Blackboard Collaborate is an online synchronous environment that can be used for office hours, class discussions, exam reviews, online meetings, class group work, virtual lessons, virtual field trips, mobile web conferencing, student orientation, guest lectures, and professional development. It contains communication tools like video, audio, and chat. It also has presentation tools such as the whiteboard, application sharing, and web tour. Additionally, it provides interaction tools including breakout rooms, file transfer, media library, polls, quizzes, timing, and recording.

1. Prepare for the Session
1. Choose your audio
Teleconference
Don’t have an internal microphone or headset, use Teleconference to dial into
the session using your telephone. Use Audio Set up Wizard to test your audio
using the built-in audio.
2. Create a Profile
1. PC: Right-click on your name and select Edit Profile
2. Mac: Control-click on your name and select Edit Profile
3. Send a Chat message
Audio Setup Wizard
1. Type in the input box and hit enter on your keyboard to send the message… practice
now!
Input box Add a graphic

2. Overview of Blackboard Collaborate

3. Session Objectives
• Describe the purposes of Bb Collaborate
• Explain Bb Collaborate Tools
– Communication Tools
– Presentation Tools
– Interaction Tools

4. Blackboard Collaborate Purposes
Online synchronous environment
• Office Hours
• Class discussions
• Exam reviews
• Online meetings
• Class group work
• Virtual Lessons
• Virtual Field Trips
• Mobile web conferencing
• Student Orientation
• Guest Lectures
• Professional
Development

5. The Blackboard Collaborate Window

6. Communication Tools
Audio and Video Panel
Participants Panel
Chat Panel

7. Audio Wizard & Video Preview
Teleconference
Audio Setup Wizard
Video preview
Options menu

8. Communication Panel Tools
Audio
Video
Web Tour
Application
Sharing
Chat Whiteboard

9. Participant Panel

10. Permissions
No Application or
Moderator Whiteboard Permissions
Participant

11. Status Indicators
Active Tools Connection Issue

12. Chat Panel
View chat
messages here.
Type chat
messages here.
Add an
emoticon to
your
message.

13. Chat Options Menu
Use the options
menu to modify
the appearance of
your chat panel or
send an
announcement.

14. Send a Private Chat
Right click on
a person’s
name in the
participants
panel to send
a private
chat.
The message will show up in that
person’s private chat room.

15. How many parts to the Communications
Panel?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three

16. Presentation Tools
Whiteboard & Tools
Upload Content & Record
Demo
Tools

17. Whiteboard Tools
Select objects
Pointers
Pen & Highlighter
Text
Filled Shapes
Shapes
Line
Screen Capture
Clip Art

18. Whiteboard Tools

19. Presentation Demonstration Tools
Whiteboard
Application Sharing
Web Tour

20. Use Application Sharing OR Web Tour?
Application Sharing
• Working with one other
person at a time
• Demonstrating how to
perform tasks
• Demonstrating a
website
• Sharing a password
protected site
Web Tour
• Several are participating
• Participants can freely
perform tasks
• Accessing multimedia
like YouTube

21. Compare Moderator & Participant Views

22. Interaction Tools
• Breakout Rooms
• File Transfer
• Media Library
• Polls
• Quizzes
• Recorder
• Timer

23. Group Breakout Rooms

24. File Transfer
From the Menu Bar, go to Window ->
Show File Transfer Library

25. Media Library

26. Polls

27. Quizzes

28. Setting the Timer & Recording
• Go to Tools
– or

29. Summary
• Describe the purposes of Bb Collaborate
• Explain Bb Collaborate Tools
– Communication Tools
• Video, Audio & Chat
– Presentation Tools
• Whiteboard, Application Sharing & Web Tour
– Interaction Tools
• Breakout Rooms, File Transfer, Media Library,
Polls, Quizzes, Timing & Recording

30. Blackboard Collaborate Purposes
Online synchronous environment
• Office Hours
• Class discussions
• Exam reviews
• Online meetings
• Class group work
• Virtual Lessons
• Virtual Field Trips
• Mobile web conferencing
• Student Orientation
• Guest Lectures
• Professional
Development