The Windows version of the Blackboard app is no longer supported and was removed from the Microsoft Store on December 31, 2019. The iOS and Android versions of the app are supported and get regular updates.
Blackboard Collaborate is accessible from a desktop, laptop, iOS/Android phones and tablets … at no charge to you or your students!
Install the Windows LauncherOn the Room Details page, click Join Room or, in the Recordings table, click a recording link. ... A pop-up window reminds you to install the launcher. ... Open the Blackboard Collaborate setup wizard. ... Click Next > to start the setup wizard and Finish when complete.More items...
Click on the Join Room button in the first box (the general room for the course). Then, the room (as shown below) will come up on the screen. For first-time users, click on the link “download the Blackboard Collaborate Launcher” Click on the Download Launcher button. A pop-up window reminds you to install the launcher.
To access Blackboard Learn, first make sure you are using the recommended browser, Google Chrome or Mozilla FireFox.Go to the Blackboard Learn site.Enter your username and password. Your username is your 8-digit NWTC ID number. Your password is the password that you created upon registration.
The installation processSet Up the Installer. Place the installer, the installation properties file, and the license file in a directory on the application server. ... Login to the server. Blackboard Learn must be installed as the system super-user. ... Launch the installer. ... Install the software.
Administrator Questions about Java 8 Blackboard Learn now uses Java 8. Blackboard Learn SaaS and 9.1 Q2 2016 run on Java 8, the latest version of Java from Oracle. This change is on the server only and is unrelated to any Java you or your users may use on devices or browsers.
When you click Join Room on the Room Details page or a recording link in the Recordings table, Blackboard Collaborate checks to see if you have the launcher installed. If you do not, Blackboard Collaborate prompts you to download it.
You can launch Blackboard Collaborate Ultra sessions from the Blackboard app if a link is provided within a course. You're directed to a web browser to join the session. Collaborate is supported on these devices and browsers: Android: Chrome browser.
The Blackboard app is designed especially for students to view content and participate in courses. The app is available on iOS and Android mobile devices.
Blackboard Collaborate continued to support Windows 7 for a year after Microsoft's official end of support, after which it was not feasible for Blackboard January of 2020 Collaborate to continue supporting Windows 7.Dec 18, 2020