In this article, you will find the steps to connect your Sage courseware to Blackboard Learn or Blackboard Ultra views using the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool with your campus program.
Configuration steps will differ between Learn and Ultra views in Blackboard. To confirm the view of Blackboard that you'll be using, review the images below and make use of the quick-links to navigate to the appropriate instructions related to Blackboard Learn or Blackboard Ultra configuration:
| Blackboard Learn | Blackboard Ultra |
Blackboard Learn:
- Part One: Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool
- Part Two: Pairing the Courseware
- Part Three: Adding Sage Link(s) to Your Course
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Part One: Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool
Step 1.
Navigate into your Blackboard Learn course.
Step 2.
Click into a Content Area on the left-menu of your Blackboard course (or you may choose to create a brand new Content Area). Content Areas are menu items listed on the left-menu of your course. In the example below, a new content area has been created and has been titled, "Ebook and Courseware":
Step 3.
Click into the Content Area created or selected, click Build Content, and click Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 from the list of tools that appear from the drop-down.
- Note: If you are unable to locate the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link in your Blackboard course, follow the directions below in Step 3a to add the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool manually.
If you are able to click on the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool described in Step 3 above, skip to Step 4 of this article.
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Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool Manually:
Step 3a. (If needed.)
If you do not see the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool listed from the drop-down menu mentioned above, you can configure the tool manually. To do this, from the selected content area, hover over Build Content and click Web Link.
Next, provide a Name for the tool in the Name field (you can title this as Follett-Willo Digital Delivery or something similar) and copy the appropriate URL into the URL field:
For USA: https://app2.willolabs.com/onelink/
For Canada: https://ca2.willolabs.com/onelink/
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Very Important: Place a check-mark in the "This link is to a Tool Provider" box, as shown below |
If you've (1) entered a Name for the Link, (2) entered the appropriate URL, and (3) have placed a check-mark in the "This link is to a Tool Provider" box, you can now click Submit to add the link within your content area of Blackboard.
- Note: Hide this Follett-Willo Digital Delivery link from student view. This is an instructor-facing tool only.
Now click on the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link that you've manually added into your Content Area, and proceed to Step 4 below.
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Part Two: Pairing the Courseware
Step 4.
Click the Continue in a new window button.
Step 5.
The Course Pairing Screen should appear. If you teach more than one course, you may see multiple courses to choose from.
Click the green Select button for the correct course. Then click Review Details.
- Note: If you do not see a course listed, or if the course information is incorrect, please skip to the Product Token section below.
Step 6.
The Review Selected Course Materials screen will appear. Review the course information and ensure it appears correctly. If the course information is correct, select the Confirm Selection button.
NOTE: If the materials listed appear to be incorrect, or if there is a discrepancy with the materials, do not proceed. Contact ACCESSsuccess@follett.com to report the discrepancy.
Step 7.
The next screen will display that the course was paired successfully. Click the Course Management button and skip ahead to Step 8.
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Using a Product Token
NOTE: This step is only necessary if your course materials do not auto-populate in Step 5.
To use your Product Token:
- Click the I have a Product Token button
- Enter the six-digit Product Token code
- Then click Verify.
*If you do not have a Product Token code, email Facultysupport@follett.com
Look over the product and course details and verify that the details are correct. If everything looks good, proceed by clicking Course Management.
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Part Three: Connecting to your Sage course
Step 8.
On the next screen, select the Add Publisher Links option on the right side.
Next, click Continue to Sage Vantage to launch out to the publisher site.
Step 9.
If you have already created a Sage Vantage course for this term, it will appear listed on your Sage Vantage dashboard. Select the course you will use for this term.
If your Sage Vantage dashboard indicates No active course found, click the Go to Vantage button.
Step 10.
The Sage dashboard will display previous courses which can be copied to a new course for the upcoming term. Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of a previous term's course and select Copy.
Step 11.
You will be prompted to edit the details for your new course. Fill in the requested information, then click Next.
