HOW TO ACCESS YOUR COURSE RESOURCES IN BLACKBOARD

Blackboard Nelson’s digital resources will be accessible via your Blackboard course This provides a Single Sign On experience for both faculty and students You do not need to sign into Nelson’s companion site to access your content as all of your content is right on Blackboard for your course Your First Time logging in will require you to go through the following steps …

Verify that you have an account at: Make sure you know your username and password If you do not have a Cengage/Nelson account contact your sales representative as this is required to access your Nelson resources. To find your sales rep click here: Once an account is set up you will receive an from which you must open to activate your account Verify/Create a Cengage/Nelson Account

Log into your Blackboard course Login into your Blackboard course and click on the Course Content link on the left hand menu

Course Content tab Click on the Partner Content tab, and then select Commercial Content

Commercial Content tab 1. Click on the Cengage Learning icon 2. Click anywhere inside the Cengage Learning box to select your digital solution

Register at Nelson Education Enter your Nelson/Cengage Instructor Resource account information. This is a one-time activity to associate your Blackboard account with your Cengage Learning faculty account. If you do not have one, please see Slide #3.

Cengage Learning MindLinks Click on link that is for your textbook digital solution, OR use the search box at the top right to find it. Please Note: You can only use your chosen textbook and not combine other textbook resources from other courses. Click on link that is for your textbook digital solution, OR use the search box at the top right to find it. Please Note: You can only use your chosen textbook and not combine other textbook resources from other courses.

Cengage Learning MindLinks Choose the button to Create a new Course or Copy an existing course. You will then be prompted to input your Course Name, Start/End Date and Time Zone. Choose the button to Create a new Course or Copy an existing course. You will then be prompted to input your Course Name, Start/End Date and Time Zone.

Cengage Learning MindLinks You also have the option to add a column into your Blackboard GradeCenter. Choose Yes or No, and then click Continue.

Cengage Learning MindLinks Confirm the folder where you would like to place the digital solution and then click on Submit.

Cengage Learning MindLinks Your core digital solution will now show up in your Course Content folder or in the folder that you placed it in. Click on the link to access the content.

CengageNOW CengageNOW offers online homework assignments and robust assessment tools Provides immediate and detailed feedback. Content is written to accompany your course textbook If you would like training on using CengageNOW please contact your sales representative: If you would like training on using CengageNOW please contact your sales representative:

Deep Linking Deep Linking allows you to select individual chapter material, rather than the choosing to show the whole digital solution Deep Linking also allows a direct shortcut to the specific chapter material that you want students to see This is not required, and is just an option. You must add the core digital solution to your Blackboard course before you can begin Deep Linking If you wish to use Deep Linking, then please continue to the next slide

Deep Linking Click on your core digital solution

Deep Linking Click on the Assignments tab

Deep Linking Click on Create Assignment

Deep Linking Choose the Assignment type that you would like, and then select Continue.

Deep Linking Create your Assignment name, Available and Due Date, and then click on Continue.

Deep Linking Choose the chapter content that you want, and then select Continue.

Deep Linking Choose your Assignment Grading Options, and then select Create Assignment.

Deep Linking Go back to your Blackboard course and click on the Partner Content tab, and then select Commercial Content

Deep Linking 1. Click on the Cengage Learning icon 2. Click anywhere inside the Cengage Learning box to select your digital solution

Deep Linking Click on link that is for your textbook digital solution, OR use the search box at the top right to find it.

Deep Linking Select the assignments that you previously created that you wish to show in your Blackboard course.

Deep Linking Confirm your selections by clicking on Save, or click Cancel to go back to the previous screen.

Deep Linking Confirm the folder where you would like to place the digital solution and then click on Submit.

Deep Linking Your individual assignments will now show up in your Course Content folder or in the folder that you placed it in. Click on one of the links to access the content.

Student View Student View is identical to that of the instructor view Students will not be asked for a code to log in

Faculty Support Level 1 – Log in to Blackboard and your course Algonquin Blackboard Administration Team Level 2 – Course Content Troy Verriez, Digital Solutions Manager at Nelson Level 3 – Your Cengage/Nelson account Nelson Customer Support Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 6:00 pm EST After hours, to submit a web formhttp://