Question
How do students view the calendar in Blackboard?
Answer
Blackboard’s Calendar enables students to keep track of upcoming assignments, events, and other due dates. Blackboard's calendar offers different views (daily or monthly) and two filter options (schedule and due dates).
Contents:
Global Calendar
The Global calendar offers a holistic view of upcoming due dates of coursework.
Global calendar can be accessed by clicking Calendar found in the window’s left side panel.
Course Calendar
Each Course Calendar shows due dates and events for that specific course. Instructor-created content will be updated into the Course Calendar automatically.
Each Course calendar can be accessed by:
1. Navigate to the current list of Courses by clicking Courses in the window’s left side panel.
2. Filter Courses to “Courses I Am Taking”.
3. Choose the desired course.
4. Click Calendar.
Create an Event
Creating an event in your Blackboard calendars allows students to track last minute assignments/extra-credit opportunities, personal meetings & appointments, and due dates not uploaded to Blackboard.
To create an Event:
1. Click the “+” button in the top right corner of the desired calendar.
2. Fill out all required information to create the event including date, start & end times, & location.
3. Click Save.
Share your Calendar
Can students simultaneously manage the Blackboard Calendar & personal calendars in one instance? Students can manage both school work & personal commitments from one device!
To share Blackboard's Global Calendar: (these steps should be performed from a laptop or desktop computer)
1. Navigate to Global Calendar. For assistance navigating to your Global Calendar, please refer to Global Calendar.
2. Click the Calendar Settings icon in top right corner of the window.
3. Click the ellipsis in the top right corners of the Settings menu.
4. Click Share Calendar. This will generate a link to copy & paste into an external calendar (Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo!).
5. Follow according to External Email Calendar
a.S haring the Global Calendar to iCal
i. Open iCal on Mac
ii. Go to File & click New Calendar Subscription.
iii. Paste the link from Blackboard.
iv. Click Subscribe.
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v. Customize the Calendar by adding a name.
vi. To share among other authenticated Apple devices (iPhone, iPad), select iCloud as the location.
vii. Click OK to save & finish.
b. Sharing Global Calendar to Google Calendar
i. Open Google from a laptop or desktop computer.
ii. Navigate to Google Calendar.
iii. Click the + found in the window's left panel near Other Calendars.
iv. Click From URL when the drop down menu appears.
v. Open the Calendar's setting to rename it & customize the notification settings.
