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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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Blackboard Ultra Gradebook Basics - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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The gradebook in Blackboard Ultra can be accessed from several different places. In the gradebook, you can manage grades, leave feedback, view student engagement, set accommodations, and message your students about the assignments. 

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/25/2023
Blackboard Ultra Groups - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Creating groups within your Blackboard course can be done four ways: custom, randomly assign, self-enrollment, and reuse groups. With groups you can create group assignments and encourage collaboration between students.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Journal - Student Quick Start Guide
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Journals are a private communication tool between you and your instructor. Journals can be assigned for individual projects, ideas, and self-reflection. Instructors have two options to make journals a graded assignment and create a rubric for grading.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
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Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Journals Instructor - Quick Start Guide
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Journals are a private communication tool between a student and instructor. Journals can be used for individual projects, ideas, self-reflection, or however you see fit. Instructors have two option to make journals a graded assignment and create a rubric for grading.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/25/2023
Blackboard Ultra Kaltura Basics & Access - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Enhance engagement with Kaltura. Kaltura is a tool that allows you to integrate rich media content into your courses. You can use Kaltura to create, host, and share videos, images, and audio files within your courses directly. 

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/25/2023
Blackboard Ultra Kaltura Capture Instructor - Quick Start Guide
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Use Kaltura Capture to record videos of your desktop and webcam then embed them directly in your Blackboard Ultra course. This tool can record two camera inputs simultaneously, or a camera and a screen, or two screens. The recordings are automatically stored in your Kaltura My Media. You can even record and place it directly in your course for ease of use and enhanced student engagement.  

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Kaltura Capture - Student Quick Start Guide
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Use Kaltura Capture to record videos of your desktop and webcam then embed them directly in your Blackboard Ultra course. This tool can record two camera inputs simultaneously, a camera and a screen, or two screens. The recordings are automatically stored in your Kaltura My Media. You can even record and place it directly in your assignment for ease of use.

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Kaltura Express Capture - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Express Capture allows you to record from the browser without needing to install any software. You can record and embed right in your course where you want the media. Record video or audio directions or course announcements while you are already in Blackboard Ultra. Express Capture will not record the screen only audio and video. 

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Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Kaltura Express Capture - Student Quick Start Guide
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Express Capture allows you to record from the browser without needing to install any software. You can record and embed right in your assignment, journal, or discussion post. Record video or audio while you are already in Blackboard Ultra. Express Capture will not record the screen only audio and video.

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Kaltura Media Gallery - Instructor Quick Start guide
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Kaltura Media Gallery is like My Media. However, it is a storage space for media within your course. Unlike My Media, which is private to you, the Media Gallery is visible to everyone enrolled in the course. You can host multiple videos/media in one place. This allows you to add videos/media from the Media gallery directly to the Course Content page, so you do not have to search for content. 

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Kaltura My Media - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Kaltura My Media is a private, personal storage space for your media. You can upload and manage your media content (video, audio, and image files). While you are in My Media you may edit video options, manage captions, create clips from your videos, delete videos, publish videos to the Course Media Gallery, and more. 

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Kaltura My Media - Student Quick Start Guide
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Kaltura My Media is a private, personal storage space for your media. You can upload and manage your media content (video, audio, and image files). While you are in My Media you may edit video options, manage captions, create clips from your videos, delete videos, publish videos to the Course Media Gallery, and more.

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Kaltura Video Quiz - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Kaltura Video Quiz allows you to embed questions or polls within the video for learners to answer as they watch the video. Questions and text can be in the form of multiple choice, true/false, open ended, or a reflection point.  The video will pause at the question then play again once the question has been answered. 

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Learning Modules - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Think of a learning module as a container for an organized collection of content. Learning Modules let students navigate from one content item to the next with out the added distractions and extra clicks. Modules promote a more immersive learning experience for students. You can create a module for each week, chapter, unit, or any other grouping to enhance learning. 

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Messages - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Instructors and students can send messages to each other, multiple people, or an entire class. The message feature remains inside Blackboard, so there is no need to worry if an email address is incorrect. You can also send a copy of a message to the recipients’ email, so they get an extra notification. When composing a message, you have full access to the text/content editor box. You can change the font, font size, and color or add bold or italics to enhance your message. You are also able to insert links, file and image attachments, and videos.

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra Question Bank - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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A question bank is a pool of questions that is saved in Blackboard allowing for repeated use. Question banks allow instructors to reuse questions, diversify the type of questions available for students, and create multiple assignments with ease. There are several question types that you can add to a question bank: calculated formula, calculated numeric, essay, fill in the blank, matching, multiple choice, and true/false. 

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
Blackboard Ultra  Rubrics - Instructor Quick Start Guide
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Rubrics are a great tool for both instructors and students. Use a rubric as a scoring tool and to provide a clear description of the characteristics desired in the assignment. Students can use a rubric to plan and organize their thoughts and as they work through the assignment. Using rubrics is a good way to provide transparency in grading.

Subject:
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jacob Spradlin
Date Added:
09/26/2023
CUNY SPS Accessibility Toolkit – Simple Book Publishing
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The goal of this adapted version of BC Campus's Accessibility Toolkit - 2nd Edition is to provide resources for each content creator, instructional designer, educational technologist, librarian, administrator, and teaching assistant to create truly open textbooks and online academic experiences—ones that are free and accessible for all students. The original source was a collaboration between BCcampus, Camosun College, and CAPER-BC.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Graphic Design
Higher Education
Material Type:
Student Guide
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Textbook
Author:
Amanda Coolidge
Josie Gray
Kelly Hammond
Sue Doner
Tara Robertson
Date Added:
09/27/2023
Course Banner Suggestions with Unsplash - AI Design Assistant in Blackboard Ultra Course View
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This video covers using suggestions from Unsplash for Course Bannvers via Blackboard Learn Ultra's AI Design assistant.

Subject:
Education
Educational Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
SHSU Online Instructional Development
Date Added:
09/27/2023