Quick Links
Self-help materials, links, and PDF guides on how to use Collaborate.
Getting Started
- Introduction to Blackboard Collaborate
- Get Started with Collaborate for Moderators (Class website)
- Collaborate Help for Moderator (Class website)
- Collaborate Help for Participants (Class website)
- How do I get started? (Class website)
- Hardware and software requirements
- Accessibility
Preparing For a session
- Advice on Planning or Participating in a Session (includes etiquette slides)
- Collaborate Security (session security advice)
Creating and accessing Sessions
in Learn
In Moodle
in MyEd
Participating in a session
Good practice
- Good practice for participating in an online session
- Virtual Classroom Good Practice Guide for Moderators
- Good Practice for PowerPoint Files
- Session best practice (Class website)
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Best Practices for Application Sharing in Collaborate (Blackboard website)
Sharing Content
- Sharing Slides (PPT or PDF), Share Screen (Class website)
- Share Audio and Video (only available in Chrome browser) (Class website)
Polling
- Polling: Help for Participants (Class website)
- Polling: Help for Moderators (Class website)
Breakout Groups
- How to create and facilitate Breakout Groups (Class website)
Recording a Session
Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Audio and Video
- Troubleshooting presentations
- Troubleshooting in Collaborate (Class website)
- Browser Support (Class website)
Accessibility