In Blackboard Learn, administrators can create modules that allow instructors and students to easily download the Blackboard Learn app and access their courses from their mobile phones.

Ultra experience

If your institution has the Ultra experience, you can add a module to the Institution Page to provide students and instructors direct link to download the Blackboard Learn app.

Blackboard Learn is opened with the "Institution page" button selected and the Blackboard Learn app module on screen.

Create a module

  1. Log in as administrator.
  2. Select Institution Page in the left navigation menu.
  3. If you haven't created modules before, select the option Create Module, and then Custom Content. Otherwise, select the plus sign in the content area and choose Custom Content.
    Blackboard Learn is opened with 1) the "Institution page" button selected and highlighted, 2) the "Create Module" option selected and highlighted, and 3) the "Custom Content" option selected and highlighted.
    Blackboard Learn is opened with 1) the "Institution page" button selected and highlighted, 2) the plus sign selected and highlighted, and 3) the "Custom Content" option selected and highlighted.
  4. At the top of the Module Creator screen, type the title Get the Blackboard Learn app.
    The "Module Creator" panel is opened with the following title added: "Get the Blackboard Learn app".
  5. Select Audience to choose the roles that can view this module. When you make a module visible, everyone can view it unless you select a specific audience.
    The "Module Creator" panel is opened with 1) the "Everyone" button is selected and highlighted, 2) the "Select a role" option selected and highlighted, and 3) a dropdown list with all the roles on screen.
  6. In the Module Content editor, paste this text:

    Stay connected with your courses on the go with the Blackboard Learn app. Manage your courses, grade assignments, and send announcements as an instructor, or view course content, check grades, and collaborate with classmates as a student - all in one app.

    App Store for iOS

    Google Play for Android

    The "Module Content" editor is displayed with a text on it.
  7. Highlight App Store for iOS and select the Link button. Paste in this URL:
    https://apps.apple.com/app/blackboard-app/id950424861

    Then, highlight Google Play for Android and select the Link button. Paste in this URL:
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackboard.android.bbstudent&hl=en
    The "Module Content" editor is displayed with 1) the "App Store for iOS" text highlighted, 2) the "Link" button selected and highlighted, 3) the "Insert/Edit Link" window opened, 4) and the "Link URL" space filled in and highlighted.
  8. You can use the editor functions to add formatting and change the text. Once you're done, select Save to create the module.
    The "Module Content" editor is displayed with a text on it and the "Save" button selected and highlighted.
  9. Make the module visible by selecting the eye icon and choosing Visible to users.
    The eye icon is selected and highlighted and the "Visible to users" option is selected.

Original experience

In the Blackboard Learn Original Experience, the My Institution tab is a great place to promote the Blackboard Learn app for students and instructors.

Manually created module on the Blackboard Learn app in the Original experience.

Create a module

Step 1: Create a URL module

  1. Log in as administrator.
  2. Select System Admin on the top menu to open the administrator panel.
  3. Under Communities, select Tabs and Modules.
    The "System Admin" option is selected and highlighted. The "Communities" section is on screen with the "Tabs and Modules" option selected and highlighted.
  4. Select Modules, and then choose the Create Module option.
    The "Tabs and Modules" page is opened with the "Modules" option selected and highlighted. On the "Modules" page, the "Create Module" option is selected and highlighted.
  5. Complete the Module Properties page with the recommended settings in the following table:
    Option Description
    Title [r] Example: Download the Blackboard Learn App Today
    Module Type [r] URL
    Module Category [r] My Blackboard
    Reference Name Example: blackboard_app_info
    Description Example: This module promotes the Blackboard Learn app and provides download links for the Apple and Android stores.
    Allow users to Personalize the module No
    Allow users to detach the module (Your choice)
    System Availability Select yes when your school is ready to roll out the Blackboard Learn app
    Available for Use on a Course Module Page (Your choice)
    Available for Use on an Organization Module Page (Your choice)
    Available for Users to Select from Module List (Your choice)
    Available to Select Specific role, and choose the BbMobile User option
    Allow Asynchronous Loading Select this option
    Date and Time Restrictions (Your choice)
    Delegated Administration Provide the usernames for all users that should have privileges to edit and add module content

    More on editing the Module Properties page.

  6. Select Submit.
    The "Module Properties" page is opened with the "Submit" button selected and highlighted.

Step 2: Edit URL information

After you submit the Module Properties page, the Edit URL Information page appears.

  1. Complete the Edit URL Information page with the recommended settings in the following table:
     
    Option Recommended Input
    URL https://help.blackboard.com/Embed/Learn_Anywhere_Blackboard_App
    Maximum Hours Cached Default 12 hours
    Refresh Cache on Submit Leave check box clear unless otherwise directed
  2. Select Submit.
    The "Edit URL information" page is opened with 1) the URL added and 2) the "Submit" button selected and highlighted.

Step 3: Confirm settings

Preview the module to ensure the module appears as expected and edit/delete it as necessary.

  1. On the Modules page, locate the new module. You might need to scroll down or advance to the next page.
  2. Select the down arrow icon to open the module's menu.
    The down arrow icon is selected and highlighted. A menu is opened with the following options: Preview, Edit Properties, Edit Contents, and Delete.
  3. From the module's menu, select Preview. The module's preview opens in a new window.
    The "Preview" option is selected and highlighted. A new window with the module's preview is on screen.
  4. After previewing the module, make changes if needed. From the module's menu, select Edit Properties or Edit Contents.
    The "Edit Properties" is selected and highlighted. Then, the "Module Properties" page is on screen.
    The "Edit Contents" option is selected and highlighted. The "Edit URL information" page is on the screen.
  5. If you want to delete the module, select the Delete option. You'll need to confirm your action.
    The "Delete" option is selected and highlighted. A confirmation message is on screen with the "Ok" option selected and highlighted.

Step 4: Place module on tab

Now you can specify where you want the module to appear.

  1. Select System Admin on the top menu to open the administrator panel.
  2. Under Communities, select Tabs and Modules.
  3. Select Tabs.
    The "System Admin" option is selected and highlighted, the "Tabs and Module" option is selected and highlighted, and the "Tabs" option is selected and highlighted.
  4. On the Tabs page, locate Top Frame Tab: My Institution.
    The "Tabs" page is opened with the "Top Frame Tab: My Institution" highlighted.

    Be sure the top frame tab you selected has a status of Available so users can see it.

  5. Select the down arrow icon to open the tab's menu, and then select Default Content.
    The down arrow icon is selected and highlighted and the tab's menu is opened. The "Default Content" button is selected and highlighted.
  6. From the Select Modules list, locate the module you created.
  7. Select the check boxes for Displayed and Required.
  8. Select Submit.
    The "Select Modules" page is opened with the "Displayed" and "Required" checkboxes selected and highlighted on the Blackboard Learn app new module. The "Submit" option is selected and highlighted.
  9. Select the tab's menu again. Select Default Layout to adjust the position of your module.
    The down arrow icon is selected and highlighted and the tab's menu is opened. The "Default Layout" button is selected and highlighted.
  10. Under Other Modules, use the arrows to move your new module to the best position on the page.
  11. Select Submit.
    The "Default Layout" page is opened with the "Other modules" section selected and the "Submit" button selected and highlighted.

Congratulations, you're done! 

More on creating and editing modules

More on top frame tabs