Create an Assignment Using Blackboard LTI 1.3

Create an assignment in Spark using Blackboard LTI 1.3.

SparkInstructorAssignments & Activities

Prerequisite: Create a Course

Launch the National Geographic Learning Content Selector

Before you can create an assignment, you must first lauch the National Geographic Learning Content Selector in Blackboard.

  1. Navigate to your Blackboard course.

  2. Add the content app.

    Blackboard Ultra

    1. Click +Add Content.

    2. Select Content Market.

    Blackboard Original

    1. Click Content.

    2. Click Build Content.

  3. Select the National Geographic Learning Spark content app.

  4. Scroll to the Spark program and level you want and click Link to Course.

  5. Click Select Content.

Create an Assignment

  1. Click Create.

  2. Click New Assignment.

  3. Select content to add to your assignment.

    1. Use any of the following filters to view the activities you want:

      • Unit Number
      • Grading: select auto-graded or manually-graded activities
      • Skills
      • Assigned Status: select activities that are already assigned or not assigned
    2. Click Apply.

  4. Click Create Links.

  5. Scroll to Assignments and select the assignment you just created.

  6. Click Link to LMS.