Step 12.
In the middle of the screen, you can filter by Assignment type as well as by Chapter and/or individual or All Assignments. Check the Link to Course boxes to the right of Course Dashboard and any assignments you'd like to link to in your course, then click Continue.
Step 13.
You will be prompted to review the selected assignments. Click the Continue button to add links to these assignments to your Blackboard course.
Click Close window and navigate back to your Blackboard course.
Step 15.
The content links that you selected will now appear in the content area (menu item) that you had been working in.
Step 16.
Click on the Course Dashboard link you created in Step 12 above.
You'll first see a prompt to select your Academic Term from the dropdown menu. Proceed to select your Academic Term and click Submit.
Step 17.
Students can now use the Sage Vantage assignment links within your Blackboard course to access and complete the assignments.
To add additional Sage Vantage content-specific links into your course, you may return to the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery tool from your Blackboard course.
- Select Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool from your Blackboard course.
- Click Add Publisher Links, then click Continue to Sage Vantage.
- Now utilize the Select Assignments to Sync with Your LMS screen.
- Navigate back to your Blackboard course and the additional links will be added to the content area that you had been working from.
Step 18.
Once you've added additional Sage Vantage publisher links to your course, navigate to your Blackboard course to add a helpful Course Support link. You'll click on the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link to get to the Course Management screen below to add a Product Link within your Blackboard course.
Click Add Product Links.
Step 20.
Select Course Support and click Return link(s) to LMS.
NOTE: The Course Support link is available for students and faculty. Faculty should encourage students to use this link to open a ticket with our helpdesk if they have any issues accessing the course materials.
Step 21.
Click Close window and navigate back to your Blackboard course.
Your course material links are now paired with your Blackboard course!
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What will your Students See?
Click HERE to view step-by-step instructions your students will follow to access their course materials in Blackboard.
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Additional Support
If you have any questions or would like further assistance, please Submit a request, or reach out to your Sage Publisher's Representative.
For more information, check out the Sage Instructor Guides HERE.
Blackboard Ultra
- Part One: Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool
- Part Two: Pairing the Courseware
- Part Three: Adding Sage Link(s) to Your Course
Part One: Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool
Step 1.
Navigate into your Blackboard Ultra course.
Step 2.
Click View course & institution tools located under the Books & Tools heading on the left-menu of your Blackboard Ultra course.
Step 2a.
A list of institution tools will appear on the right-menu. Click on Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.
If you were able to select the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool from this menu, skip to Step 4 of this article.
Step 2b. (If Needed.)
If you do not see the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool listed from the right-menu, click on the option to Browse all course tools located at the bottom, right side of this menu.
Step 2c. (If Needed.)
From the list of all institution tools, find and click on Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 from the list presented to you.
- Note: If you are unable to find the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link in your Blackboard course, follow the directions below in Step 3 to add the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool manually.
Now click on the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link that you've manually added into your Content Area, and proceed to Step 4 below.
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Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool Manually:
Step 3. (If needed.)
If you do not see the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool listed, you can configure the tool manually. To do this, you'll configure a Teaching Tools with LTI Connection link within your course.
To create this, navigate to your Blackboard course homepage.
Click any + symbol from your course homepage to Create.
Then click on Teaching Tools with LTI Connection.
Next, provide a Name for the tool in the Name field (you can title this as Follett-Willo Digital Delivery or something similar) and copy the appropriate URL into the URL field:
For USA: https://app2.willolabs.com/onelink/
For CANADA: https://ca2.willolabs.com/onelink/
- Note: The Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool should remain hidden from students. This is an instructor facing tool. Also make sure to place a check-mark in the box to allow the item to Open in a New Window.
If you've (1) entered a Name for the Link, (2) left the link hidden from student view, (3) entered the appropriate Configuration URL, and (4) have placed a check-mark in the "Open in a new window" box, you can now click Save to add the link within your Blackboard course.
