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The Calendar Tool allows instructors to create and post due dates, goals,
events and other objectives.
CAUTION: The Calendar tool's
custom entries can not be pushed forward with the
Date Rollover feature.
For help adding the Calendar tool to your course, see
Adding a New Tool.
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- Under the Build Tab, click on the Calendar
Tool.
- Click Add Entry.
- Enter the necessary information, and click Save.
WARNING: Because Blackboard sessions timeout after 30 minutes of
inactivity, create your content in a word processor and then copy &
paste the content into Blackboard to prevent losing work. Also avoid using
special characters
( @ # % & ; )
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From the assessments or assignments tool:
- Click on the
ActionLinks
icon for the item you want to add to the calendar, and select
Edit Properties.
- Scroll down and expand the Dates Available section.
- Check the box next to Create a corresponding event in the
Calendar.
- NOTE: For Assignments, the
due
date will be added to the calendar. For Assessments, the
start
date will be added to the calendar, but the end date
will NOT be added. If you
would like to add the end dates to the calendar, you will have to
add them manually each
semester.
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