Watch a Video: Linking Vantage to Blackboard using multiple links and grade syncs in one folder
Watch a Video: Linking Vantage to Blackboard using multiple links and grade syncs by chapter
This guide explains the process of pairing Sage Vantage with your Blackboard course. Once paired, you can create deep links to Vantage content and set up grade sync for any Vantage assignments you wish to include in your Blackboard gradebook. Follow the same steps for new Vantage courses and course copies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Create a new Vantage course or copy an existing Vantage course
- Deep Links and Grade Sync in a New Blackboard Course
- Pairing your Vantage course with a Blackboard ORIGINAL View Course
- Pairing your Vantage course with a Blackboard ULTRA View Course
- Deep Linking and Grade Syncing Vantage with Blackboard Course Using ORIGINAL or ULTRA Views
- Completing Deep Linking and Grade Syncing Vantage with Blackboard Course Using ORIGINAL View
- Completing Deep Linking and Grade Syncing Vantage with Blackboard Course Using ULTRA View
- Excluding Grades for Completion from the Blackboard Gradebook Calculations
Create a new Vantage course or copy an existing Vantage course
Create a new Vantage course or copy an existing Vantage course
Before you can add deep links or grade sync items to your Blackboard course, you must create your Sage Vantage course.
- Login or sign up for Vantage here. If you are not sure what your password is, you can click the "Forgot Password?" link to reset it.
- Then, to create your course visit How do I create my Vantage course?
If you have created a Vantage course in the past, you may wish to copy that course to use for another section in the same term or for a new term. This is also useful to use with additional course sections.
- Login to Vantage and visit How do I copy my Vantage course?
Once you have created your Vantage course, make any adjustments editing Chapters and Assignments, it can be paired with your Blackboard course.
Adding Willo Labs to a New Blackboard Course
Before you can pair your Blackboard course with Sage Vantage, the Willo Labs link must be added to your course.
Depending on your Blackboard environment, you may have either the original course view or the Ultra course view (see the side-by-side comparison below). Note that some schools may allow you to choose which of the two views you want your Blackboard course to use.
Original Course View
| Ultra Course View
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Willo Labs in Original Course View
1. Navigate to the Content Area in your course where you would like to place the Willo Labs link. Select Build Content to open the action menu. You will see a list of actions and available tools. Choose Web Link.
2. Complete the Web Link details.
- Name: Willo Uno
- URL: https://app.willolabs.com/onelink/
- This Link is a Tool Provider: Check the box
- Open in New Window: Yes
- Permit Users to View this Content: No
- Click Submit at the bottom right of the page to add the link.
3. Click the Willo Uno link to pair your Blackboard course with Willo Labs.
4. Enter the Product Token provided by Willo Labs. Select Verify.
5. The product details matching your product token will display. If they are correct, click Confirm. If they are not correct, you can click the Reset button that appears above the product details to add a new product token.
Deep Links and Grade Sync in a New Blackboard Course
Depending on your Blackboard environment, you may have either the Original course view or the Ultra course view (see the side-by-side comparison below). Note that some schools may allow you to choose which of the two views to implement.
This guide offers linking and syncing steps for both Original and Ultra course views, explaining where they differ, and where they are the same.
Original Course View
| Ultra Course View
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You can add a module specifically for your Sage Vantage content or you can include the Vantage links within existing modules (for example, if you set up your Blackboard course with a module for each chapter). The layout of your Blackboard course depends entirely on your instructional design preferences.
Pairing your Vantage course with a Blackboard ORIGINAL View Course
1. Navigate to the Content Area in your Blackboard Original view course where you would like to place a Vantage link. Choose Build Content to open the action menu. You will see a list of actions and available tools. Choose the tool for Sage Vantage.
2. Locate the Vantage course you wish to pair with, then choose Select. If you only have one Vantage course in your account, it will automatically be selected for you.
