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Blackboard Mobile Learn Debuts on iPad

By David Nagel
04/05/10

Blackboard has released Mobile Learn for Apple's new iPad. Mobile Learn, which was announced last month, is a new version of the company's flagship learning management system ported for mobile devices, such as Android-based phones, iPhone, iPod, and BlackBerry.

Mobile Learn is designed to mimic the full functionality of the Web-based Learn platform, including two-way communication between students and teachers, access to gradebooks, blog access and commenting, discussion board participation, and student-to-student e-mail communications.

Blackboard Mobile Learn on Apple's iPad.

Blackboard is making Mobile Learn available free for some WiFi devices, beginning the iPad. According to Blackboard, Mobile Learn will also be available in the United States in June for Android, iPhone, iPod, and BlackBerry through an annual license, although a WiFi-only version will be available at no additional charge. In addition, Blackboard is partnering with Sprint to provide Mobile Learn at no additional cost to institutions for users of some Sprint devices.

Mobile Learn for iPad is available at no charge through the App Store. Further information can be found on Blackboard's site here.

About the Author

David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.

He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrnagel/ .

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