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How do I link my Blackboard Learn course to the webtext?
How do I link my Blackboard Learn course to the webtext?

Instructor directions for linking your Blackboard course to the Soomo webtext

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Written by Soomo Support
Updated over a month ago

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Instructors

Where is the article for LMS admins to use to deploy Soomo’s Blackboard app?

To get started linking your course in Blackboard to the Soomo webtext, follow the steps below. If you have any questions along the way, please don’t hesitate to contact our LMS specialist at lms@soomolearning.com.

Once your LMS has been connected to the webtext, you can use the following instructions to create the webtext links to add to your Blackboard course.

Connect your webtext to the course

Log in to your Blackboard course as an instructor and then navigate to Content in the left-hand menu.

Screenshot of Blackboard with an arrow pointing to Content in the left-hand menu

Hover over Build Content and select the Soomo Webtext Linking Tool.

Screenshot of Blackboard with an arrow pointing to the Build Content menu

You’ll see a list of webtexts to choose from that Soomo has prepared for you.

Screenshot of external tool pop-up window showing a Soomo webtext ready to be selected

Select the webtext you’d like to link, then select to confirm this webtext for your course.

Screenshot of external tool pop-up window showing a Soomo webtext selected

There will now be links to the webtext that match the Soomo grade items generated for your course in the Content section of your Blackboard course. Both you and your students will be able to access the webtext via these links.

Screenshot of Blackboard Content section, showing a list of webtext chapter links

Pro tip: After selecting the course to link, you may see a Blackboard page stating, “The specified resource was not found, or you do not have permission to access it.” You can ignore this warning and return to your Blackboard course shell.

Create an additional link to the webtext (optional)

Navigate back to the content section using the menu on the left side of the course.

Screenshot of Blackboard with an arrow pointing to the Content menu in the left-hand menu

Hover over Tools and click More Tools. Then select Soomo Webtext Course Tool.

Screenshot of Blackboard with an arrow pointing to the Tools menu, with the More Tools and Soomo Webtext Course Tool options highlighted

Now you can name the link. We suggest something like “Soomo Webtext.” Then set the available option to Yes to enable the webtext for your students, and then click Submit.

Screenshot of “Link Information” section of Blackboard with the name entered as “Soomo Webtext” and an arrow pointing to the “Yes” option next to the word “Available”

There will now be a link to the webtext within the Content section of your Blackboard course. Both you and your students will be able to access the webtext via this link.

Screenshot showing Success page in Blackboard with a link to the Soomo Webtext Course Tool

Happy linking!

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