Pair Cengage Mindtap

▸Pair Mindtap
  1. Go into your Blackboard course
  2. Expand the Textbook and Materials Folder
  3. Select the Plus icon and select Content Market
  4. Click on Cengage Content
  5.  Click Select Platform for Online Learning Platform + eBook
  6.  Search for the title of the book
  7. Confirm the book and edition, if its correct then select the book and click Continue
  8.  It should already be selected for Inclusive Access, click Continue
  9. Select the option to Copy another instructor’s course with a course key
  10. Enter in the Key and click Verify
    1. If you do not know your course key it can be found in the Instructor Resources folder in your course, in the course guide. You can also contact the CFE- cfe@northwood.edu
  11. Once Verified, click continue
  12. Set the course name, start and end date
  13. Then your course is paired! Click Select Content to begin adding content.  
    1. If you select Add Course Link it will add a link to the Cengage course and add a gradebook item for 100 points. This will auto fill with points from Cengage and will need to be marked to not apply to the gradebook. Contact the CFE for any questions.
▸Add Course Materials
  1. Go to the weekly assignments folder and expand
  2. Click the plus symbol in the assignments folder and select Content Market
  3. Select Cengage Content
  4. Click Select Content
  5. Select the top check box and click Expand All to expand all of the folders.
  6. Uncheck the top check box to unselect everything
  7. Check the boxes for the content you want to add to the assignment folder
    1. For items that are applied in the gradebook, there will be a check box on the left and the right. When you select the box on the left, it will automatically select the box on the right to add a grade column in your gradebook
  8. Once you have the items checked to add to the one assignment folder, click continue
  9. You will then get a success screen that will appear and reload back to your blackboard course.
  10. Repeat these steps again for following weekly resources and assignments.
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