Select Set Up your Camera and Microphone. Choose the microphone you want to use. Collaborate tells you that you sound great when it is receiving your audio. Select Yes, it's working to proceed.
Select a Camera If only one video camera is installed on your computer, Blackboard Collaborate automatically uses it when you preview and transmit video. However, if you have more than one video input device on your computer, you can choose which device to use.
Use the microphone and camera icons along the bottom of the main stage or content presentation area. With your keyboard, press Alt + M to turn your microphone on and off.
No sound (you can't hear other attendees) Ensure that the correct audio device (speakers) is selected. Ensure that sound volume on the computer is not muted or set really low. Ensure that sound volume on the desired audio output device (e.g., speakers or headset) is not muted or set really low.Oct 25, 2021
Can Blackboard Access Your Microphone. Yes. Blackboard can only access your microphone after you've granted permission to the LockDown Browser when starting a test. This is a requirement in most proctored Blackboard test that uses Respondus Monitor or LockDown Browser alone.Mar 30, 2022
To access your My Settings area, open the Collaborate Panel on the lower right side of the screen. Click the My Settings button at the bottom of the page. This will open your My Settings. Click Select Set Up your Camera and Microphone to set up your audio and video.Apr 9, 2019
To chat with session participants, you would need to open the Collaborate Panel. To open the Collaborate Panel, click on the purple button in the bottom right corner, and then click on the Chat button (indicated by the chat bubble icon) to initiate a chat.Jan 5, 2019
A microphone icon will appear in the Participants panel, the Talk button will display with a visual indicator and the microphone level slider will move up and down as the volume of your speech changes. Click the button again to turn off the microphone.
Yes. When taking a proctored exam, the Blackboard can record you using both the webcam and the microphone of your computer. It achieves this through the Respondus Monitor proctoring software that is capable of accessing your webcam and the microphone.Feb 4, 2022
Move JAWS focus to the browser address bar. Press Tab to move to the indicator that states microphone and camera are blocked and press Enter. Press Tab to move to the Allow/block access radio buttons. Press the Down arrow to move to the Allow radio button and press Space.
Click to open the Blackboard Collaborate test room Once you join the Collaborate session, set up your mic and webcam. You might see a browser pop up asking for permission to use your microphone and camera - click Allow to use all of the features within Collaborate.