Embedded Files
Educational Technology - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Overview
This page can serve as a glossary of different item types you can upload in your course.
Instructions
Inside your course, notice how you have a + sign that will be available to you above or below any item. In this example I want to add a new item below “Module Faculty & Staff”
You would click on the + button
Then select Create
NOTE: You can only have a nest of 1 folder inside another folder. You cannot have a Folder --> Inside a Folder --> Inside a third folder.
Glossary
Course Content Items
Learning Module: This is basically like a folder that holds a collection of material. But you can additionally add a small image icon to it to make it look distinct.
Folder: Folders can hold any item except for Learning Modules. There is a restriction now where you can only have 2 levels of content (I.E. a folder inside of a folder) and you cannot go any deeper than that.
Document: A document can hold text, images, videos, files, and HTML code.
Link: A URL that you can post to a website, article, etc.
Teaching tools with LTI connection: These can connect external tools outside of Blackboard. Please do not use this and connect with out team if you have more questions.
Assessment
Test: Create exams or quizzes with multiple choice questions, short answer, etc.
Assignment: Students can upload their essay-based work here.
Form: Utilize this to create survey questions.
Participation and Engagement
Discussion: Use this to create a single discussion topic for small group discussions, icebreakers, Q&A, reflective learning, etc.
Journal: Journals are personal spaces for students to communicate privately with you. Students can also use journals as a self-reflective tool.
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