Link Google Drive Content to Your eCampus Course

To reduce load on eCampus, ITS recommends storing course content in Google Drive (including all documents, PowerPoint files, PDFs, etc.) and linking to the content in your eCampus course. Students will be able to access any documents shared from your Drive as long as they are logged into Google with their MIX account.  

You can upload a file into Google Drive and then immediately copy the link to place in your course as a link OR upload a file and then retrieve it later.

For more information on Google Drive, view the article Google Drive for Faculty and Students. 

Method One: Upload to Google Drive and Get a Link

Step 1: Upload a File to Google Drive 

1. Log into drive.google.com with your MIX account. 

2. Click New to add content (you can create a folder, upload a file or folder, or create new Google Docs, Sheets or Slides). 

3. Right-click the item you want to link to in your eCampus course. 

4. Click Share. 

5. Click Copy Link. 

Note: After copying the link, do not copy anything else. Move on to the next step immediately. 

Step 2: Add a web link to your eCampus Course

1. Click the plus sign on the Content page and click Create. 

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2. Click Link. 

3. In the Link URL field, paste (Ctrl + V) the link from Google Drive that you just copied.

4. In the Description field, tell students to log into Google Drive using their MIX (WVU Login) credentials to access this link.

5. Complete the Display Name field and click Submit. 

For more information, view the Blackboard article Web Links.

Method Two: Retrieving a Google Drive File to Place in a Course

In this method, you have already uploaded a file into your Google Drive account.

1. Click the plus sign in Course Content.

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2. Use one of the three methods below (a, b, or c), and then go on to step 3.

   1. Click Cloud Storage.

   2. Click Create.

      1. Click Document.

      2. Click Cloud upload.

      3. Click the Google Drive icon.

   3. Click Create.

      1. Click Document.

      2. Click Content.

      3. Click the Dropdown arrow for Insert Content and click Cloud Storage.

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3. If prompted, sign in to your Google mix account.

4. Check the box(es) for the file(s) you want to import, click Select, and then click Import.

5. If prompted, choose the Edit File Options.

6. Click Save to save the import.

7. Click Save again to save the document.

For assistance with eCampus or Google Drive, contact the ITS Service Desk at (304) 293-4444.