Features and Functionality
Your campus, in the palm of their hands.
Blackboard Mobile™ Central gives your community on-demand access to essential information, when and where they need it. Blackboard Mobile Central is available as a native application for iOS, Android™, BlackBerry®, and Palm® webOS™, as well as the mobile web for all other devices. See what it can do.
Augmented
Reality
Enhanced
Tours
Springboard
Personalization
Maps
Getting lost is a thing of the past. See exactly where you are on campus, find where you want to be, and figure out how to get there. Need to know about handicap accessibility or operating hours? It'll tell you that, too. Not sure which building you're standing in front of? Use integrated Augmented Reality to learn all about it.
Augmented Reality
Explore your campus in a whole new way. Augmented Reality (AR) for Maps, Tours and Places leverages your iPhone's camera, GPS and compass to identify the buildings around you in a 3D, interactive view. With a tap, view historic facts, hours of operation, walking time from your current location and other details about the places near you. Download Explorer for iPhone and experience AR today.
Campus Tours
Finally, the traditional campus tour is more interactive. Because now, you can take a self-guided tour – or even experience campus remotely – right from your phone. Choose from a wide selection of tour themes, walk your chosen route guided by GPS, and access detailed insights that take you beyond the basics through text, audio and video. Augmented Reality enables you to quickly and easily identify and learn about buildings along the way.
Transit
Say goodbye to standing in the rain wondering when (and if) the bus is coming. Because now, all of the latest information is in the palm of your hand. View routes, schedules, stops, and bus locations in realtime. And, use trip-length information to ensure you're never late – or soaked – again.
Places
From dining halls to libraries, dorms to auditoriums, Places puts everything you need to know about every place on campus right on your device. View operating hours, payment methods, menus and more. Browse by category, then seamlessly move to the Map to find your way there, where Augmented Reality will help you confirm your final destination.
Courses
Your schedule is in your hands. Effortlessly browse the course catalog, or search by topic, course level, and other criteria. View descriptions, times, availability and more. Link directly to the instructor's profile in the Directory or move easily to Maps to view the class location. And with an additional services engagement, add and drop courses, right from your device.
Directory
Now, anyone on campus is truly just a tap away. Search the public directory for students, faculty, staff and administrators. Send an email or place a call, right from the app. Save contact information from the Directory directly into your phone's address book, and move directly to Maps to find a professor's office or a friend's dorm.
Athletics
It's a sports fan's dream come true. Never miss a score, a play, or a game, whether you're home or away. View real-time game stats, get the latest updates from the news feed, and view schedules detailing when and where games are happening.
Events
If it's happening on or around campus, it's here. Browse concerts, lectures, exhibits and more. Search for specific events, bookmark them for easy reference, and even see where they're happening. Leverage your phone's GPS to see what's happening near your current location, and add events to your device's calendar. Questions? Call or email the event organizer directly from the app.
News
Keeping your finger on the pulse of campus life has never been simpler. With News you can monitor multiple feeds of the latest headlines and stories no matter where you are. No need to switch to a browser, because you'll read articles right from the app.
Library
Now, you can thumb through every resource the library has to offer, right from your smartphone. Browse the complete catalog of books, periodicals, and other media, from nearly anywhere. View details including call number, author, and copyright information. Check availability, and find the exact location in the stacks, then link to the Map to find the shortest route there. Have a question? Contact a librarian directly.
Images
Keep the campus in sight, wherever you go. Search, browse, and download all available images from university albums or subscription collections. Easily download photos directly to your device to save, share with others, and even use as wallpaper.
Videos
Recent speakers, campus events, sports highlights, audio and video podcasts and more are all close at hand. Browse, search, listen, watch whenever – and wherever – you like.
Get Help
Put peace of mind in the palm of your hand. It's the one place to go when you need quick access to important phone numbers and websites. Call directly from the app, and get the assistance you need, right away.
Links
Get one-tap access to important web pages such as an alumni giving site or athletic event ticketing page. Custom icons for each link let you find exactly what you want, quickly.
Blackboard Mobile SDK
Create and integrate custom modules directly into the Blackboard Mobile Central springboard using the Blackboard Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK). The SDK is available to both Blackboard Mobile Central Clients and Commercial Partners interested in developing and incorporating iOS® and Android™ applications into their app. Learn more.
Springboard Personalization
This isn't a one-size-fits-all app. That's why you can organize the modules in the way that works best for you. Just press and hold a module until it jiggles, then drag and drop within the existing screen, or move it to a new one.
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