Supported Tools Index

The Answers pages below contain information about specific Blackboard Ultra features and settings, including guides on how to locate and set up course tools, and troubleshooting information for common problems.

Ideas pages (listed at the bottom) contain overviews and discussions on more general online teaching and learning questions, and suggestions about how to select the best instructional tools and/or policies to meet your goals.

• Vendor Training and Webinars
• Blackboard Content Market Tools — "Content Market" is the Blackboard location where non-Blackboard tools can be embedded into a course. The content market includes link embedding for SU-licensed tools which are supported by ITS and available campus-wide, including Kaltura, PlayPosit, Turnitin, and Zoom, as well as links for major e-textbook publishers that are frequently licensed by individual departments/programs such as McGraw Hill or Pearson. 
• Blackboard Collaborate (deactivated) — As of summer 2024, the Class Collaborate videoconferencing tool has been discontinued by Blackboard and is no longer available. 
• Supported Tools Ideas
  • Detecting AI Created Content — ITS and Online Learning Services do not currently support or recommend any tool for the detection of AI-generated writing.
  • Creating strong prompts for AI "mentors"
  • Choosing an AI Model