External Tools
External Tools
External tools, also known as digital tools, third-party tools, paired content, and LTIs, can be requested for inclusion into the Learning Management System (LMS) to enhance the teaching and learning environment. This includes publishers of etexts and digital assignments and quizzes, collaborative annotation tools, and accessibility checkers.
A list of the currently approved external tools in Blackboard and their support documentation is provided below.
| Tool Name | Purpose | IT Knowledgebase Article | Vendor-provided Support |
| Ally from Anthology | content review for accessibility, provides alternate formats of course materials to students | ||
| Cengage | Third-party publisher, etext and digital lesson provider | Cengage Resource - Technical Support for Instructors | |
| Hypothes.is | |||
| Macmillan | |||
| McGraw Hill | |||
| Pearson | |||
