Wimba is software incorporated into Blackboard that allows instructors and students to record, playback and manage audio messages through any Blackboard course web page. Wimba is available anywhere you can access Blackboard. Wimba facilitates audio communication capabilities through four applications:
- Voice Email
Send voice emails to any member of the course from Blackboard
- Voice Discussion Boards
An online threaded discussion board with voice component added
- Voice Authoring in Content Areas
Allows posting of voice audio files into the content areas of Blackboard
- Voice Announcements
Easily recorded and posted alongside conventional text announcements