How to Publish a Soft Chalk Lesson to a Content Area

In this tutorial you will learn how to integrate your SoftChalk lesson into a Blackboard course content area. We will be using Softchalk’s Publish Lesson option. Additionally, we will use the SoftChalk Building Block which is integrated into Blackboard to receive an access code for the lesson integration. The SoftChalk Access Code Configuration building block allows for authentication with your Blackboard identity.

Step-by-Step Guide

How to publish a Soft Chalk lesson to a Content Area

  1. Open your Softchalk Lesson in the Softchalk software.
    Course Schedule and Guidelines page in Softchalk Lesson
     
  2. Go to File > Package Lesson.
    File drop-down menu with package lesson highlighted
     
  3. Choose Standard Zip and None as seen in the below dialog (Packaging/Student Options) box.
    Package Lesson window with standard zip and non highlighted
     
  4. Click OK.
  5. You will receive the below message. Note the folder location in this box.
    Pop-up message with folder location text highlighted
     
  6. Click OK.
    Please Note: Do not close the Softchalk software with your lesson. Minimize the screen.
  7. Go to the indicated folder to find the published SoftChalk zipped file. Eg. DPA2013_scsc.zip. (The zipped file will probably be in the same folder location as your SoftChalk lesson.)
    SoftChalk zip file
     
  8. Go to your Blackboard Course.  In the Course Tools section, click the tool, Softchalk Publish with ScoreCenter Tasks. (This option also covers Softchalk with no ScoreCenter tasks)
    Blackboard control panel with softchalk publish with scorecenter task highlighted
     
  9. The following screen will appear.
    SoftCalk Access code configuration screen
     
  10. Click Submit. You will receive your personal Blackboard Access code. Copy this code to Notepad or any other text-enabled (Word, WordPad, etc.) application.
  11. Open your completed Softchalk Lesson in the Softchalk software.
    SoftChalk software
     
  12. Click on File > Publish Lesson.
    File drop-down menu with publish lesson highlighted
     
  13. The following screen will appear. Click on Accounts tab to create a new Blackboard connection account. Click the New button.
    Publish lesson screen with accounts tab highlighted
     
  14. Choose Blackboard as your Account Type.  Click OK.
    Account type menu with Blackboard highlighted
     
  15. Enter the following required items.
    1.  Descriptive name: [Can be MyBlackBoard]
    2. The server address: Is https://blackboard.missouristate.edu. 
    3. The Access Code is your personal Blackboard Access code you had received earlier.
  16. Click OK when finished.
    Blackboard account window with descriptive name, server address, and access code text boxes
     
  17. Your Blackboard Publish Account will now be seen.
    Blackboard publish account under accounts tab in softchalk software
     
  18. Now go to the Publish tab in this dialog box and click Connect for Softchalk to connect to your Blackboard account. All your courses will be seen on the right of the dialog box. Choose the options as seen below and appropriate to lesson. 
    Publish lesson page with publish tab highlighted
     
  19. Choose the course your Softchalk lesson will be published. Then choose the actual content folder where the Softchalk lesson will be seen by students.  Click Publish.
    Course selection and content folder for softchalk lesson
     
  20. You will receive the below message.
    You lesson has been published pop-up notification
     
  21. Go into your Blackboard course to see the published Softchalk lesson (see image below).
    softchalk lesson in blackboard course

 

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Article ID: 96946
Created
Thu 1/30/20 11:55 AM
Modified
Fri 9/17/21 11:00 AM