Blackboard Mobile

Blackboard Mobile Student

Introduction

Blackboard Mobile Student Teaching and learning, ready when you are

Whether you’re submitting or grading assignments on the go, contributing to the class blogs, checking or posting grades – everything you need is at your fingertips. Connect wherever and whenever you choose.

Blackboard Student

Bb Student is Blackboard's first mobile app centered around one type of user: students. Get ready for a completely new experience and look for your mobile learning! The app provides an intuitive way for you to interact with courses, content, instructors, and other students. Use it throughout your academic journey to stay on top of coursework and plan ahead.

An app designed just for you...students only!

With Bb Student, you can do the following:

Enjoy a modern, easy-to-use design.
Receive updates about your courses, content, and work due in the activity stream.
Take assignments, tests, and quizzes right from the app and review your submissions.
View your course grades as well as individual test and assignment grades.
Stay on task with a list of all due dates.
Collaborate with your class through video conferencing on iOS and Android
Attach assignment files from Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive

Install App and Log In

Use these steps to download and install the Blackboard app.

From your device, access the appropriate online store.

If necessary, search for Blackboard.
If you search the App Store from an iPad, be sure to change the iPad Only filter to iPhone Only to find the app.
Install the Blackboard app on your mobile device.
Open the Blackboard app and search for "The Hong Kong Polytechnic University".
Log in with your Blackboard Learn username and password. These are typically the same credentials you use to access your Blackboard courses on a computer.

Introducing the Blackboard App

The Blackboard App Tour

Feature Guide

Navigation and Notifications

Feature

Description

Navigation

We put your most-used features all in one place. The base navigation gives you easy access to course updates, view course content, and check your grades.

Swipe down to go to a previous screen. When you expand the navigation, breadcrumbs appear at the bottom of the screen.

Activity Stream

See an up-to-the-minute list of important course content and actions you need to take. The activity stream automatically prioritizes this content to help you focus on the tasks that you want to take care of right away.

Tap an item in the stream to open it and begin working. Click the linked course title within the item if you want to go to the course outline instead.

Due Dates

See upcoming assignments and tests across all of your courses. Work is color coded by course and grouped by day and week. You can quickly see what's due and prioritize your work.

Note that tests and assignments show in this list only if your instructor specified due dates for them.

Courses and People

Feature

Description

Profiles and Tiles

Your Bb Student profile is populated with your Blackboard Learn cloud profile information, including your name and avatar. You can easily change your avatar in the app and replace all instances of your avatar in Bb Student and Learn. To learn more about profiles, seeFAQs - Features.

Your profile also includes tiles that show which school or schools you attend. In the future, you will be able to add more tiles yourself.

Courses

View all of your courses—past, present, and future. Tap a course to view its content and assignments. To learn more, see Course List.

Course Content

Easily scan course materials and access what you need. Tap a piece of content to view its full details.

You can view Microsoft^® Word, Excel^®, PowerPoint^®, and PDF content that your instructors include in courses.

Collaborate

Video conferencing is a fundamental part of Bb Student. In iOS and Android, you can participate in virtual sessions by using Collaborate with the Ultra Experience. To learn more, see Collaborate in Bb Student.

Cloud Content

In assignments, you can attach files from your cloud file storage. You can connect Bb Student to Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox for easy access to your files within the app. To learn more see Link to Cloud Storage.

*Organizations are not supported at this time.

Assignments, Tests, and Grades

Feature

Description

Assignments

View, complete, and submit assignments right from the app.

Tests

Tests with the following question types are taken within Bb Student: Multiple Choice, True / False, Either / Or, Short Answer, and Essay. If tests contain other question types, Bb Student directs you to a web view of Learn to complete the test.

Grades

You get real-time access to grades and feedback within an individual course or from the Grades in the base navigation.

Blackboard Mobile Teacher

Introduction

Teaching and learning, ready when you are

Useful Documents

Select the links below to find further information on how to effectively use Blackboard Mobile Learn:

Introducing Mobile Learn

Mobile Learn Feature Guide

Guide to Mobile Tests

Demonstration

Blackboard Mobile Learn 4.0 iPhone/iPod Touch Demo Video

How to Download & Use Blackboard Mobile Learn

Find out how to download and use Blackboard Mobile Learn. See what tools are available via Mobile Learn and how you can use these in your teaching and learning.

How to Find the App

"Blackboard Mobile Learn" will be removed this app in store on 1 Aug and will not support at the end of Aug. "Blackboard Instructor" will be replaced it for teacher.

To know more information about Blackboard Instructor: https://help.blackboard.com/Blackboard_App/Instructor

Download link for Blackboard Instructor:

Download on your Apple® device

Download on your Android™ device

Blackboard Grader

Blackboard Grader

Grade that pile of virtual papers with the Blackboard Grader app

Educator's don’t have time to waste – we know you do many jobs simultaneously, and are specialists in multitasking. Now, grading student assignment submissions doesn't have to wait: Blackboard Grader app lets you do two things at once, anywhere you find yourself.

Features

Download Blackboard Grader to your mobile device via the link below or through your providers 'App' Store.
itunes.apple.com gb app bb-grader/id897611355?mt=8

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