Blackboard users,
Please remind your students that UM has paid for a site license to Blackboard Mobile Learn, so it can be used for free. I have talked to some students who really like it. They can check their grades, view announcements, and lots of other things with the app on their smart phone or tablet. There is information on the Blackboard home page (http://www.courses.miami.edu) for anyone interested in putting it onto their device. You can also go to http://goo.gl/hcVht to view the usage statistics.
Blackboard Mobile Learn is the app that accesses information from the Blackboard course sites. UM also has a license for Blackboard Mobile Central, which provides information about UM. I use Mobile Central a lot, since it tells me when the shuttle buses will arrive at any stop. Mobile Central also has the Cafeteria schedules for students, news, a calendar, athletics, and more. The next release of UM Mobile Central will have a button for Blackboard Mobile Learn, so you will have everything combined into one app.
Bill Vilberg
