Blackboard Learn App staff guide | Leeds Beckett University

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This Blackboard App guide is for colleagues at Leeds Beckett University.

The Blackboard App extends and enriches the MyBeckett student experience by allowing students (and tutors) to access content wherever and whenever, via the mobile friendly interface.

One app for staff and students, you can download it from:

Apple Store (iPhone and iPad 16+)
Google Play Store (Android 11+)

New Blackboard App Logo updated 30 October 2026

Blackboard App logo dark green text with capital B and lower case b (Bb) and Blackboard underneath.

For reference this was the previous Blackboard App Logo:

Blackboard App logo

Here are some tips to navigate the Blackboard App and the terminology is differs from the browser view of MyBeckett:

Stream = Activity Stream
Courses = modules
Organization = communities
Institution = MyBeckett homepage helpful links

Important: Messages do not load within the app, students must log into MyBeckett via the browser to view messages, best practice is to use Announcements for critical information.

Mobile Compatible: Blackboard Test

Students are able to answer quizzes and sit exams (using Blackboard Tests) on their mobile devices. You might use this to do a quick poll in a seminar, or have students test their knowledge of week 1 teaching by answering a short quiz.

Mobile test

Marks and Feedback

Students can find out how they did on their last test or assignment by using the Marks tab. They’re sent a notification as soon as one of their submissions is marked.

Example marks

Discussions

Discussion Boards are great for engaging students. They can ask and answer questions of each other, and tutors can also respond and encourage them. Students can upload media attachments to discussions from a mobile device.

Discussion board

Your students can find support and guidance for the Blackboard app on the Library website.

Please note:

Turnitin assignments won't show up in the assignments list on the app. To submit a Turnitin assignment students need to log into MyBeckett via Google Chrome (mobile friendly).
Notifications are not always immediate, we recommend logging into MyBeckett via Google Chrome instead.