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Re: Blackboard



I would also recommend Blackboard:

1) It has a class list, like Phys-L
2) It has an electronic grade book
3) It allows you to create automatically graded quizzes,
or homework problems, over the Internet. (Grades
automatically appear in my electronic grade book.)

The Interface is much better than WebCT, which I used
three years ago. But who knows, perhaps the interface
of WebCT is no longer as bad as used to be. What do
others think about WebCT versus Blackboard today?
Ludwik Kowalski

Rick Tarara wrote:

We use it here. Very useful, especially for posting assignments, homework
solutions, class notes--can post PowerPoint presentations. You can easily
communicate with whole class via email. You can keep and post grades, setup
a discussion board (can have anonymous input), etc. Lots of features. You
can access it from school or home, so you can post assignments as you think
them up at midnight!

Rick

P.S. For homework solutions, I scan my hand done work into Word and then
just post the word document. Works well.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pratt, Reyna" <RPratt@MADEIRA.ORG>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: Blackboard

I apologize to anyone on both of these lists -

My high school had a presentation from BlackBoard yesterday - looks like a
combination web page, quiz grader, etc. Does anyone use this, and, if so,
what experience have you had? Would you recommend it?

Thanks,
Reyna Pratt
The Madeira School