Adding VHL WebLinks to Your Course

Downloading VHL WebLinks to Your Computer

1. Download and save VHL WebLinks to your computer’s hard drive.

2. In order to edit these documents, you must decompress the file using a Zip utility* and open its component files using MS Word.

The VHL WebLinks documents are in HTML format allowing you the flexibility to add, delete, or edit as much of the document as you want. For example, if you do not want to use the Lectura section in Lección 1, you can delete the links to those activities. Or, if you want to add text or instructions, you may type these within the document. For example: “After you read and study the grammar on pages 40-41, click on Repaso and complete the exercises.”

3. After editing, save the documents, maintaining the HTML format. Recompress the WebLinks folder using your Zip utility* and creating a new ZIP archive. Use this new ZIP archive throughout the following instructions.

*For example WinZip, available for Windows from http://www.winzip.com, or StuffIt available for the Macintosh from http://www.stuffit.com. Please refer to their documentation for instructions on their use.

Uploading VHL WebLinks to Your Blackboard Course

1. At the main course administration page, click on the “Control Panel” button found in the left menu.
2. Under the “1) Content Areas” heading, click on the “Course Documents” link.
3. Click the “Add Item” button at the top of the page.
4. Fill in the following fields:
   • In “Content Information”, under “Name”, choose the “Supplemental Materials” option.
   • In “2) Content Attachments”, under “File to Attach”, click the “Browse...” button.
   • Using the dialog box, choose your WebLinks ZIP archive document and click “Open”.
   • Under “Name of Link to File” enter “WebLinks”.
   • Under “Special Action” choose “Unpackage this file”.
   • In the “4) Submit” section, click the “Submit” button.
5. In the “File options” window, under “Entry Point” choose “WebLinks/index.html”. Click the “Submit” button.
6. Click the “OK” button to complete the process.