Tools
Discover the powerful suite of eLearning tools available at the University of Northern Iowa! From Blackboard Ultra, which offers a modern and intuitive user experience for both face-to-face and online classes, to Panopto, our go-to solution for lecture capture and video streaming, these tools are designed to enhance your learning experience. Turnitin helps maintain academic integrity by detecting potential plagiarism, while Poll Everywhere makes classroom interactions dynamic with real-time audience responses. Stay connected and collaborate effortlessly with Zoom for high-quality video conferencing and Google Workspace for seamless integration of apps like Gmail, Calendar, and Drive. Whether you're creating exams with Respondus or accessing a vast library of tutorials on LinkedIn Learning, these tools are here to support your academic journey every step of the way
Blackboard Ultra
Blackboard Ultra (Bb UItra) is an application used in both face-to-face classes as well as online classes. Ultra is Blackboard's most modern, intuitive, and personalized Blackboard user experience. Ultra is characterized by simplified workflows and an accessible, fully responsive design—making it easier than ever to teach and learn from any device.
Panopto
Panopto is UNI's lecture capture, video upload, and streaming solution that is integrated with Blackboard (Bb) Learn. You can also use Panopto to upload videos that you've taken with your phone (or other devices) or to
Turnitin
Turnitin allows instructors to easily detect potential plagiarism on any student paper by comparing it against the world's largest comparison database. You can access TurnitIn in Blackboard Learn.
Poll Everywhere
Poll Everywhere is an audience response system to gather live responses for your classroom or activities using student owned devices (smartphone, computer, tablets). Poll Everywhere presents a cost-effective polling option for use with your classes. It can report responses to Bb Learn's Grade Center.
Zoom
Zoom is a powerful desktop video conferencing tool that allows you to conduct remote classes/meetings with HD video and high quality audio.
Respondus
Respondus 4.0 is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams. These exams can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard Learn.
LinkedIn Learning
The LinkedIn Learning Online Training Library is a constantly growing and evolving body of training video tutorials. These tutorials are designed to help you learn what you want, when you want it.
Blackboard Ally
Blackboard Ally is a Blackboard Learn tool to help you enhance the usability and accessibility of your course documents. Ally evaluates documents that are uploaded to Blackboard Learn and provides an accessibility score and creates an accessible version for students for each file.
Google Workspace
Google Workspace is a set of Google apps (Gmail, Calendar, Google+, Hangouts, Docs/Sheets/Forms/Slides, Drive). These Applications are all designed to operate together seamlessly and integrate with modern devices.