This workshop introduces how to create portable, reusable learning content using Blackboard Collaborate Publish. You will learn how to leverage session recordings for use even when your students aren't online, extend the life of your Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing sessions, and meet the needs of mobile learners with on-demand viewing.

1. Getting Started with Collaborate
Publish
DESCRIPTION
This workshop introduces how to create portable, reusable learning content using Blackboard Collaborate
Publish. You will learn how to leverage session recordings for use even when your students aren't online, extend
the life of your Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing sessions, and meet the needs of mobile learners with
on-demand viewing.
Getting Starting with Collaborate Publish

2. Where can I download Collaborate Publish?
http://go.ncsu.edu/publish_download
Minimum System Requirements
Publish can be installed on Windows, Mac OS and Linux platforms:
● Windows XP (32 bit), Vista (32 or 64 bit) or Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit)
● Mac OS X 10.6 (32 or 64 bit) or Mac OS X 10.7 (32 or 64 bit)
● Ubuntu 11.10 (32 or 64 bit)
Java
In order to run Publish and play Unplugged recordings, you must have Java
Runtime Environment (JRE) running on your system. You can download it from
Oracle's Java website (http://www.java.com).
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3. MRF
URL
Input Types
JNLP
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4. Multimedia [Movie] files
With Publish, you can convert Blackboard Collaborate recordings (.jnlp files
and URLs) to any of the following multimedia file formats:
● AVI - good if you want to create a file that can be edited using video editing software such as
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Camtasia or Final Cut.
● FLV (Flash video) - create a Flash movie in the FLV format which is typically embedded into a
webpage
● H.264 (MPEG-4 video with H.264 compression) - for mobile devices such as the
iPhone/Android
● MP4 (MPEG-4 video) - creates a file that can be used for a podcast
● WMV (Windows Media Video) - Windows media is good for PC playback with the Windows
Media Payer
● MRF (Media Recording File) - creates a file that is an intermediate file type..is a source file
that can be used with Publish to quickly convert a recording to any other format. The MRF
file is automatically created when any of the other formats are selected

5. Audio files
With Publish, you can convert Blackboard Collaborate recordings (.jnlp files
and URLs) to any of the following audio file formats:
● MP3 (MPEG-3 audio – 32 or 64 kbps) - The default format is the popular MP3 format which is
good for mobile devices. The 64 kbps is the default and recommended. To create a MP3 with
a smaller file size you can choose the 32 kbps but the quality will not be as good.
● M4A (MPEG-4 audio) - can be used to create a digital audio file for streaming over the
● internet.
● Ogg Vorbis (open-source format) - open source compression format used in third party
multimedia software. Not recommended for most users.
● uncompressed WAV files (Waveform, uncompressed audio) - best if you want an editable file
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format.

6. Content included in output
AVI, FLV,
H.264, MOV,
MP4 & WMV
• Audio
• Text chat
• Application Sharing
• Whiteboard Activity
• Web Tour
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MP3, M4A, Ogg
Vorbis,
uncompressed
WAV file
• Audio only
Unplugged
Recording
• Includes all of the recording’s
interactive features i.e.
whiteboard, audio, video
camera, text chat, participant
window, application sharing,
web tour, file transfers

7. Closed Captioning and Chat Transcripts
● Publish enables you to convert the Chat and Closed Captioning
streams of your Blackboard Collaborate recordings in the same
timeline as the original recording.
● If the session creator enabled the Hide Attendee Names option
for recordings, Moderator and Participant names will not be
displayed in the transcript files but will be replaced by the
generic names Participant 1, Participant 2, etc.
● Closed Captioning transcripts include all the entries from all
captioners together in a single file. The transcripts include the
captioner’s name (except as noted above), the time of the
caption and the text of the caption. If there are multiple
captioners, the caption information is aggregated into blocks,
by captioner.
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8. Distributing Recordings and Videos
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To store my
recording(s)
To share
with an
individual or
a group of
individuals
To store
locally
● Google Drive is a tool that lets
you store up to 5 GB of files for
yourself or to link out to other
people. For more information,
see http://google.ncsu.edu/.
● My Mediasite can be used to
upload previously recorded
video to be stored and managed
in one location. Users are also
able to edit video through a
Web-based video editor and
provide links to their
presentations.
https://apps.delta.ncsu.edu/my
_mediasite/
Velocity is a free service for NCSU
users. You can upload large files and
send links to other people to access
them. Files uploaded to Velocity are
available for 31 days from the upload
date or from the last time they were
downloaded. Log in with your NC State
email address and Unity ID password.
https://velocity.ncsu.edu/
Local storage simply means keeping a copy
on your personal computer. This is helpful if
you are archiving your recordings for student
record retentions, but do not need others to
access the files. It’s a good idea to keep
multiple copies (flash drives, other
computers) in case something happens to
your computer.

9. Workshop Evaluation ☺
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