The following tools are available for faculty to integrate with their Blackboard course site.

Two screenshots showing the steps to add an LTI to a Blackboard course. The first screenshot shows the mouse cursor hovering over the Content Market option in the Add Content menu when the plus sign is clicked in the course content area. The second screenshot shows the resulting Content Market screen, with a few software options captured in the screenshot.

On Blackboard Ultra: You can add these tools by browsing the Content Market when adding a new item to your course. In your course content area, simply click the (+) “plus” button and select “Content Market” from the menu. Supported tools will be listed in the full-screen menu that appears. Select a tool, modify its settings, and then (if needed) click the (+) “plus” button for that tool to add it to your course.

The tools will open in a full-screen window in your course for quick access. Some tools can be added in-line to Documents in Blackboard Ultra.

 

Site Licensed – These platforms are generally available to faculty & students through Blackboard.

Tool name Type Description More Info
BU Campus Store Course Materials Link to the BU Campus Store for textbook purchases BU Campus Store
BU Libraries Course Materials Course Materials Link to BU Libraries Course Materials BU Libraries
Digication ePortfolios Create an e-Portfolio TechWeb
Echo360 Multimedia Lecture Capture and Media TechWeb
Google Assignments Assessment Grade student Google Docs/Sheets/Slides assignments Google Assignments
Gradescope Assessment Deliver assessments and reduce time spent grading TechWeb
Kaltura (MyMedia) Multimedia Video Hosting Platform TechWeb
MATLAB Course Materials Environment for matrix algebra calculations and many other more specific computations and applications TechWeb
Microsoft Teams Collaboration Schedule MS Teams meetings in Blackboard TechWeb
OneNote Class Notebook Collaboration Create collaborative notebooks using Microsoft OneNote TechWeb
Pronto Collaboration Synchronous chat tool for Students TechWeb
Turnitin Feedback Studio Assessment Plagiarism detection and feedback tools TechWeb
Zoom Collaboration Create Zoom meetings and share recordings TechWeb

 

Individual/Class License – students purchase licenses to these tools, or departments can purchase licenses for specific classes

Name Type Description License
Cengage Learning Course Materials Link to course materials from vendor Student Purchase
Examity Assessment Online Proctoring Departmental purchase
McGraw-Hill Course Materials Link to course materials from vendor Student Purchase
Pearson MyLab Course Materials Link to course materials from vendor Student Purchase
Top Hat Assessment/Content Link to course materials from vendor Student Purchase
TurningPoint Audience Response Poll students Student Purchase
WileyPLUS Course Materials Link to Content from vendor Student Purchase

 

College Licenses – Specific colleges or departments may license these tools for their faculty. Faculty in the listed departments may contact their IT offices for more information

Name Type Description College More Info
GoReact Assessment Assessment software that helps learners demonstrate skills in video recordings
 CAS Contact CAS IT
Piazza Collaboration Enhance student collaboration CAS TechWeb
YellowDig Community Create topics and discussions for student engagement QST Contact QST or CAS IT for more information