Are You Ready for the Move from Blackboard?

According to ISU Records Retention, "All graded work must be retained by the instructors until midterm of the semester following completion of a course or until all pending appeals and incompletes are resolved, whichever is later. Instructors leaving the university must file records of all graded work with their department office before departure" (Records Retention - Student Examinations, All Graded Work website).

❗Important: Have you made significant changes to your Fall 2017 Blackboard course? If not - you DO NOT need to export a course archive because all Blackboard courses were imported into Canvas after June 7, 2017. The Canvas import included Blackboard course materials prior to June 7, 2017 (e.g., S2017, F2016, Summer 2016, S2016).

If you HAVE made significant changes to your Fall 2017 Blackboard course, you may consider doing an archive, using the Creating a Blackboard Course Archive (Optional) web guide. Note: This step can take hours - do not start another archive until the course you are archiving is complete. This must be done before June 1, 2018 when Blackboard access will no longer be available.❗

The following steps will guide you on how to download grades and files before Blackboard disappears on June 1:

Use CyBox: CyBox, is ISU's online file storage and it meets all university standards for security and privacy including HIPAA. Learn how to use it via the Using CyBox for Secure File Storage web guide.
Download and Secure Your Grades: Time to securely store all of your Blackboard course grades, view how via the Storing Blackboard Grades Securely in CyBox web guide.
Download Course Files: Will you want your Blackboard course files (i.e., PPT slides, PDF, docx, etc.)? In five steps, you can download all or select a few files from Blackboard. View the how-to steps via the Download Course Content Files from Blackboard into CyBox web guide.
Download Student Artifacts (Optional): Do you need artifacts for any student portfolios or certifications? You can download and archive your students’ work from Blackboard, learn how from the Archiving Student Work from Blackboard into CyBox web guide.
Create a Blackboard Course Archive (Optional): If you had made significant changes to your course after June 7, 2017 you may want to consider creating a course archive prior to June 1. To create a package of your course content for record keeping, visit the Creating a Blackboard Course Archive website.
Prepare to Use Canvas: Take advantage of the self-paced tutorials, online resources, training and open labs, and 24/7 support, by visiting the MyCanvas Teaching at ISU website.
Reusing Course Content: Finally, once you have your new Canvas course you may consider reusing files, view the Uploading Course Files from CyBox into Canvas web guide.
Use a Blackboard Course Archive (Optional): If you made significant changes to your course since June 7, 2017 and decided to create a Blackboard course archive - you may want to learn how to Import your Blackboard Course Archive to Canvas (Optional).

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