Create a New Blackboard-Integrated MindTap for K–12 Course

If you have not created the MindTap for K–12 course you want to integrate with Blackboard®, create it from Blackboard.

Open your Blackboard course.
Add MindTap for K–12 content to your course.
Blackboard Original
1. Click Content > Build Content > Cengage Content.
  If the Cengage tool is not shown under Build Content, see Can't Find Cengage Content in Blackboard.
Blackboard Ultra
1. Click + > Content Market.
2. Click Cengage Content under Institution Tools.
  
  Important If you see a Cengage tool shown under Content Market, do not select it. This is an outdated version of the integration that will be removed soon. Only add the Cengage tool under Institution Tools.
  
  If the Cengage tool is not shown under Institution Tools, see Can't Find Cengage Content in Blackboard.
If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Blackboard and Cengage accounts.
On the Integrate with Cengage page, click Select Platform.
On the Select Title page, select the textbook or product to use in your class.
- To search the available content, type a search term.
- To see only MindTap for K–12 results, click Platform and select MindTap.
- To filter the list by license type, click License Type and select Student Purchase Required or Inclusive Access.
1. Select a product.
2. Click Continue.
Note If you don't see your content, contact your Cengage representative. If needed, see cengage.com/repfinder/ https://www.cengage.com/repfinder/postSecondaryEdFacultyCanada/ https://www.cengageasia.com/Contact-Us http://www.cengage.co.in/Rep_Locator https://www.cengage.co.uk/education/contact-us-2/ https://au.cengage.com/repfinder/ https://latinoamerica.cengage.com/contacto/ (Latin America) or https://www.cengage.com.br/contato/ (Brazil).
On the License Type page, select the payment method applicable to your class.

Very often, only one license type is available.
1. Click Continue.
On the Course Option page, select Create a new course from scratch.
1. Click Continue.

On the Course Details page, specify the course name, dates, and other information for your MindTap for K–12 course.

Field	Notes
Course Name	Include the academic term in the course name.
Time Zone	Assignment dates and times are based on the time zone you select.
Course start date	Set the start date to the first day of class. It is the first day students can access your course and the beginning of your students' temporary access period. It cannot be changed after students access the course.
Course end date	To allow your students to view their grades and complete late work, consider setting this 1 week after the last day of class.

Click Finish.

Create a course link or select learning activities to link from Blackboard.

To create direct links to learning activities:

You can also create a course link with this option.
1. Click Select Content.
2. Select activities to include in your class.
  
  Note
  Selecting a group of activities does not select all activities in the group. You must select each activity individually.
  
  Expand or collapse the course outline if needed.
  
  Graded activities that have already been added are marked . To avoid duplicate activity links and gradebook columns, do not import the same activity twice.
3. If needed, change gradebook syncing for specific activities.
  
  By default, when you include a graded activity it is added to the Blackboard gradebook.
  
  To remove an activity from the gradebook, clear Add to Gradebook.
  
  To sync an activity to the gradebook without creating an activity link, first select Add to Gradebook and then clear the Add to Course checkbox on the left.
To create a course link only:
1. Click Add Course Link.
2. Blackboard Original: Review the settings, select where to put your course link, and click Submit.
Click Continue.
Click the link to your MindTap for K–12 course and verify that it's set up how you want.

If prompted, read and accept the service agreement.

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