidebar
menu(s)
will
delete
all
items
under
the
menu(s).
STEP
5:
Import
the
Archive
(.zip
File)
into
the
New
Course
Shell
a. Go
back
to
Control
Panel
inside
the
new
course
shell,
and
Click
on
Import
Package
b. IMPORTMANT:
In
the
Import
Package
page,
please
look
at
the
“breadcrumb
trail”
again
at
the
top
of
the
page
to
insure
that
you
are
in
the
correct
course
before
importing!
This
should
be
your
new
course
that
you
are
trying
to
import
your
content
into.
c. Click
on
the
Browser
button.
Browse
to
the
file
you
archived
on
your
computer
previously.
Highlight
this
file
and
click
Open.
d. Select
all
the
boxes
and
click
the
Submit
button.
After
clicking
Submit,
you
will
receive
the
following
message:
Click
OK
and
check
your
email
for
the
confirmation
message.
e.
After
receiving
the
confirmation
email,
return
to
Blackboard
to
check
your
course
in
the
new
shell.
Important
Tips
after
Importing
the
Course:
• Check
each
file
in
the
course
to
ensure
that
they
also
open
up
and
work.
• Make
sure
each
test
and
assignment
works
by
clicking
on
them
inside
the
content
area
you
deployed
them
in.
• Make
sure
to
synchronize
your
new
course
to
the
SafeAssign
server.
To
do
this,
you
can
follow
these
steps:
1. Go
to
the
Control
Panel
in
the
new
course.
2. Click
SafeAssign
in
the
Course
Tools
Area
3. Click
Synchronize
this
course.
If
you
have
any
questions
with
this
process,
please
call
CTELT
at
(785)
628‐4194.