I am a Blackboard Administrator. My institution has upgraded to the new version of Blackboard, Spring 2014. What do I need to do to make sure we are able to save new SoftChalk content to Blackboard?


On April 30, 2014 Blackboard switched from service pack upgrades to twice-yearly updates in April and October. If your institution has upgraded to this new version of Blackboard (Spring 2014), your Blackboard administrator will need to download and install a new building block, 1.3.0, which our development team has provided for this new upgrade.

  1. Click on the link below and save the building block file: institution has upgraded to the new version of Blackboard, Spring 2014 https://softchalkcloud.com/downloads/SoftChalkScoreCenterBb9-1.3.0.war 
  2. In Blackboard, delete your previous building block - SoftChalk Publish with ScoreCenter Building Block. (System Admin tab/Building Blocks/Installed Tools and click the Deletebutton to the right of SoftChalk Publish with ScoreCenter.)
  3. In Blackboard, install your new building block. (System Admin tab/Building Blocks/Installed Tools and click the Upload Building Blocks button. Browse for the file you downloaded above and click Submit.)
  4. IMPORTANT: For Bb 9.1 SP8 and higher, make sure the building block is available and active. (See the dropdown list for the building block under the Installed Tools area.)
  5. IMPORTANT: For Bb 9.1 SP8 and higher, under System Admin tab/Tools and Utilities/Tools, set all of the dropdown options next to the building block to Always On.
  • After you install this building block, run the Resolve Links tool. (System Admin tab/Building Blocks/Installed Tools/ Settings button for SoftChalk Publish with ScoreCenter/Tools dropdown menu – select Resolve Links to Previous SoftChalk Content and click the Resolve Links button.)


  • After you install this building block, be sure to migrate your access codes. (System Admin tab/Building Blocks/Installed Tools/ Settings button for SoftChalk Publish with ScoreCenter/Tools dropdown menu – select Access Code Migration and click the Migrate button.)