{"id":55,"date":"2011-10-26T23:59:56","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T23:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogsksbeedu.wpenginepowered.com\/kecua\/?p=55"},"modified":"2011-10-27T00:00:58","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T00:00:58","slug":"why-blackboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kecua\/2011\/10\/26\/why-blackboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Blackboard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While getting started in Blackboard can be intimidating for a first time user, there are a <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kecua\/files\/2011\/10\/Blackboard_Logo_235x2271.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-66\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kecua\/files\/2011\/10\/Blackboard_Logo_235x2271.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a>number of reasons to consider using Blackboard in conjunction with your face-to-face courses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Place your course materials on the web so that your students have access to your course content 24X7.<\/li>\n<li>Allow your students to lengthen an engaging discussion that begins in class, but in an online format.<\/li>\n<li>Give students an online space in which to work on group projects.<\/li>\n<li>Gain a feel for how your students are understanding your content.<\/li>\n<li>Have\u00a0Blackaboard grade your quizzes for you. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Blackboard is a comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS).\u00a0 While it has many functions, features, bells and whistles, remember, you can always start small.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While getting started in Blackboard can be intimidating for a first time user, there are a number of reasons to consider using Blackboard in conjunction with your face-to-face courses. 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