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• Create a Canvas Sandbox Shell to pull your Blackboard course content over to the new LMS.

• Clean up and perfect your course in the Canvas Sandbox.

• UNDER CONSTRUCTION - NOT LIVE YET Request a Canvas Course Site from Middleware 2.0

  • In Canvas, copy the Sandbox Course into your Live Course, the live course will auto-populate with students and you will be ready to go!

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Instructions

Export Course from Blackboard

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Import Course into Canvas

Step 1: Request a Sandbox Course Site in Canvas

• Using Firefox or Chrome visit https://middleware.boisestate.edu.

  • If prompted, sign in with your Boise State username and password.

• On the LMS Middleware Landing Page click Try Now! in the “Canvas is coming to Boise State! Create a Sandbox now!” box at the top of the screen.

• A new screen will appear asking you to confirm that you would like to create a sandbox course in Canvas. Click YES.

• Within a minute or two you can refresh your screen and a VIEW COURSE button will appear. Click the VIEW COURSE button.

• Canvas will launch and you’ll be taken to the home screen of your sandbox course shell. Please note that this blank course shell does not have any content.

Step 2: Load the Blackboard Zip File into the Canvas Course Site

• Log in to Canvas at https://boisestatecanvas.instructure.com/

• In the Global Navigation Menu, select Courses

• Select the new sandbox course site you have created. (example screenshot below)

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