HOW TO ACCESS YOUR
COURSE RESOURCES IN
BLACKBOARD
Blackboard
• Nelson’s digital resources will be accessible via your Blackboard
course
• This provides a Single Sign On experience for both faculty and
students
• You do not need to sign into Nelson’s companion site to access
your content as all of your content is right on Blackboard for
your course
• Your First Time logging in will require you to go through the
following steps …
Verify/Create a Cengage/Nelson Account
• Verify that you have an account at: http://login.cengage.com
• Make sure you know your username and password
• If you do not have a Cengage/Nelson account contact your
sales representative as this is required to access your Nelson
resources. To find your sales rep click here:
http://replocator.nelson.com/
• Once an account is set up you will receive an e-mail from
Instructor.eResources@cengagelearning.com which you must
open to activate your account
Log into your Blackboard course
Login into your Blackboard course
and click on the Course Content
link on the left hand menu
Course Content tab
Click on the Partner Content tab,
and then select Commercial
Content
Commercial Content tab
1. Click on the Cengage Learning
icon
2. Click anywhere inside the
Cengage Learning box to select
your digital solution
Register at Nelson Education
Enter your Nelson/Cengage Instructor Resource account
information. This is a one-time activity to associate your
Blackboard account with your Cengage Learning faculty
account . If you do not have one, please see Slide #3.
Cengage Learning MindLinks
Click on link that is for your textbook digital
solution, OR use the search box at the top right to
find it.
Please Note: You can only use your chosen
textbook and not combine other textbook
resources from other courses.
Cengage Learning MindLinks
Choose the button to Create a new
Course or Copy an existing course.
You will then be prompted to input
your Course Name, Start/End Date
and Time Zone.
Click Continue at the bottom right
when you are done.
Cengage Learning MindLinks
Click Continue to go to the next
step.
Cengage Learning MindLinks
Confirm the folder where you
would like to place the digital
solution and then click on Submit.
Cengage Learning MindLinks
Your core digital solution will now
show up in your Course Content
folder or in the folder that you
placed it in. Click on the links to
access the content.
If you are using Aplia …
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APLIA offers online homework assignments and robust assessment
tools
Provides immediate and detailed feedback.
Content is written to match your course
If you would like training on using Aplia please
contact your sales representative:
http://replocator.nelson.com/
If you are using MindTap …
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MindTap is a fully online, highly personalized learning experience that
combines student learning tools—readings, multimedia, activities and
assessments—into a singular Learning Path that guides students
through their course.
If you would like training on using MindTap
please contact your sales representative:
http://replocator.nelson.com/
Deep Linking
• Deep Linking allows you to select individual chapter material,
rather than the choosing to show the whole digital solution
• Deep Linking also allows a direct shortcut to the specific chapter
material that you want students to see
• This is not required, and is just an option
• You must add the core digital solution to your Blackboard course
before you can begin Deep Linking
• If you wish to use Deep Linking, then please repeat Slides 4-8
• After that, please continue with Slides 16-19
Deep Linking
Once you get to the ‘Select
Content’ screen again, you can now
select individual chapter material
that you wish to show in your
Blackboard course.
Deep Linking
Confirm your selections by clicking
on Save, or click Cancel to go back
to the previous screen.
Deep Linking
Confirm the folder where you
would like to place the individual
chapter material and then click on
Submit.
Deep Linking
Your individual chapter material
will now show up in your Course
Content folder or in the folder that
you placed it in. Click on one of the
links to access the content.
Student View
• Student View is identical to that of the instructor view
• Students will not be asked for a code to log in
Faculty Support
• Level 1 – Log in to Blackboard and your course
• Algonquin Blackboard Administration Team
• bbhelp@algonquincollege.com
• Level 2 – Course Content
• Troy Verriez, Digital Solutions Manager at Nelson
• troy.verriez@nelson.com
• Level 3 – Your Cengage/Nelson account
• Nelson Customer Support
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1-800-268-2222
nelson.brain@nelson.com
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 6:00 pm EST
After hours, http://www.nelson.com/coursecare/ to submit a web
form