Wimba is a voice messaging system that extends
the functionality of Blackboard to allow you and your students
to communicate by voice in a variety of ways, including email,
threaded discussion boards, and live chat. See our
Wimba support site.
Online reserve readings. The Library
offers a service to scan printed materials and upload them to
your Blackboard course site so they can be available to you students.
See the Library's
description of electronic reserves
for more information about this service.
Wikis and blogs are now available within Blackboard course sites. They
make it easy to do collaborative writing.
See our documentation for
Team
Sites (wikis) and
Journals
(blogs).
Courses InTouch (CIT) makes it easy
for instructors to get an online listing of students registered
for their courses, and can provide picture of each student. See
Courses InTouch.
Class mailing lists. It's easy to
start a class mailing list (a course
listserv) or newsgroup
for electronic class discussions. To create another e-mail discussion
list (for a valid academic purpose), send mail to our
Mid-Semester Evaluation.
It's easy to create an online
Mid-Semester Evaluation for a course. The feedback allows students to
provide anonymous feedback. Only the instructor who requested the
evaluation can see the feedback.
The services listed above require a valid
PennKey ID and password.
