Schedule availability of course content

You can restrict when students can see many items in Blackboard, including modules, folders, items, assignments, and test. You can have Blackboard automatically make content available for students to see on a particular date and time. You can also specify when content "disappears" from your students' view. You set the start date and end date independently. This allows you to change only one of the options or both.

1. Hover your mouse over the item in your course. Click the down arrow that appears to the right of the item name and click Edit.

This "item" could be a folder, a test, a document, etc.

Hover your mouse over the item in your course. Click the down arrow that appears to the right of the item name and click Edit.

2. In the "Standard Options" section where it says "Permit Users to View this Content," click next to the Yes button.

In the "Standard Options" section where it says "Permit Users to View this Content," click next to the Yes button.

3. Click the box to the left of "Display After" and enter the date and time that you would like this content to be first available for students to see.

If you do not check the "Display After" box, students will immediately be able to see the content.

Click the box to the left of "Display After" and enter the date and time that you would like this content to be first available for students to see.

4. Click the box to the left of the "Display Until" box and enter the date and time you would like this content to no longer be available for students.

If you do not check the "Display Until" box, students will be able to see the content as long as the course is available.

Click the box to the left of the "Display Until" box and enter the date and time you would like this content to no longer be available for students.

5. Click Submit.

Click Submit.