September 1, 2017

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 1 September 2017
Bb Comms, Mass Notifications, MCA, New features, Social Media Manager, Teacher Comms, Updated features

  • All Products
    • Added the ability to see cafeteria balance, library information, bus routes, and custom uploaded data on the Student Account page.
    • Administrators can now use Google to login to the Blackboard Communications HQ web interface.
  • Teacher Communications
    • Added training video to the Teacher Communication Send Interface.
  • Blackboard Mass Notifications
    • Now, you can setup and use several custom caller IDs for phone messages, and several reply-to-email addresses and sender names for email messages. When your district or school wants certain message replies to be sent to a specific group of staff members, you can setup and use the response phone numbers or email addresses.
    • Fixed an issue where abbreviations played differently on test call than on the live call.
  • Blackboard Communications App Release
    • Added a new SMS (text message) number for emergency messages so users don't opt-out of emergencies when they opt-out of an informational call.