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Blackboard 8

Overview Blackboard 8 is the latest and most popular product for managing online course content at BU. We offer Blackboard 8 sites to the entire University for courses, certificate programs, clerkships, and for departments looking to communicate and collaborate online.
Available To Students, Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments, Guests
Benefits Instructors manage all course materials online where students can get to them instantly. Post documents, make announcements, send e-mail, create online assessments, and more. Students can access course documents, send files to their instructor, and access grades directly. All of this can be done 24/7; there’s no need to wait for class time.
Key Features
  • Easy document sharing - Upload files with just a few clicks.
  • Advanced quiz and survey tools - Create practice tests and gather student feedback online.
  • Built-in anti-plagiarism service - Detect plagiarism automatically with SafeAssign.
  • Excel-compatible gradebook – Manage course grades online and download them for use with other applications.
  • Discussion boards and group pages – Enhance student communication and collaboration.
  • Hassle-free site maintenance – Upon request by faculty, we automatically back up course sites and copy them to the new semester.
Requirements
Cost No charge
Getting Started
  1. Create – Faculty can create a new course site, copy a previous semester’s site (even from CourseInfo) online.
  2. Connect – Access Blackboard 8 to start using a course site after it has been created.
  3. Learn – Read our additional information specific to instructors and students.

    4. Educational Technology Consulting is available.