This document provides an overview and demonstration of Blackboard Collaborate, a real-time video conferencing tool. It discusses the tool's features like file sharing, virtual whiteboards, breakout rooms, and participant roles. The demonstration shows the user interface and available moderator features. It also briefly introduces Blackboard as an education technology company that provides learning management systems, online proctoring, and other education tools.

1. Blackboard Colaborate introductory session
09.2021 (Solution Engineer presentation)

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Agenda What is Blackboard Collaborate?
Let’s see the demo:
• User (differet roles) in the session.
• Instructor (Manager) features (in the course).
• Administrator features (in the admin panel).
About the Blackboard Company.

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What is Blackboard Collaborate? Before the demo
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.
• Works in the browser.
• Up to 500 session participants.
• Tools available (whiteboard, chat,
breakout rooms).
• User roles (moderator, presenter,
participant).
• No limitations with moderators.
• No limitation with session
number (SaaS based).

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A session window is available after opening and places are important for the user: session
menu (1), available participant tools (2), Collaborate panel (3)

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Session menu contains: possibility to record session, preview help available online and close
the sesion (you can also use X buton in the browser).

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There are basic tools available for the participant: status, microphone, audio and hand up.
The Moderator can lower the hand raised, and hide / show tool availability.

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It is always possible to change the view inside the session. Then you can see the presenter on
the screen. And there are options available here.

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It is possible to change the participants view, for example: Gallery View, Speaker View.

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Gallery View show many people as possible in the window, depends on the number of
participants (options available).

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Speaker View always shows talking person in that moment.

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Tiled View shows rest of participants in the right panel.

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Participants (Moderator, Presenter) can show the image or presentation, and others can add
comments here. The Moderator can turn off this functionality.

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There is Chat available in the Collaborate panel (private, available for all, between
moderators, moderated). The Moderator can turn of / turn off this function.

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There is Participant List available in the Collaborate panel. Moderator can change person
role, send the direct message. Other options are available here.

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There are Tools available for presenters (four from the list) and moderators (all on the list).

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There are Settings available for users. The Moderator can change tools (microphone, video,
chat) visibility on the fly, when session is open.

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The additional options are available in the Settings (Gallery View availability, possibility to
change the language used, and participant permission).

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Instructors (session moderators) can use tools available in the solution. Lets see them…

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There is Whiteboard available to use by Presenters and Moderators. Others can also draw on
the whiteboard, but Moderator can switch off this possibility.

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There is Share Application/Screen tool available for Presenters and session Moderators.

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There is Share Camera tool available for Presenters and session Moderators. It is useful when
you need additional (from the Lab) view for your lecture.

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There is Share Files tool available for Presenters and Moderators. You can add add
presentations (*.pptx) or files (images, PDF files). Up to 60 Mb.

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There is Polling tool available for session moderators. Instructors can use question for
students (Yes / No for example). Is possible to show results.

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There is Breakout Rooms available for session moderators. Instructors can randomly assign
participants or choose number of groups available (based on participants number).

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There is Breakout Rooms available for session moderators. Instructors can randomly assign
participants or choose number of groups available (based on participants number).

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Standalone Blackboard Learn Moodle
Blackboard Collaborate can be used as standalone tool, with Blackboard Learn or with
Moodle Learning Management System.

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Blackboard Collaborate for Moodle has the same tools available except deeper integration
features as in Blackboard Learn.

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Each online course (Moodle, Blackboard Learn) has it’s own Collaborate Room available.
There are more options available in Learn courses (instructor panel available).

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Instructor can change course room settings, create new sessions and change settings after
session creation. There are options available.

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Instructors can change session settings like session date, quest availability, session tools
availability (you can change later) and use advanced reporting feature (Learn integration).

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There is Collaborate admin (instructor) panel available for instructors. Is possible to review all
recordings available, review or delete them. You can also change recording settings.

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There is also a possibility to review and download reports available for instructors. They exists
in the admin (instructor) panel.

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Blackboard clients have also access to standalone admin panel and there are additional
reports available. More options are available for managers.

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If you want to try: https://www.blackboard.com/collaborate-trial

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The Blackboard Company
Blackboard is a leading EdTech
company serving higher education,
K-12, business and government
clients around the world.
We partner higher education
clients arround the globe.
Teach, learn, and communicate
with confidence in any situation.
We help government clients
meet their diverse missions.
Help employees learn and
engaged, and keeping your
company competitive.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Teaching, exams,
materials, LMS
platform.
Built-in
antiplagiarism
tool (for clients).
Online sessions,
virtual classroom.
Course materials
accessibility
WCAG 2.1 AA.
Reports
Blackboard Analytics
Training & Dev. Manager (TDM)

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Blackboard Learn (Ultra)
Blackboard Learn™ Ultra is a modern, intuitive, fully responsive, and easy to use Learning
Management System (learning platform).

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Blackboard SafeAssign
SafeAssign compares student’s submissions against other sources to identify areas of
overlap between the submitted assignment and existing works.

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Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate is a real-time video conferencing tool that lets you add files, share
applications, and use a virtual whiteboard to interact.

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Blackboard Ally
Blackboard Ally is a revolutionary product that integrates seamlessly into the learning
management system and focuses on making digital course content more accessible.

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Blackboard Training & Development Management (TDM)
Blackboard TDM is an course catalogue solution for Learn. Features: platform / course self
– registration process. Offering catalogue and selling / buying process (PayPal).

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Blackboard Analytics
Blackboard Analytics is a set of reporting tools, which are provides the possibility to gather
all information from educational process.