Blackboard Collaborate is a real-time video conferencing tool that lets you add files, share applications, and use a virtual whiteboard to interact. Collaborate with the Ultra experience opens right in your browser, so you don't have to install any software to join a session.
Go to Collaborate in your course. Select the session name and select the join option. If offered by your institution, you can use the phone number to join the session anonymously. To learn more, see Join sessions from your phone.
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Click on the Attendees icon located in the Collaborate Panel. Click on the Attendees Control panel and select Send a chat message. Type your message in the Say something text box. Click on the Chat icon to access your active chat streams.Mar 19, 2020
Blackboard Collaborate is free for all staff to use, and there is no restriction on the maximum number of sessions that can be run at any one time.
Access a course, tap Collaborate under Course Materials, and select a session. The Course Room is a default session in Collaborate Ultra. If your instructor disables this room, it will appear in the app as Locked. Tap an available session to launch it in your device's mobile browser.
Check that your browser is fully up-to-date. Check the browser's microphone and webcam settings to make sure the correct input is selected and that Collaborate Ultra has not been blocked. Clear your browser's cache. Make sure your browser allows third-party cookies.Jan 29, 2021
Blackboard can monitor and record candidates' exam environment through their computer's webcam and microphone, record computer screen, monitor and restrict right-clicking, minimize, screen capture, new window, and various other actions.Mar 30, 2022
Use the following steps to select a camera:Open the Preferences window: From the Edit menu, click Preferences (Windows). ... In the left panel of the Preferences window, click Camera Settings in the Audio/Video section.Select a camera from the Select the camera to use drop-down list.
Open the Collaborate panel and select Open Chat. You can also supervise all private chats. If you want to supervise private chats or allow participants to only chat with moderators, you must select each option in Session Settings BEFORE the session starts. Don't miss any chat messages while presenting.
Similar to Blackboard Email, Messages are internal to Blackboard. The messages tool allows you to easily manage Blackboard communications within your individual Blackboard courses.
Only chat messages in the Everyone channel are recorded. Private messages and breakout group chat messages are not recorded.