Category Archives: Tools

Particular tools within applications that are available for faculty to use.

Announcing Blackboard Mobile Learn

Posted on 10/19/2012 by SCAD eLearning Specialists

Blackboard Mobile Learn, a free mobile application that brings two-way teaching and learning to mobile devices and gives students full access to their course information directly from their smartphones is available at no cost for all SCAD faculty and students. … Continue reading →

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Staying Connected with Blackboard IM

Posted on 09/10/2012 by SCAD eLearning Specialists

Blackboard Instant Messenger (Blackboard IM) is a free, synchronous communication tool available to all SCAD faculty and students. Blackboard IM allows users to view online students and instructors, communicate in one-on-one, real-time text and/or voice conversations and participate in centralized … Continue reading →

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Creating Content with Mashup Tools

Posted on 07/30/2012 by SCAD eLearning Specialists

Creating Content in your course site can be a very straightforward process of creating folders and adding various text, images and files. But what if you want to bring in more dynamic content but are not sure what may already … Continue reading →

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My Places

Posted on 07/16/2012 by SCAD eLearning Specialists

At first glance the Blackboard Learn environment may seem to create a uniform experience for all, but it actually allows for a number of personalized options to customize your experience. Click the My Places button in the top frame and … Continue reading →

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Glossary Tool

Posted on 06/25/2012 by SCAD eLearning Specialists

The professional careers for which SCAD students prepare are loaded with specific terminology that evolves with each innovation. As such our SCAD courses are also full of new terminology that SCAD students must learn to grow and improve as artists … Continue reading →

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Announcing a New Content Tool for Blackboard Learn at SCAD

Posted on 06/13/2012 by David Mora, eLearning Specialist

Adding text-based documents, such as PDFs and Word documents, to the content areas of your Blackboard Learn course site is an excellent method of providing additional resources to your students. However, if you wish to upload numerous files within several … Continue reading →

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