Now click on the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link that you've manually added onto your Blackboard homepage, and proceed to Step 4 below.
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Part Two: Pairing the Courseware
Step 4.
Click the Continue in a new window button.
Step 5.
The Course Pairing Screen should appear. If you teach more than one course, you may see multiple courses to choose from.
Click the green Select button for the correct course. Then click Review Details.
- Note: If you do not see a course listed, or if the course information is incorrect, please skip to the Product Token section below.
Step 6.
The Review Selected Course Materials screen will appear. Review the course information and ensure it appears correctly. If the course information is correct, select the Confirm Selection button.
NOTE: If the materials listed appear to be incorrect, or if there is a discrepancy with the materials, do not proceed. Contact ACCESSsuccess@follett.com to report the discrepancy.
Step 7.
The next screen will display that the course was paired successfully. Click the Course Management button and skip ahead to Step 8.
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Using a Product Token
NOTE: This step is only necessary if your course materials do not auto-populate in Step 5.
To use your Product Token:
- Click the I have a Product Token button
- Enter the six-digit Product Token code
- Then click Verify.
*If you do not have a Product Token code, please email facultysetup@follett.com
Look over the product and course details and verify that the details are correct. If everything looks good, proceed by clicking Course Management.
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Part Three: Connecting to your Sage course
Step 8.
On the next screen, select the Add Publisher Links option on the right side.
Next, click Continue to Sage Vantage to launch out to the publisher site.
Step 9.
If you have already created a Sage Vantage course for this term, it will appear listed on your Sage Vantage dashboard. Select the course you will use for this term.
If your Sage Vantage dashboard indicates No active course found, click the Go to Vantage button.
Step 10.
The Sage dashboard will display previous courses which can be copied to a new course for the upcoming term. Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of a previous term's course and select Copy.
Step 11.
You will be prompted to edit the details for your new course. Fill in the requested information, then click Next.
Step 12.
In the middle of the screen, you can filter by Assignment type as well as by Chapter and/or individual or All Assignments. Check the Link to Course boxes to the right of Course Dashboard and any assignments you'd like to link to in your course, then click Continue.
Step 13.
You will be prompted to review the selected assignments. Click the Continue button to add links to these assignments to your Blackboard course.
Step 14.
Click Close window and navigate back to your Blackboard course.
Step 15.
The content links that you selected will now appear on your course homepage.
Note: If you already have content on your course homepage, you'll locate these newly deployed links at the bottom of your course homepage.
Step 16.
Click on the Course Dashboard link you created in Step 12 above.
You'll first see a prompt to select your Academic Term from the dropdown menu. Proceed to select your Academic Term and click Submit.
Step 17.
Students can now use the Sage Vantage assignment links within your Blackboard course to access and complete the assignments.
To add additional Sage Vantage content-specific links into your course, you may return to the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool from your Blackboard course.
- Select Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool from your Blackboard course.
- Click Add Publisher Links, then click Continue to Sage Vantage.
- Now utilize the Select Assignments to Sync with Your LMS screen.
- Navigate back to your Blackboard course and the additional links will be added to your course homepage.
Step 18.
Once you've added additional Sage Vantage publisher links to your course, navigate to your Blackboard course to add a helpful Course Support link. You'll click on the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link to get to the Course Management screen below to add a Product Link within your Blackboard course.
Click Add Product Links.
Step 20.
Select Course Support and click Return link(s) to LMS.
NOTE: The Course Support link is available for students and faculty. Faculty should encourage students to use this link to open a ticket with our helpdesk if they have any issues accessing the course materials.
Step 21.
Click Close window and navigate back to your Blackboard course.
Your course material links are now paired with your Blackboard course!
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What will your Students See?
Click HERE to view step-by-step instructions your students will follow to access their course materials in Blackboard.
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Additional Support
If you have any questions or would like further assistance, please Submit a request, or reach out to your Sage Publisher's Representative.
For more information, check out the Sage Instructor Guides HERE.