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Blackboard, an education technology company best known for a popular learning management system, has introduced a new mobile app designed specially for teachers, professors and educators.

Students love to hear good news about how well they're doing in their courses or how their performance — good or bad — compares to other students in the class, according to a research project undertaken by Blackboard's analytics and research team.

Blackboard CEO, Dr. Bill Ballhaus, has made a long and successful career out of shaking up the education system.

Founded in 1997 in the traditional world of education, Blackboard has evolved to become a tool used by more than 1,800 businesses keen on keeping their workforce on the cutting edge.