Blackboard Coming to Facebook

No verbose opening on this one folks - today Stub is bringing you news. And this is big. I'm talking Penn State beats Ohio State big.... ok nothing would be that big =)

There is a new app on the street known as CourseFeed. I'm spinning around in circles so I'm not gonna go readers digest style. Here is the word, straight from the CourseFeed page within facebook.

CourseFeed connects you with your classmates and connects you to Blackboard® (see availability*). Browse your courses, post messages to the class, share notes – all without ever leaving Facebook. CourseFeed also alerts you when your professor posts announcements, tests, or content to Blackboard®. And you’ll get alerts when classmates post to the course wall and share notes.

Privacy policy is here.

If your school doesn’t have Blackboard® don’t worry - use CourseFeed to hook-up with classmates, collaborate, and share. See features below!

Features Without Blackboard® Connection:

* Course Wall
* File storage for Course Notes, etc.
* Course feed display of what's new posted by others.
* Connect with others in the course.
* Profile display to let friends know when you're in class.

Additional Features With Blackboard® Connection:

* See everyone in your course – guaranteed accurate course roster.
* View all Blackboard® course materials without leaving Facebook
* Course feed shows when professor posts announcements, files, etc. to Blackboard®.
* View all announcements, new or old, in the announcements area.
* One-click access into Blackboard® and auto-navigation that takes you right to the item. No hunting!

As you can imagine, this is an awesome undertaking. Please report any problems using the discussion board area and we'll do our best to resolve them.

Please share this with your friends and classmates.

*jaw drops*

I've been watching the steady stream of educational apps start to make their way onto the Facebook scene, but total integration with Blackboard? Surely you jest! I would have imagined something like this to be months away if not further...

Its a whole new ballgame now ladies and gents, and we've got a whole new set of rules on the table. But one thing is for sure... if you work for Penn State and you're not paying attention to Facebook yet, now would be a pretty good time to start.