Facebook and Blackboard

Inside Higher Ed published yesterday an article about a new Facebook application to link the social network with Blackboard, the course management software used in multiple academic institution. The application is called Blackboard Sync and will bring course information and updates to a student's Facebook account:

"Some of Sync’s other features include integration with Blackboard’s message boards, access to grades and a page with announcements and recent course updates — viewable only to the student who’s both logged on to Facebook and enrolled in the given courses"

There is already a Facebook group on the general topic of CMS, Course Management Systems in Facebook, created by librarian Gerry McKiernan.

To note, I looked for the application in Facebook but haven't found it yet. Forthcoming?

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[Library Playground]

http://apps.facebook.com/blackboard_sync/inviteFacebook

[clw]

Thanks for the link!