Adding Wimba Create content method 2
The method for importing Wimba Create packages into Blackboard has changed significantly in this new version of Blackboard.
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Create package in Wimba Create
This guide assumes the reader will have finished editing the course and will be ready to generate the course in Wimba Create.
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To start, generate the course within Microsoft Word
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Click on the Wimba Create menu
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Click on Generate Course
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Select where you want to save the course,
Usually "My Documents"
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Click Ok
Wimba Create will then take a few minutes to generate the course
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Once it has finished click Close
A .zip file will be created in the requested location.
This is the file you will need to upload into Blackboard
Uploading into Blackboard
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Log into Blackboard and select the module into you wish the Wimba Create package to be imported
To add an item you must have Edit Mode turned on, turning Edit Mode off will allow you to view the module as the students see it.
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Edit Mode can be toggled on or off using the button highlighted below:
- Select the content area (usually Study Materials) where the Web Package will sit.
- Hover over build content, and click on item
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Give the item a title
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Then click on Browse Module Files
A new window will pop up displaying all of the files for that course
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Click on the Create Folder button
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Name the folder something related to your Wimba Create file and click submit
- Your new folder will appear in the list
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Click on the newly created folder
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Hover over upload and click on Upload Package
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Name the folder something related to your Wimba Create file and click submit
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Click on Browse
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Find your Wimba Create .zip file
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Click on Submit
- A list of files will appear
- Select the index.htm file and press submit
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The add item page now reappears
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Ensure the "Give users read access to all files and folders in the folder" option is selected
- Click Submit
