An overview of the individual elements of Blackboard Learn

1. Blackboard Learn aka Blackboard Release 9

2. Blackboard Learn Improved accessibility Fewer clicks Embedded help More intuitive user interface Additional features

3. What’s Gone? Digital Drop Box Electric Blackboard Announcement Filter Email Announcement to Users Control Panel Gradebook Welcome Heather!

4. What’s New or Different? Interface Contextual Editing Grade Center Blogs and Journals Assignments Groups My Places Notifications Miscellaneous

5. What’s New: Interface Inline Add, Edit, Remove, Drag and Drop Integrated Control Panel Communication and Course Tools on one page Toggle VTBE in-screen Full color palette (hex support) Add Dividers and Subheaders to the Menu

6. What’s New: Contextual Editing Fewer clicks More intuitive

7. What’s New: Grade Center Enter scores directly into the page (no more Submit, OK, OK, Submit) Drop lowest/highest scores Control row display Review grade change history

8. What’s New: Grade Center

9. What’s New: Blogs and Journals Blogs are intended for course, group or individual collaboration and commentary Journals are private individual or group reflections

10. What’s New: Assignments Deploy assignments to individuals or groups Multiple attempts permitted Assignment may be submitted as a file attachment or written in-line

11. What’s New: Groups New options for Group creation Students can create and customize their own groups, add their own discussion forums,

12. What’s New: My Places List of frequently accessed courses and organizations Quick access to Personal Settings Upload an Avatar

13. What’s New: Notifications Notify instructors of early warning system rules, submitted assignments and exams, etc Notify students of new content, discussion posts, due dates, returned grades, etc Delivered via modules Delivered via e-mail, individually or as a digest

14. What’s New: Miscellaneous Module Menu Areas (course Home) Empty content areas automatically made unavailable Ability to disable the content item icons Wimba Pronto (IM) to be included