PRS Blackboard Registration Application

Blackboard is one of a number of Web-based Course Management Systems (CMS). (Others include Web-CT and Web-Assign.) CMS applications are used to manage distance, or distributed, learning programs. With the introduction of the PRS Blackboard Registration Application, a connection can be established between InterWrite PRS and Blackboard so that Class Rosters developed in Blackboard can be exported to PRS, and the results of PRS Sessions can be imported into Blackboard. This is possible because the PRS Blackboard Registration Application links the PRS Transmitter ID to the Blackboard Student ID, ensuring that both PRS and Blackboard can easily exchange information about each registered student. Once the PRS Blackboard Registration Application is set up and the Instructor has configured the Registration Form, students simply register their PRS Transmitters in Blackboard.

First, the PRS Blackboard Registration Application must be installed on the Blackboard Web site.

Installing and setting up the PRS Blackboard Registration Application should be done by the Blackboard Admin or someone familiar with the management and administration of the Blackboard Web site. GTCO CalComp Technical Support extends only to the PRS Blackboard Registration Application after it has been successfully installed and integrated into Blackboard.

The Modules of the PRS Blackboard Registration Application give the Blackboard Admin or Instructor the functionality and flexibility necessary to tailor the flow of information between PRS and Blackboard. The Admin Options Module allows the Blackboard Admin to indicate those options that will be required during the registration process. The Course Control Panel allows the Instructor to export the Class Roster for use in a PRS Class definition.