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this video training will walk through the process
of creating a new MindTap course
that is linked with your Blackboard course.
Whether you're starting with a blank course,
or working with one you have developed over the years,
the process for setting up Blackboard integration
is the same.
Let's start by navigating to a content page
where we want to add our MindTap course
level link.
A content page maybe named something other
than content at your institution.
But you will know that you are in the right place.
if you can see the Partner Content menu.
Choose this drop down
and then select Content Market.
From the list of available partners, select
Cengage.
The first time you connect, you'll be asked to link your
blackboard account
with your Cengage faculty account.
If you do not have a Cengage account,
click Create New Account to request one.
Your request must be verified,
and then your account information will be sent to you by
email. If
you do have an account,
enter your email address and password
and then click Log in.
You will receive a confirmation message
that you have successfully registered your account.
All the Cengage titles
that have been made available to your institution
will appear.
You can search by title, author or
keyword
To filter by platform and license type,
click on the FILTER RESULTS button.
If you do not see the title you're looking for,
please contact your Cengage account executive
or learning consultant for assistance.
Once you have located your title,
click on the
LINK TO COURSE button to begin the course
creation process.
You will next be prompted to create your MindTap
course. This
video will focus on the first three options,
which will result in creating a new course.
If you have already created a course in your send
Cengage instructor dashboard,
you will select link to an existing course.
This process is covered in a separate video.
The first option is to create a new course.
If you have never used MindTap before,
this is likely the option you will choose.
The second option is to copy from an existing
course. This option is typically
used when you are moving from one semester to the next,
and will display courses you have previously created
using this Cengage product.
The third option is to copy from another instructor's
course using their Course Key.
Here, you will enter a course key
and then click Verify.
For this video,
we will create a new course.
Regardless of which option you choose,
you'll enter basic information about your course.
For the class start date,
enter the date you expect students to start using
MindTap. If your
course requires students to purchase an access
code, the date you enter here represents
the first day of the temporary access period.
The course end is the last date that students
can access the course.
Finally,
select your time zone
and then click Continue.
On the next page,
you'll choose how you'd like grades from MindTap
to synchronize to your Blackboard
gradebook.
If you'd like to add a single gradebook column
to your Blackboard course, that will represent
the total score for all the content
assigned in MindTap,
select
I want to synchronize an overall course
score. If
your preference is to link and synchronize individual
MindTap assignment scores,
then select,
I want to synchronize individual activity
scores. Once
you've made your selection,
click Continue.
You'll next receive a message indicating that
your link has been imported
and then be redirected to Blackboard to
select the location in which you want the link to
appear. The default location
will be the content page
where you started this process,
but you can browse for a new location
if needed.
Click Submit.
Your platform course level link is now available
in Blackboard.
It is placed at the bottom of the content page.
You can easily click and drag your link to the
desired location.
We also recommend editing this link
so that the name makes it clear to students
that this is where they will access and register
for MindTap.
To do this,
click the drop down next to the link
at the name
and then click Submit.
Both you and your students will now use this link
to access MindTap.
That's it. Your course is now ready for students
to enroll. Please
refer to additional videos if you want to further
customize your course
to include direct links to individual MindTap
activities
and set upgrade synchronization.
Thank you for completing this video training for MindTap.
For additional support or
resources, please visit our training and support
sites.