In an effort to maximize the use of technologies available in the Smart classrooms, Hostos has established new policies and guidelines for assigning Smart classrooms. The certification process consists of completing a Smart Room Certification Course on Blackboard offered by EdTech.
You are now able to self-enroll in our Blackboard Smart Room Certification Course. Log in to Blackboard and look for the following module located in the bottom of the third column.
(NOTE: This is a screenshot of the registration link in Blackboard)
SMARTROOM PRIORITY USE SELECTION CRITERIA
- Instructor must provide a short description of how the course will utilize the functionality of the smart classroom to help achieve the class objectives.
- Instructor should have used Blackboard in the past.
- Instructor must answer yes to at least one of the following activities:
- My course will use online video in the classroom.
- My course will use PowerPoint to augment teaching.
- My course will utilize lecture capture.
- My course will include real-time annotations of presentations.
NOTE: Priority will be given to hybrid sections