Courses in the Blackboard App

When you access Courses from the navigation panel, you see all the courses you are enrolled in as a student.

To view Organizations in which you are a participant, tap the main menu icon and select Organizations. Organizations behave like courses and contain tools that enable members to communicate. For every organization you participate in, you can access content, view announcements, and participate in discussions. The Courses and Organizations lists function the same.

Course List

Tap a course's star to favorite it and move it to the top of the course list. You can favorite courses in the app, or a web browser and they will show as favorites across both locations.

Courses set to Private by your instructor will show up in the list, but you cannot access them until your instructor opens the courses.

Completed or Upcoming Courses and Organizations

If you have completed or upcoming courses and organizations, tap Current to change your view. Courses and organizations show in the current, completed, or upcoming lists based on the duration or status set by your instructor or administrator.

1. On the Courses page, you can access all your courses.
2. Each course card lists the course ID and course title.
3. You can filter the view of the Courses page to see past courses (by semester) or your current courses.
4. You can see unavailable courses in your course list, but you cannot access them. Unavailable courses appear with a lock icon.
5. Move between past, current, and upcoming courses.

Course Content in the Blackboard App

Within the app, you can view the folders, documents, assessments, and the other items that you can see in the web browser view of the course.

                 

Supported Course Content

Blackboard app software collaborates with the Northwood Tech server. Content created by instructors or other users may not be compatible with the app. If there is an item you can access on the course website, but not in the app, contact your instructor or MyHelp.

Export or print files

When you open a course file in the app, you can view, export, or print it. When you export, you can select one of the installed applications on your mobile device. For example, you can email the file or save it to your cloud storage.

1. In Course Content, tap a file to open it.
2. At the top right of the screen, open the menu to see options.
3. Select Export or Print.

Alternative File Formats

Blackboard Ally allows you to generate alternative formats for course content to make it more accessible. If you currently see Ally in the web browser view of your Ultra, you can use it in the app as well.

When you access a file your instructor uploaded to your course, you can put Ally to work. Ally's alternative formats include HTML, ePub, electronic braille, audio, BeeLine Reader, or a translated version.

For example, do you learn better when you listen to audio or read text? If you would rather listen, Ally can generate a downloadable MP3 from a document your instructor provided.

Alternative Formats - iPhone

Alternative Formats - Android

 

Learning Modules in the Ultra app

A learning module has organized collections of content. Your instructor may require you to complete the content in a sequence or allow you to explore the content in any order.

The Ultra Blackboard app learning modules clearly show your progress.

• From Course Content, you can see your progress status for the module.
• In the module, each item shows if it is ready, started, completed, or locked.
• Locked items are not available to you. Tap the item to view the requirements to release it. For example, your instructor may require a minimum grade on an item before you progress to the next item.

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