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HowdoI importcontentfromanotherCanvascourse?
Open the blank course (the course you will be teaching in upcoming semester).This is the course into which you will import another Canvas course.
Open Course
In the Courses&Groupsdrop-downmenu [1], click the course title [2] of the course whereyou would like to import content.
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Open Settings
Click the Settingscourse navigation link.
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ImportContentintoCourse
Click ImportContentintothis Courseto import content.
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Copya CanvasCourse
In the drop-downmenu, select theCopya CanvasCourseoption.
Searchfora Course
Locate the course you wish to copy content from in one of twoways.
Select fromtheDrop-DownList
In the drop-downmenu, select the course you would like to access.
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Searchby CourseName
In the Course name field [1], start to type the name of the course you would like to access. Click the name of the course whenit appears [2].
Select MigrationContent
If you wantto select the content to import from the course, check theSelect migrationcontentcheckbox. Otherwise all content within the course will be imported.
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AdjustEventsand DueDates
If you wantto adjust the due dates associated with the course events and assignments, click theAdjustevents and due dates checkbox.
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AdjustBeginningand EndingDates
Click the calendar icon and select the beginning date of the course you are importing [1]. Select the newdate you wantthe course to begin [2]. Then select the end date of the course you are importing [3], as well as the newdate you wantthe course to end [4].
Note:If the course you are copying has beginning and end dates, those dates will be automatically pre-populatedin the initial date fields.
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CreateDateSubstitutions
Youcan also explicitly define day substitutions to adjust for changing class schedules (i.e. move all assignments on Mondays to Tuesdays).To create a date substitution, click theSubstitutionbutton [1]. Use the drop-downmenus [2] to select the days of the week. Youcan also remove Substitutions by clicking theend icon [3].
ImportCourse
Click the Importbutton.
View CurrentJobs
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The CurrentJobs menu will display the status of your import. Running reports will display a menu bar with the time remaining to generate the report.
Youwill also receive an email notification whenyour import is completed.
CourseCompletion
Import statuses include pre-processing,queued, running, completed, and failed.
• If you imported the course and didnotselect migrationcontent,Canvas will show any issues that occurred with the import. Click theissues link to view them [1].
• If you imported the course andselected migrationcontent,Canvas will ask you to select the content you wantto import. Click theSelect Contentbutton [2].
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Select ContenttoImport
Anewwindowwill appear in your browserwhich will list every file that your Blackboardcourse contains. By default, all course content categories will be selected [1]. However,if you wantto select only a fewoptions within a category, deselect the checkbox [2], which will expand the content menu. Then select the individual content you wanttoimport [3].
Select Content
Click the Select Contentbutton to import your content.
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View CurrentJobs
The CurrentJobs menu will import the selected course content. Running reports will display a status bar with the time remaining to generate the report.
Youwill also receive an email notification whenyour import is completed.
View Course
The content from your Canvascourse is noworganized in your Canvas course. Organize the content to fit your students' needs.