Overview

• About Building Blocks and PowerLinks
• About EduGarage
• Introduction for Enterprise Clients

For instructional technologists

• Understanding where and how you can customize the Blackboard Learn platform (Release 9 and above)
• Understanding where and how you can integrate with the Blackboard Academic Suite (prior to Release 9)
• Understanding where and how to integrate with Blackboard products (Vista and CE licenses)
• Building Blocks Functional API overview
• PowerLinks Functional API overview

For developers

• Technical Building Blocks API overview
• Technical PowerLinks API overview
• Technical tutorials
• How to get help or assistance with our APIs
• Sharing your project with others and about open source development for Blackboard products
• Additional Blackboard learning opportunities

For Blackboard administrators

• How to find a Building Block or PowerLink that meets your organization's needs
• Best practices to evaluate and choose a Building Block or PowerLink for use in a production environment

For commercial or non-profit organizations

• How to partner with Blackboard

For those who are searching for someone to build a Building Block or PowerLink

• Contract out Building Blocks or PowerLinks development to Blackboard Consulting or to our partners
• If you are an independent developer or a third party contractor participating in Building Block or PowerLink development, both you and your client must have a license of our developer software. You can obtain this license at this link.