Blackboard Learn vs SafeShare.tv: Which is a better fit?

Crystal: Hi. My name is Crystal. I'm an animal control officer and I give Blackboard Learn a four out of five rating. For more reviews like this, click below. The problems that I solve, I use Blackboard Learn for all of my online classes with my university. So, it really helps me incorporate that learning attribute with communication with my peers and my teachers, as well. What I like the most about Blackboard Learn is that it really makes it accessible and easy to take my online studies without having to have huge hoops of communication issues. I can speak directly with my teachers and my peers. What I like least about Blackboard Learn is that it does tend to have some technical issues. So, sometimes the platform will be down, and we won't be able to access our studies and our classes or submit work. And then, you can't communicate with the teacher unless you have their direct email. So, that is kind of complexing. And then you have to reach out to their 1-800 number. So, it tends to be a bit inconveniencing at times.

Tyler: My name is Tyler. I am an Associate Principal. I would give SafeShare.tv a five out of five. For more reviews like this, click below. Prior to using SafeShare.tv, we were using nothing. We were simply just using video clips that were found online, primarily on YouTube and Vimeo. SafeShare.tv really helped us to minimize those distractions and have a bit more control over the content that our students were seeing as teachers share more and more videos. We chose SafeShare.tv primarily because it's just so easy to use. It was relatively straightforward to integrate and implement because it was as easy as copy and pasting a link. And then, having a tool that really minimize those distractions right at the tip of the teacher's finger to do that. It integrated well within Canvas and our other learning management softwares. And aside from that, it really just help our students focus I think to really get rid of all those advertisements and all distractions that really became quite cumbersome to use in the past. It was very easy to get started with SafeShare.tv. The interface itself is intuitive. Again, it's relatively copy paste, and it's accessible on any device. So it really helped us to integrate it in a quick and easy fashion, especially at a time that was hard through distance learning. My only recommendations for someone considering SafeShare would really ought to be to dive in and try it. It is so intuitive and easy to use that even those that are not as tech savvy as some of us can jump right into it and use it. And I think they'll find a much higher level of engagement. So, go for it.