BlackBoard Connect

TO USE:

1. Select a template under the EMERGENCY type:

2. That template automatically selects all students and staff. Review (and edit, if need be) the audio recording that will be sent to phones, and the email message that will be sent to email addresses.

3. Pick a future date and time and click next.

4. Confirm # of recipients and FCC warnings about emergency calls etc. and go.

BACK END:

It uses a PowerSchool account named "bbc" to do its data extractions. This breaks easily, and our integration specialist the last few times has been Karen Snyder <karen.snyder@blackboard.com> 919-573-4889

Main support: 1-866-360-2155

There is a plugin which includes these files:

The real meat of the thing (the sql queries) are in StaffContact.html and StuContact.html -- source backups attached here.

Powerschool to Blackboard field mappings for STUDENTS:

Contact Type

School ID -> Institution

Student Number -> Reference Code

Last Name

First Name

Grade Level

Gender

Home Street

Home City

Home State

Home Zip

home_phone -> Home Phone 1 (shown in BBC as "Student Home Phone") <- primary

parent01_work -> Work Phone 1

parent01_cell -> Mobile Phone 1

parent02_work -> Work Phone 2

parent02_cell -> Mobile Phone 2

additional_phone -> Home Phone 2 <- secondary

parent03_work -> Work Phone 3

parent03_cell -> Mobile Phone 3

parent04_work -> Home Phone 3

parent04_cell -> Mobile Phone 4

parent01_email -> Email Address 1

parent02_email -> Email Address 2

parent03_email -> Email Address 3

parent04_email -> Email Address 4

PowerSchool to Blackboard field mappings for STAFF: