The items that show up in your Facebook news feed fall into one of three categories: interesting (your ex’s relationship status changes), sort of interesting (your housemate posts new photos), and not at all interesting (someone you knew in high school leaves a group.) But even the most mundane entry is still good because it’s not work.

Until now. Blackboard Sync is a new application that will link announcements, grades, discussion boards, and other Blackboard features with Facebook:

You can find out if you have a new assignment, grade, new forum posts, etc., without having to leave Facebook. Blackboard Sync also cross-references your courses’ Rosters with Facebook to make it easier to connect with your classmates through Facebook.

Northwestern is signing on, but we can only hope that UIS’ documented ineptitude will for once work to our advantage and keep Blackboard out of your downtime.

Via Uwire.

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