Blackboard Ally for Students

How do you prefer to engage with digital learning content? Do you read on your phone or tablet, use a screen reader, like to annotate and highlight, or listen to an audio version?

Blackboard Ally allows you to download “Alternative Formats” of your instructor’s digital course files and content so that you can engage with your course materials in formats that work better with your devices, assistive technologies, and study tools.

Blackboard Ally Alternative Format Download

Download Alternative Formats

Access course materials in the format the meets your learning needs

Alternative Formats

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Ally File Transformer

Convert any file to an alternative format, beyond course materials

File Transformer

Blackboard Ally for Faculty


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Get Help

Technical Support and Student Help

Division of IT Service Desk

815-753-8100
servicedesk@niu.edu

Teaching Support and Faculty Help

Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

815-753-0595
citl@niu.edu

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