Blackboard Review
September 28, 2015
Blackboard Review
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard Collaborate
Overall Satisfaction with Blackboard
In my previous position, we were using Blackboard Learn through a consortium with Blended Schools Network to build a Virtual Academy for at risk students.
- Blackboard allowed for easy import and export of content from publishers like test generation in the Exam View Suite.
- The integration of Blackboard with Turn It In was also a positive of its use in the K-12 setting.
- Blackboard required significant training for new users to set up classes and incorporate their own content.
- The user management was a bit cumbersome, but this may have been due to Blended Schools restrictions.
- The use of Blackboard in the instance we were using it allowed us to retain students that may have dropped out or entered a cyber charter school. Though the initial numbers are small, the potential is great.
- Schoology, Canvas and Desire2Learn
I think Blackboard has become a middle of the pack LMS with more user friendly options like Canvas and Schoology currently available to K-12 schools. While there are many robust features, the typical K-12 teacher and student needs a more user friendly interface and a faster route to disseminate and access content.