Add Links in Blackboard to WebAssign Activities and Resources

If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS.If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. After setting up your WebAssign course, create links from Blackboard to activities or other content in WebAssign. Linked graded activities are included in the Blackboard gradebook unless you choose to exclude them. Linked graded activities are included in the Blackboard gradebook.

How-ToInstructor HelpWebAssign

This feature is not available to instructors using the old Blackboard integration.

Before adding links to WebAssign activities, make sure your WebAssign course is set up the way you want it.

Add and organize the assigned activities and course materials for your WebAssign course.
Configure assignment settings such as grading, attempts, feedback, time limits, due dates, point values, and grade categories.

The following steps for an LTI 1.0 integration. For LTI Advantage instructions, see Brightspace LTI Advantage.

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 WebAssign.

Google Workspace for Education Plus adds links to Google Classroom assignments, while Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard adds links directly to the Classwork tab.

Open your Blackboard course.
Follow the steps for your LMS to access the Cengage tool.
Click Add Content › Add Learning App.
Click the Cengage tool.
If the tool is not available, contact your administrator.
On the Materials tab, click Add Materials › Cengage LMS Integration.
Go to a content area in your course and open the Content Market.
- Blackboard Original: Click Content › Build Content.
- Blackboard Ultra: Click + › Content Market.
Click the Cengage tool.
A list of assigned activities for your linked WebAssign course is shown.
Open the Course Builder tool.
In the Content tab, click Related Tools › Course Builder.
Drag from Add Content to your module.
Alternatively, click and select your module.
Select a location to add your new links.
Click › Turn editing on.
Click Add an activity or resource.
Select the Cengage tool and click Add.
The Cengage tool is created and named by your Moodle administrator.
From the course navigation, click Cengage.
If you get an error message when you click Cengage, see the following:
Select your linked WebAssign course from the list of content sources.
A list of assigned activities for your linked WebAssign course is shown.
Click the Cengage tool.
If the tool is not available, contact your administrator.
Click Select Content and select activities to include in your class.
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.

If you're using the Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard workflow, you can select multiple activities.

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

Due dates set in your WebAssign course are synced to Blackboard. If your school uses a Blackboard Partner integration, available dates are also synced to Blackboard.

Date changes in your WebAssign course overwrite dates set in your Blackboard course. For consistency, make sure your WebAssign and Blackboard courses are set to the same time zone.

Due dates set in your WebAssign course do not sync to your Blackboard course.
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.
Click Continue.
Blackboard Original:Review the settings, select where to put your course links, and click Submit.
Save your changes at the bottom of the page.
Click either Save and return to course or Save and display.
Repeat these steps to add another link.

The content page displays all the links you have added to your WebAssign course and activities.

The selected links are added to the module.

Your link is added to the Sakai Lessons area.

If needed, you can reorganize the links in Blackboard.

Google Workspace for Education Plus

This integration method imports one link at a time. To import multiple links at once, follow the instructions for Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard.

Click Select Content and select activities to include in your class.
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.

If you're using the Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard workflow, you can select multiple activities.

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

Due dates set in your WebAssign course are synced to Blackboard. If your school uses a Blackboard Partner integration, available dates are also synced to Blackboard.

Date changes in your WebAssign course overwrite dates set in your Blackboard course. For consistency, make sure your WebAssign and Blackboard courses are set to the same time zone.

Due dates set in your WebAssign course do not sync to your Blackboard course.
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.
Click Continue.

Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard

To open the Cengage integration tool, click › Cengage.
Select your Blackboard class.
1. Click a class in the Google Classroom Class dropdown list.
2. Select a Blackboard topic.
3. Select whether to import your WebAssign assignments as drafts or immediately assign them to students.
4. Click Continue.
Click Select Content and select activities to include in your class.
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.

If you're using the Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard workflow, you can select multiple activities.

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

Due dates set in your WebAssign course are synced to Blackboard. If your school uses a Blackboard Partner integration, available dates are also synced to Blackboard.

Date changes in your WebAssign course overwrite dates set in your Blackboard course. For consistency, make sure your WebAssign and Blackboard courses are set to the same time zone.

Due dates set in your WebAssign course do not sync to your Blackboard course.
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.
Click Continue.