The Mobile Garage

750 Students + 850 iPads = Saving 1,000,000 Pieces of Paper

Two weeks ago at BbWorld 2011, a group of brave souls got out of bed, in Vegas no less, to see a presentation given by Geoff Powell, Director of Learning Technology, from St. Hilda's all-girls K-12 school in Australia.  One tweet from "atlantamayose" summed it up: "one of the best presentations i've ever seen. ever. geoff powell from australia on 1:1 ipads & Bb mobile at #bbworld11."

The St. Hilda's story is compelling for a couple of reasons.  An open-entry, non-selective all-girls school, St. Hilda's on the Gold Coast, Australia, strives to be a world leader in primary and secondary education.  All of the students are provided with leadership opportunities to develop their confidence, such as today's TEDx which features student sessions on topics as diverse as robots, good manners, and the need for a "Ginge Day" to help redheads have good self-image! Check out the site at http://www.sthildas.qld.edu.au/index.php?r=site/index&page=445

Mobile Pilot Program Opens Doors for Campus Apps

With the hustle and bustle of BbWorld^® 2011 now behind us, we’ve been able to take a step back and reflect on some of the happenings from that week. One of the more exciting announcements coming out of BbWorld this year was the initiation of our Blackboard Building Blocks™ for Mobile Pilot Program. This Pilot Program makes the Blackboard Mobile™ Software Development Kit (SDK) available to Commercial Partners to develop and implement mobile applications directly into the existing Blackboard Mobile Central™ springboard.

BbWorld Survival Guide

With BbWorld 2011 less than a week away, we thought we would provide our faithful readers with a few tips on how to prepare for Vegas.

Making Mobile Right For Your Campus

Alan Jacobs is the Business Development Manager at Sprint Nextel, focusing on supporting institutions looking to connect their campus and providing innovative solutions to engage students and faculty in education technology.

“Mobile” has become a buzz word in the past two years and with great reason, since smartphone adoption is experiencing a meteoric rise and the rollout of tablets in 1:1 initiatives have gotten a lot of attention in the education community. Many schools have been experimenting with mobile learning and running pilots on their campus. More recently, attention has been given to measuring how mobile can impact student success. Before launching a pilot at your institution, it is very important to determine what it is you are looking to accomplish.

BbWorld has Gone Mobile!

tt is with great excitement that we unveil to you the first ever BbWorld Mobile app! Developed by our very own Blackboard Mobile team and made specifically for BbWorld 2011, this app will provide you with convenient access to all things BbWorld. Built off of the Blackboard Mobile Central platform, the app includes 10 different modules that will keep you connected to the conference and informed of all the latest news and events.