Trunk-Blackboard comparison chart
| Blackboard | Trunk Tool |
| Blackboard Content Areas Course Documents Course Information Assignments (area) External Links (area) |
Resources Tool – All folders files and links are stored in the Trunk Resources Tool
Lessons Tool - Content (files and links) can be created, stored and sequentially displayed as modules in the Lessons Tool Syllabus Tool – Instructors can create, link and display their course syllabus in the Syllabus Tool. The course syllabus can be published on the site and/or to the public Web Content Tool – Instructors can create Content Menu links to other web sites. |
| Announcements | Announcements Tool – Similar to an online bulletin board, the Announcements Tool allows instructors to keep participants apprised of upcoming activities and events. |
| Calendar | Calendar Tool – This tool allows instructors to schedule and keep track of upcoming activities and deadlines and display that information to students in an electronic calendar. |
| Chat | Chat Tool – The Chat tool allows instructors and students to hold unstructured online conversations by exchanging text messages in real time. |
| Discussion Board | Forums Tool – The Forums tool allows students to hold structured conversations that are organized into categories and topics. |
| Messages Tool – Instructors and students use the Messages tool to send private messages to each other and to groups in a site through internal course mail or external e-mail.
Mailtool – The Mailtool allows instructors and students to send email from a site to anyone, whether or not the recipients are course site members. E-Mail Archive – The Email Archive tool enables site participants to send e-mails to all participants on a site using a listserv-type address generated automatically by Trunk. These e-mails are stored on the site. |
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| Assignments (tool, not area)
Digital Drop Box |
Assignments Tool – The Assignments tool enables instructors to create, post, collect, grade, and return online assignments. |
| Grade Center | Gradebook2 – The Gradebook2 tool allows instructors to calculate, store, and distribute
grade information to students online. |
| Test Manager
Survey Manager Pool Manager |
Tests & Quizes Tool - Instructors use the Tests & Quizzes tool to create online assessments, such as tests and quizzes, for delivery to students through a Web interface |
| Enroll User
List Modify User Remove User Roster |
Site Editor / Add Participants – Instructors can manually add participants to their site and assign them a particular role using the Add Participants Tool.
Site Editor / Edit Class Rosters – Here instructors can see the names and roles for each official Site Editor – Instructors can see |
| Manage Groups | Site Editor / Manage Groups – Instructors can use the Manage Groups to create site groups and populate those groups with user accounts. The output of various Trunk tools may then be assigned to a particular group.
Sections Tool – Instructors can create discussion, lab or recitation sections and populate those sections with user accounts. The output of various Trunk tools may then be assigned to a particular section. |
| Manage Course Menu | Site Editor / Edit Tools – Instructors can add or remove tools to and from the left Tool Menu using this tool. |
| Course Copy | Site Editor / Import From Site – Instructors can merge or replace all the content from one site to another site.
Resources Tool – Instructors can copy or move content from one site to another site. |
| Course Statistics | Site Statistics – The Site Statistics tool allows instructors to display user statistics organized in both tables and graphs |
| Staff Information
Faculty Information Student Homepage |
Profile2 Tool – The Profile2 tool provides basic contact and academic information, image upload and a Facebook-style social networking functionality. |
