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Technological Tools and Platforms

The "Technological Tools and Platforms Resource Collection" is a curated compilation of Open Educational Resources (OER) that offers a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to a wide range of technology tools and platforms used in various educational contexts. This collection is designed to assist educators, instructional technologists, administrators, and learners in making informed decisions about the integration of technology into teaching, learning, and educational management.

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The Activity Stream Instructor Quick Start Guide - Blackboard Learn Ultra
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The Activity Stream lets you see an up-to-the-minute list of course activities. This includes new content, announcement, and grades in the Blackboard app.  It will help you prioritize the tasks that need attention. Users can select the notification in the activity stream and will be taken directly to that item. Users may set their activity stream notifications based on their own preferences.

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Information Technology
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Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/21/2023
Add Assignments in Blackboard Ultra Courses  - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Assignments allow students to submit electronic documents, text, or media in Blackboard Ultra Courses.  This walkthrough covers adding assignments to Ultra courses as well as assignment settings and grading.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/24/2023
Adding Announcements in Blackboard Ultra Courses - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Announcements are an idea tool for communicating time sensitive material to students in Blackboard.  This guide covers how announcements are added, scheduled, and posted to Ultra Courses. 

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/24/2023
Ally’s Accessibility Assessment Helps to Improve Ease of Access for Students - An Overview
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This is an informational document providing an overview of Anthology Ally and its features for improving accessibility of digital course content in higher education. It covers background on accessibility regulations, a history of Anthology Ally, key terms and concepts used in the tool, and ways Ally enables engagement between instructional designers, faculty, students, and administrators to enhance inclusion. The document was created with assistance from an AI tool.

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Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Ruth Chisum
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Attaching or Embedding files in Ultra Documents - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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When adding content in the Ultra Course view, you can embed files direclty in the document, allowing students to view them in order with the desired content. This guide shows you how.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/25/2023
Auto-Generate Learning Modules with the AI Design Assistant in Blackboard Ultra Courses
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This video covers using the Blackboard Learn Ultra AI Design Assistant to auto-generate suggested course content in the form of Learning Modules.

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Education
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
SHSU Online Instructional Development
Date Added:
09/27/2023
Auto-Generate Learning Modules with the AI Design Assistant in Blackboard Ultra Courses - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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This Quick Start Guide covers using the Blackboard Learn Ultra AI Design Assistant to auto-generate suggested course content in the form of Learning Modules.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
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Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/27/2023
Batch Edit in Blackboard Ultra Courses - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Batch Edit is a tool that allows instructors to udpate common settings across all content such as visibility, due dates or even delete content.  This guide covers all of those features and more.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/25/2023
Blackboard Learn Ultra Calendar - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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The calendar in Blackboard Learn Ultra view global calendar allows you to see all of your upcoming due dates and meetings across all courses. You can see and create events for one course or all courses, as well as mark your office hours and course-specific meetings. Use the settings feature to add notifications for certain events. 

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/25/2023
Blackboard Ultra Activity Stream - Student Quick Start Guide
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The Activity Stream lets you see an up-to-the-minute list of course activities. This includes new content, announcement, and grades in the Blackboard app.  It will help you prioritize the tasks that need attention. Users can select the notification in the activity stream and will be taken directly to that item. Users may set their activity stream notifications based on their own preferences. 

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Adding Content - Student Quick Start Guide
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When adding content in the Ultra course view, you can embed files directly in the submission allowing instructors to view and grade your work. This makes for a more seamless course. No need to worry about papers lost in transition over email.

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Assignments and Tests - Student Quick Start Guide
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As you work through your courses, you will encounter different types of assignments. These can be discussions, journals, projects, papers, quizzes, video quizzes, presentations, and more. Along with individual assignments, you may have group assignments.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Basics - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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This document covers accessing your course, posting announcements, sending messages, adding course content, copying course content, and previewing your course as a student.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/24/2023
Blackboard Ultra Calendar - Student Quick Start Guide
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The calendar in Blackboard Learn Ultra view global calendar allows you to see all of your upcoming due dates and meetings across all courses. You can see and create events for one course or all courses, and course-specific meetings. Use the settings feature to add notifications for certain events.

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Content Editor - Student Quick Start Guide
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Content Editor is a tool that has many new and enhanced features compared to the old text editor. Features include lists and bullet choices, symbols, block quotes, emoticons, table creation/editing, expanded support for files such as graphic images, media, mashup objects, and an easy-to-use visual mathematics editor.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Discussions - Student Quick Start Guide
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Discussions are a tool used to enhance student engagement, encourage critical thinking, and increase interactions with fellow students’ ideas. Your instructors may assign discussions. They can adjust settings so that you must respond to the initial question before you can view/respond to your classmates’ responses.

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023