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Blackboard supports third-party tools through Building Block (B2) and Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) integrations. These integrations allow single-sign on between third-party content or services or improve instructor/student efficiency by streamlining usage or synchronizing grades.
The following tools are available in UMBC’s Blackboard Learn environment as of FA2021. Click on the name of the tool to access UMBC FAQs or vendor support websites.
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* If you are experiencing any trouble with an LTI tool, please check the list below to see if there's a known issue or review this FAQ for tips. If you need any kind of help with a specific publisher integration, please check the technical support directory.
| Building Block / Tool | Purpose | Vendor | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Writer | Supports students who have questions about how to conduct research, structure their papers, and format what they write using APA Style. | APA | Up to date* |
| Acrobatiq | Supports adaptive learning of specific course curriculum. | Acrobatiq | Up to date |
| Akindi | Bubble sheet test scoring | Akindi | Up to date |
| ALEKS | Supports interactive homework & quizzes for science & math. | Cengage | Up to date* |
| Bookshelf by VitalSource | Supports access to e-textbooks & course materials on computers & mobile devices (for the UMBC Course Materials Initiative). | Blackboard Inc. & VitalSource | Up to date |
| Cengage Learning MindLinks | Integration for Mindtap, Aplia & CogLab course materials. | Blackboard Inc. & Cengage | Up to date* |
| CourseArc | Supports integration of interactive, web-based lessons. | CourseArc | Up to date* |
| eXplorance | Supports end of semester course surveys. | eXplorance | Up to date* |
| FlipIt Physics | Supports interactive homework, lectures & quizzes for physics. | Macmillan | Up to date* |
| Google Assignments | Create an assignment that students utilize a Google Drive file type and instructors grade through Google Drive. | Up to date* | |
| Google Drive File Embed | Embed a native Google Drive file in your Blackboard course as a view-only document. | Up to date* | |
| InQuizitive | Integration for W.W. Norton course materials. | W.W. Norton | Up to date* |
| McGraw-Hill Campus | Integration for McGraw-Hill course materials. | McGraw-Hill Higher Education | No Info Available |
| McGraw-Hill Connect and Create | Integration for McGraw-Hill course materials. | Blackboard Inc. & McGraw-Hill | Up to date |
| Microsoft OneNote | Allow faculty to add a OneNote class notebook to a Bb course shell. | Microsoft | Up to date* |
| Open Learning Initiative | Supports interactive textbooks with learning activities, assessments, and rich simulations. | Carnegie Mellon | Up to date* |
| Panopto | Allow faculty to link course to Panopto video platform. | Panopto | Up to date |
| Pearson's MyLab & Mastering / Revel | Integration for Pearson course materials. | Blackboard Inc. & Pearson | Up to date |
| Qwickly Attendance | Supports taking attendance & student check-in. | Qwickly | Up to date* |
| Respondus LockDown Browser | Customized browser to secure the Blackboard test environment. | Respondus Inc | Up to date* |
| Soomo Learning | Supports interactive e-textbooks. | Soomo Publishing | No Info Available |
| Tk20 | Supports systematic assessment for accreditation (SOWK & EDUC only). | Tk20 | Up to date |
| Turning Technologies Clickers | Synchronizes clickers to Bb roster & Bb grade center. | Turning Technologies, LLC | Up to date* |
| VHL Central | Incorporate structures and vocabulary from a variety of sources including text, video, and live communication practice, with opportunities for skill-building in every lesson | Vista Higher Learning | Up to date* |
| VoiceThread | Supports interactive discussions. Currently under evaluation. | VoiceThread | Up to date* |
| WebAssign | Integration for WebAssign course materials & assessments. | WebAssign | Up to date |
| Webex | Allows faculty to schedule Virtual Meetings and create appointment slots for Office Hours with students | Webex | Up to date* |
| WileyPLUS | Integration for Wiley course materials. | Blackboard Inc. & Wiley | Up to date* |
| zyBooks | Interactive web textbooks. | Cengage | Up to date* |
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