Over the weekend (and snow day), I saw the educational blog world aflutter with the news about Blackboard’s win over rival D2L.  Inside Higher Ed covers the story quite well. (Also at The Chronicle.) Blackboard’s patent has long been disputed and many in the educational technology community have been critical over Blackboard’s recent business practices.  [...]

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bFree is an application that allows you to browse your Blackboard archives offline so you can see what’s in there before you upload it into Bb.  I just discovered this app a couple of months ago and now they have a new version out.  It’s free and it’s pretty easy to use.  Check it out.

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