Pairing your Vantage course with a Blackboard ULTRA View Course
1. Navigate to the Content Area in your course where you would like to place your links. Choose the plus sign to begin.
Note: You can also look under "Books & Tools" in the left navigation, then select the View course & institution tools link. You may then need to click "Browse available partners" or "Browse all course tools" to find the Sage Vantage tool. Both options will take you to the Content Market.
2. In the content menu, select Content Market.
3. Scroll down to the Institution Tools section at the bottom of the page. Look for and select the Sage Vantage Product tool. If you don't see the tool, you may need to select Find More to locate it.
4. Locate the Vantage course you wish to pair with, then choose Select. If you only have one Vantage course in your account, it will automatically be selected for you.
Deep Linking and Grade Syncing Vantage with Blackboard Course Using ORIGINAL or ULTRA Views
The deep linking steps within Blackboard are the same for Blackboard Original and Ultra views.
1. After selecting your Vantage course in the pairing process (see above for the Blackboard view you have in use), the link selection page will load. Three dropdown menus are available to help you filter content in your Vantage course.
They will help you narrow content selections to more easily pick links and grade sync items. We recommend using only one filter at a time
- Resource Types – Filter by a single resource type such as Readings, Chapter Tests, etc.
- Chapters – Filter content by a single chapter
- Assignments – Filter only assignments or by assignment status (assigned for grade / completion or unassigned)
4. Once you filter the content, the sorted list will show only those items matching your selection. Choose items from the resulting list to create deep links and/or grade syncs in your Blackboard course.
For each item in the list, there are two columns on the right of the page. The left column (Link to Course) refers to the deep link that is added to your Blackboard module. The right column (Grade Sync) determines if an assignment is synced with your Blackboard gradebook.
If an item is not gradable – such as a chapter reading – the grade sync column will not have a checkbox. It will instead have a dash indicating it cannot be synced. If you have previously grade synced an assignment, the Grade Sync column will show a dash as well indicating it's already synced.
Create Deep Links (with or without grade sync)
Choose one or more items you wish to add by ticking the checkbox in the "Link to Course" column for that item. If you select a gradable item (such as a Knowledge Check, Video Activity or Chapter Test), the Grade Sync column is automatically ticked as well. This allows you to create a link and a grade sync item at the same time.
To add a link for all items in the sort list, use the "Select All" checkbox above the "Link to Course" column. All checkboxes will be ticked including any associated Grade Sync items.
After you've selected one or more links to add to your Blackboard course, choose Continue to review your selections. This button is available at the top and bottom of the page.
Double check your selections on the "Confirm LMS Selection(s)" page.
To add more items, use the Go Back button to choose more content. Review to see all the choices you have made.
Once you have picked all links you want to add to your Blackboard module, choose Continue on the "Confirm LMS Selection(s)" page.
A "Success!" message will confirm content was added to your Blackboard course. You can close this window and return to your Blackboard course.
Create Grade Syncs Only (without deep links)
You can add grade sync assignments without adding deep links for them. For example, you may want to link only a single chapter reading in your Blackboard module, but still have all assignments from that same chapter grade synced with your Blackboard gradebook.
If you want to grade sync only specific assignments, tick the Grade Sync checkbox next to those assignments. Only the items you choose to grade sync will create a gradebook column in Blackboard. In this example, a Knowledge Check and Video Activity are selected for grade sync, but the Data Activity is not.
If you want to grade sync everything in the filtered list – for instance, if you filter by Chapter Tests and want to grade sync all of them – tick the "Select All" checkbox above the Grade Sync column. All items will be selected for grade sync.
When you choose to Grade Sync an assignment, a gradebook column is created in your Blackboard gradebook for the assignment.
After you've selected one or more items to grade sync, choose Continue to review your selections. This button is available at the top and bottom of the page.
Double check your selections on the "Confirm LMS Selection(s)" page.
To add more grade sync items, use the Go Back button to add more grade syncs. Once you have picked everything you want grade synced, choose Continue on the "Confirm LMS Selection(s)" page to complete the grade sync.
