Adding Content Market Tools in Blackboard
"Content Market" is the Blackboard location where non-Blackboard tools can be embedded into a course. The content market includes link embedding for SU-licensed tools which are supported by ITS and available campus-wide, including Kaltura, PlayPosit, Turnitin, and Zoom, as well as links for major e-textbook publishers that are frequently licensed by individual departments/programs such as McGraw Hill or Pearson. Third-party tools that are not included in the content market are unsupported by SU ITS, but can be linked to a Blackboard course through the Create Link feature in Blackboard Ultra.
Content market applications which can be accessed through single sign-on with your SU NetID and password are supported in-house by the ITS help desk, or in some cases by another on-campus office. This category includes Blackboard, Google Workspace, Turnitin, Kaltura, PlayPosit, and Zoom. Contact help@syr.edu for support with setting up these tools and embedding them into your Blackboard courses through the content market.
Content market links from private publishers which require a separate purchase and/or login credentials to administer, such as a Cengage, McGraw Hill, or Pearson e-textbook, are included in the content market list as a courtesy. ITS can provide technical specifications for Blackboard linking to publisher representatives upon request, and offers general training resources on how to access the content market in Blackboard, but user training and technical support for the content tools themselves is the responsibility of the publisher.
Creating a Content Market Tool Link
ITS Supported Content Market Tools
The following content market tools are licensed by Syracuse University and are generally available to all current faculty, students, and instructional staff through their university NetID single sign-on (some narrow exceptions may exist). For technical support with using any of these tools for academic purposes, contact the ITS help desk through help@syr.edu or 315.443.2677.
Google Assignments/Google Drive
Embed files from an SU Google Drive account directly into your Blackboard course, including assignments based on a shared Google Doc or Google Sheet.
Kaltura
Embed Kaltura videos that play directly inside course content folders or documents, or create links to playlists of multiple videos.
PlayPosit
Create interactive video quizzes that can be linked back to the Blackboard gradebook.
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Create live response questions or polls for synchronous courses. Requires students to purchase a paid subscription.
Poll Everywhere
Create live response questions and polls for synchronous courses. Certain use cases may require students to download a free mobile app.
Note: the content market integration for Poll Everywhere is now available. This tool integration is new as of January 2024 - ITS is actively testing and creating documentation to help guide instructors. Please call or email the ITS help desk for any questions about using Poll Everywhere in your classes.
Qwickly
Track attendance and manage course communication across multiple independent sections at once. Certain uses require students to download a free mobile app.
Note: the dedicated content market integration for Qwickly is currently being finalized. Qwickly and Qwickly Attendance will be available to faculty for the Spring 2024 semester - dedicated Blackboard integration will be available soon.
Turnitin
Create assignments that are submitted through a plagiarism detection filter and can be linked back to the Blackboard gradebook.
Zoom
Embed links to individual scheduled meetings or to a recurring class meeting room.
Campus Partner Supported Content Market Tools
The following content market tools are administered by other units within Syracuse University and are generally available to all instructors and courses through university NetID single sign-on (some exceptions may exist). ITS provides dedicated support for Blackboard integrations with these tools for the convenience of instructors and students, but training or troubleshooting requests should be directed to the campus office or organization which administers the tool.
Gradescope (Institutional Effectiveness)
Manage scanning, recording, and scoring of bubble sheets or other paper-based assessment materials through an online interface.
Library Resources (Syracuse University Libraries)
Access electronic library resources including research guides, course reserves, and digital subscriptions
Orange Instant Access (SU Bookstore)
Automate purchasing of required e-textbooks for all students in a course.
Publisher Supported Content Market Tools
The following tools are licensed and administered by individual departments, units, or instructors, and generally require instructors and students to create a separate user account with the content publisher for access. Some frequently used tools have dedicated link embedding through the Blackboard content market as a courtesy to the departments/units who request them. ITS can provide technical specifications regarding our Blackboard environment to publisher representatives upon request, but user technical support for these products must be provided by the publisher to whom they belong.
Accepi
Cengage
Echo 360
Gradescope
Great River
Macmillan Learning
McGraw Hill Connect
Pearson
Practice Labs
RedShelf
SAGE Vantage
WileyPLUS
Creating Links for Unsupported Tools
Instructors who wish to use digital teaching tools not included in the Content Market are free to do so, however ITS is limited in its ability to offer support for linking such tools to Blackboard or other university-provided platforms. Blackboard offers a way create custom tool links in Ultra courses using LTI (learning tool interoperability) integration. LTI is a common technical standard in online learning software, but not universal, and there may be some tools that cannot be integrated seamlessly with Blackboard Ultra. Follow the instructions below to create an LTI link in your Blackboard Ultra course. Vendor representatives should be directed to this LTI configurations page for help in supporting SU instructors with linking their tools to a Blackboard course(s).