Blackboard Ultra: How to Copy Content

Initiating the Copy Process

Before copying content to an empty Blackboard Ultra course, close the course to student users. A closed course will prevent past due dates for copied Blackboard graded content (tests, assignments, journals, discussion board forums) from appearing in the Activity Stream of the students enrolled in the current course. A closed course allows you to update all availability and due dates first, then open the course to the current student roster.

1. To close a course, click Course Settings in the top right of the course page.
2. From the Course Settings page, select Closed to make the course inaccessible to student users. Select Open when you have updated the content and are ready for student users to access the course. 

Copying an Entire Course

1. On the Course Content page, click the more options icon (…) and from the drop-down menu, select Copy Items.
2. From the Copy Items page, a list of your courses appears. Only courses you are enrolled as an instructor or Course Builder will display in this list. In addition, courses you have hidden from your view in Blackboard Ultra Navigation (Courses) will not appear in the Copy Items list. If you do not see the course you would like to copy, use the search bar and type the name or synonym number and the list will display all matches. By default, the list will show only 10 courses per page. Expand the number of courses displayed from the items per page drop-down menu or use the arrows to navigate to another page.
3. Select the checkbox to the left of the course to copy over all its contents. The selected course will add to the right of the Copy Items page. If you do not want to copy the selection, click the X icon to remove it. Once you have selected the desired course, click Start Copy to initiate the copying. You do not need to stay in the course while the copy is in process.

Copying Individual Course Items

Individual items or folders from another course can be copied instead of the course in its entirety. Note that if you choose to copy individual folders or items, that content will be automatically set to “Hidden from students” when added to the Course Content page.

1. On the Course Content page, click the More options icon (…) and from the drop-down menu, select Copy Items. The copied items will be added below any existing items already in the Course Content page.
2. However, if you would prefer to copy an item or folder to a specific place w/in your Course Content page, click on an Add Content (+) icon and from the drop-down menu, select Copy Content.
3. In either instance, you will be redirected to the Copy Items page. To select individual folders or items from a course, click the arrow to the right of the course name to access the available contents within.
4. Select the checkbox(es) for the folder(s) you would like to copy. If you would prefer to select individual content within a folder, click the arrow to the right of the folder name. Your selections will add to the right of the Copy Items page. If you do not want to copy a selection, click the X icon to remove it.
5. Once you have decided on the selections, click Start Copy to initiate the copying. You do not need to stay in the course while the copy is in process.

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