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  • You will receive a notification email from LTS@boisestate.edu when the course has been restored in Canvasyou have access to the Blackboard Archive environment.

Export the Blackboard Course Content

  • In the Blackboard Archive Environment navigate to the course site you wish to export.

  • In the Course Management Menu select Packages and Utilities.

  • Select Export/Archive Course.

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  • Select Export Package Button

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  • Click the Select All button

  • in the Discussion Board selection, change the radial selection to the second option.

  • Select Submit at the bottom of the page.

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  • Wait at least 15 minutes. Select the Refresh button.

  • When the Export File is ready, it will appear. Click on the file and download it to your computer.

  • Do not open the file.

Import Content into your new Canvas Sandbox Site

  • Log into Canvas.

  • From the Dashboard, navigate to the course site you wish to upload the Blackboard Course Content into. This can be your Sandbox or the Live Course. Click on the Course.

  • You will land on the Home page for the course. On the right hand side of the screen, select Import Existing Content. You will be taken to a new screen.

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  • For Content Type, select “Blackboard 6/7/8/9 export.zip file” from the drop-down menu.

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  • Select the Browse button. A new window will open up - locate the Blackboard Export file that you just downloaded. Select the file. Select Open.

  • The attached file will now be listed next to the Browse button.

  • Select All Content.

  • Select Import.

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  • Wait 20 minutes for the course content to fully upload.

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