What are the main changes from Bb8 to Bb 9?
The major differences between Blackboard 8 and Blackboard 9 are detailed in this document. The following is a summary of the changes: Removed Features: • Electric Blackboard: Now students can use Journals to complete these same tasks —it is also much more fully featured than the Electric Blackboard tool. • Digital Dropbox: The more robust Assignments tool and the Group File Exchange meets the needs of individual users and groups for completing and managing course work. • Student Homepages: The new Blogs tool enables students to express their thoughts and reflect on learning within a course. The My Places tool allows Student to post their avatar system-wide (instead of limited to the course environment) and includes additional functionality and a customizable set of links to frequently accessed information as well as tools to personalize a user’s own experience.
