In this article, you will find the steps to connect your Packback to Blackboard Learn and/or Blackboard Ultra views using the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.1 tool with your campus program. 

Part One: Pairing Your Course

Step 1.

Navigate into your Blackboard course.

 

 

Step 2.

For Blackboard Learn users, 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.

 

Step 3.

In the Content Area selected (1), please click Build Content (2). Click Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.1 (3) from the list of tools that appear from the drop-down.

 

 

For Blackboard Ultra users, please click View course & institution tools located under the Books & Tools heading on the left-menu of your Blackboard Ultra course.

 

 

a) A list of Instructor Tools will appear on the right-menu. Please click on Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.1.

 

 

b) If you do not see the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.1 tool listed from the right-menu, please click on the option to Browse all course tools located at the bottom of this menu.

 

 

From the list of all instructor tools, please find and click on Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.1 from the list presented to you.

 

Step 4. 

Click the Continue in a new window button.

 

 

Step 5. 

You should now see a course, or a list of courses to choose from if you're teaching multiple courses/sections. If the correct course information appears, click the appropriate green Select button, then click the Review Details button.

• Note:  If the course information is not accurate, you will need to enter in a Product Token. Please see the Product Token section below for more information.

 

 

Step 6. 

The Review Selected Course Materials screen will appear. Check that the course information appears correctly. If the course information is correct, select the Confirm Selection button.

 

 

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Using your Product Token

• Note: This step is only necessary if your course materials do not auto-populate in Step 5.

To use your Product Token:

• Enter the six-digit Product Token - *If you do not have a Product Token, please email facultysetup@follett.com
• Click the Verify button.
• Product Details Screen - Below are the details for the product matching the token you entered. Please review these details carefully and click Confirm if correct.  *If incorrect product details are shown, click reset to start over and enter a different token.

 

 

Step 7. 

A new screen will pop up confirming that your course has been paired successfully. 

Click Course Management button.

 

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Part Two: Adding a Packback Link to Your Blackboard Content

Step 8.

Click Add Product Links. 

 

 

Step 9. 

Check the boxes next to Course Support and Packback links you would like to add to your course. Then click Return Links to LMS.

• NOTE: The Instructor Self Service link will bring you to the Course Management page where you can adjust certain course details if necessary. If you feel this will be a useful function to have, please feel free to select the Instructor Self Service link in addition to the other links. If you do add the Instructor Self Service link to your course, be sure to keep it hidden from students.

 

• NOTE: If you do not see any publisher links listed under Course Support and Instructor Self-Service, please skip ahead to Adding Publisher Links below.

Step 10.

Then, select the radio button for Push Links Directly to My Course and click Submit.

Step 11.

Once the links have been successfully pushed to your course, you will see the following screen. You can now close this window and proceed to Step 12. 

 

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**Adding Publisher Links**

i) If you do not see any product links listed under Course Support and Instructor Self-Service after clicking Product Links, check the box next to Course Support, then click Return link(s) to LMS. 

 

ii) Next, click Close window.

 

 

iii) Continue by closing out of this tab on your browser and returning to your Blackboard course. 

 

iv) Return to the module where you placed your Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.1 link, then click it again. Next, click Continue in a new window.

 

 

v) Now click Add Publisher Links. You will then be prompted to log into your publisher account to select the courseware links you would like to add to your course. If you need assistance with your publisher account, please reach out to your publisher representative.

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Step 12.

Step 13.

• Select Academic Term and click Submit.

• Log into Packback using your Packback credentials by selecting "I Have An Account" or select "I've Never Used Packback" to create an account.

 

Step 14.

Locate your Packback community that you have created and click Connect.

 

 

• Your Packback course is now paired with your Blackboard course.

 

Additional Support

You should now be able to use the content you just added! If you have any questions, please reach out to either your Packback representative or Submit a Request to the Follett-Willo Labs Implementation Team.