A pop-up message will indicate that no links were created. Choose OK to return to Blackboard. You can visit your Blackboard gradebook to see the new columns that were added for your assignment selections.
Completing Deep Linking and Grade Syncing Vantage with Blackboard Course Using ORIGINAL View
1. When you are finished adding deep links and grade sync items to your Blackboard Original view course, refresh the browser tab displaying your Blackboard course to see the Vantage content.
Next, choose a Vantage link to complete the grade sync connection. If you do not click on a Vantage link, Vantage will not send grades to your Blackboard gradebook.
NOTE: If you add new grade sync items at a later date, you must click on a Vantage link again to complete the grade sync connection for the new items.
2. We recommend you set your links to open in a new window for accessibility purposes, as well as providing a better user experience for students who are accessing the course on mobile devices.- Next to the Vantage link in your Blackboard course, expand the action menu. Choose Edit.
On the "Edit Web Link" page, scroll down to about the middle of the page. In the "Web Link Options" section, set the Open in New Window radio button to Yes.
- Choose Submit in the bottom right corner of the page to save the change.
Completing Deep Linking and Grade Syncing Vantage with Blackboard Course Using ULTRA View
1. When you are finished adding deep links and grade sync items to your Blackboard Ultra view course, refresh the browser tab displaying your Blackboard course to see the Vantage content.
Next, choose a Vantage link to complete the grade sync connection. If you do not click on a Vantage link, Vantage will not send grades to your Blackboard gradebook.
Note: If you add new grade sync items at a later date, you must click on a Vantage link again to complete the grade sync connection for the new items.
2. We recommend that you set your links to open in a new window for accessibility purposes, as well as providing a better user experience for students who are accessing the course on mobile devices.
- Next to the Vantage link in your Blackboard course, expand the action menu. Choose Edit.
- Next to the Vantage link in your Blackboard course, expand the action menu (three horizontal dots).
- Choose Edit.
Tick the checkbox to Open in new window.
Select Save in the bottom right corner.
Excluding Grades for Completion from the Blackboard Gradebook Calculations
Knowledge Checks, Video Activities, etc. are often assigned for completion instead of a grade in Vantage. If you choose to grade sync these assignments, the gradebook column in Blackboard will record the point value to show the assignment was completed.
While you may want your Blackboard gradebook to show these assignments were completed, you may not want to include these points in the final grade calculations. You can exclude these assignments from the final grade, but still allow them to display in the gradebook to show the assignment was completed.
Excluding Grades for Completion in a Blackboard ORIGINAL View Course
1. Go to your Blackboard gradebook.
2. Locate the assignment and click the action menu icon to the right of its name. In the list of available actions, select Edit Column Information.
3. Scroll to the Options section which is at the bottom of the page. Next to the Include this column in Grade Center calculations, select the radio button for No.
4. Select Submit at the bottom right of the page. Repeat this process to exclude any assignments that you don't want to include in the final grade calculations.
Excluding Grades for Completion in a Blackboard ULTRA View Course
1. Go to your Blackboard gradebook.
2. At the bottom of the page, select Set it up.
If you have previously hidden this message, click the gear icon at the top right of the page to open the Gradebook Settings panel. Scroll down to about the middle of the panel to the "Overall Grade" section and select Set up overall grade.
Note: If you have previously made changes to your gradebook setup, this will instead say Manage overall grade settings.
3. For each assignment you wish to exclude from the final grade calculations, click the circle icon to the right of its name to exempt it from the final grade.
TIP: If you sort assignments into categories, you can use this same process to exempt categories instead of individual assignments.
4. Once you click the icon, it turns purple to indicate the grade is exempted. The title of the assignment becomes lighter grey. The percentage points will also change to "N/A."
5. If necessary, readjust percentage points for graded assignments so that the total is 100%.
6. Select Save at the bottom right of the page.
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