Blackboard
Anthology Inc. Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Blackboard is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Anthology Inc. Rated 4.6/5 from 444,669 ratings. Requires iOS 16.0. Updated October 26, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.6
- 444K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 172 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 26
- 2026 · v11.8.0
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About Blackboard
Download the Blackboard App and stay seamlessly connected with your courses and elevate your learning experience. Whether you're a student or an instructor, this app integrates with your institution’s Blackboard platform to bring you essential tools and real-time updates on the go. For Students: - Stay Informed: Instantly view updates and changes to your courses. - Real-Time Alerts: Receive notifications for due-dates, announcements, and more. - Manage Coursework: Easily complete and submit assignments, take tests, and track your progress. - Check Grades: Access grades for courses, assignments, and tests with just a few taps. - Plus More: Explore additional features tailored to enhance your educational journey. For Instructors: - Efficient Course Management: Upload and organize course materials and assessments effortlessly. - Timely Notifications: Set up custom alerts such as when submissions are ready for grading, messages from students, and more. - Streamlined Grading: Grade assignments and provide feedback from your phone or tablet. - Engage Students: Send course announcements, create and manage discussion threads, and interact with student comments. - And Beyond: Utilize more tools designed to support your teaching and engagement. Please Note: The Blackboard App functions in conjunction with your institution’s Blackboard server. Access and features may vary based on your institution's settings and software updates. By using this app, you agree to our terms and privacy information - https://www.anthology.com/trust-center/terms-of-use
Ratings & reviews
4.6
444K ratings
What’s new
Version 11.8.0 · Updated October 26, 2026
Features - Minimum iOS version is now iOS 16. The app now requires iOS 16 or later. Devices running iOS 15 or earlier are no longer supported. - Updated Blackboard logo. The splash screen and app icon are updated to reflect the new Blackboard company branding. Bug fixes - Bottom tab bar while scrolling. The bottom tab bar now renders correctly and no longer flickers while scrolling in Content, Grades, Calendar, Courses, Activity Stream, and Messages. - Calendar event header buttons. Header buttons on the Add Event and Edit Event sheets are no longer clipped by the sheet's corner, and the close button is correctly aligned with the title. - Calendar Form content navigation. Form content opened from the Calendar now navigates to the correct content instead of redirecting to the stream webpage. - Courses search field height. The search field on the Subjects page now returns to its original height after text is cleared. - Multiple crash fixes. Resolved crashes affecting Grades, Courses filtering and search, file sharing, and web views.
App privacy
The developer, Anthology Inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Physical Address, Email Address, Name, Phone Number, Other User Contact Info
- User Content: Other User Content
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- User Content: Customer Support, Photos or Videos, Audio Data
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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