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Add Links in Blackboard to MindTap for K–12 Activities and Resources

After setting up your MindTap for K–12 course, create links from Blackboard to activities or other content in MindTap for K–12. Linked graded activities are included in the Blackboard gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.

How-toK–12 Teacher HelpMindTap for K-12

Before adding links to MindTap for K–12 activities, make sure your MindTap for K–12 course is set up the way you want it.

  • Add and organize the assigned activities and course materials for your MindTap for K–12 course.

Links created in this way are sometimes called deep links because they are not just web links but allow data to be exchanged between Blackboard and MindTap for K–12.

  1. Open your Blackboard course.

  2. Go to a content area in your course and open the Content Market.

    • Blackboard Original: Click Content › Build Content.
    • Blackboard Ultra: Click + › Content Market.

  3. Click the Cengage tool.

    A list of assigned activities for your linked MindTap for K–12 course is shown.

  4. Click Select Content and select activities to include in your class.
    A selected activity is labeled "This activity is imported in your LMS" and a warning message says "You are about to re-import already existing assignments."

    Graded activities that have already been added are marked This activity is imported in your LMS. To avoid duplicate activity links and gradebook columns, do not import the same activity twice.

    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.

  5. Click Continue.

  6. Blackboard Original:Review the settings, select where to put your course links, and click Submit.