Kellogg Community College 
450 North Avenue • Battle Creek, MI. 49017 • (269) 965-3931



 

 

Blackboard Content Transfer Guide

Item

Old Course Area

New Course Area

Method to Copy

Announcements

Announcements, Home Page, or Tools>Announcements

Home Page or Tools>Announcements

Course Copy into existing course (check the Announcements box).

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Assignments

Assignments

Content

Assignments need to be recreated under Content in new course

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Assignments

Content

Content

Course Copy into existing course with Grade Center Columns also checked (Content Areas>Content + Grade Center Columns and Settings).

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Blog

Tools>Blogs

Tools>Blogs

Course Copy into existing course (check the Blogs box).

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Contacts

Contacts or Staff Info

Tools>Contacts

Course Copy into existing course (check the Contacts box).

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Discussion Board

Discussion Board or Discussions

Discussions

Course Copy into existing course (check the Discussion Board box).  If the old Discussion Board was graded, also check Grade Center Columns and Settings.

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Documents

Any

Content

Click the arrow next to the item in the old course and choose Copy.  Select the new course and then the Information area to copy it to.

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Documents

Any

Information

Course Copy into existing Course (Content Areas>Information)

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Grade Center

Control Panel> Evaluation>
Grade Center

Control Panel> Evaluation>
Grade Center

Course Copy into existing Course (Content Areas>Grade Center Columns and Settings)

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Journals

Tools>Journals

Tools>Journals

Course Copy into existing course (check the Journals box).

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Syllabus

Any

Information

Click the arrow next to the syllabus in the old course and choose Copy.  Select the new course and then the Information area to copy it to.

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Tests Deployment

Assignments

Content

Course Copy tests and pools into existing Course (check the Tests, Surveys and Pools box).  The test will then have to be redeployed in the new course.

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Tests Surveys, Pools

Tools

Tools

Course Copy tests, pools, and assignments into existing Course (check Content Areas>Content + Grade Center Columns and Settings + Tests, Surveys and Pools boxes).

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