Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

• Browser Support
• Add Collaborate Ultra tool link to the course menu on Blackboard
• Access the BB Collaborate Ultra tool
• Lock the course room
• Schedule a Virtual Class
• Invite students to the Collaborate Ultra class
• Join the Collaborate Session
• Share a presentation or file on the screen
• Share a Whiteboard
• Share an application
• Share a video
• Record your Session
• Leave the Collaborate Session
• View recordings in Collaborate Ultra
• Send the Recording link to students
• How can students access recordings in Collaborate Ultra
• Retrieve the attendance report in Collaborate Ultra

Browser Support

Please note that Internet Explorer is NOT supported.

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Add Collaborate Ultra tool link to Blackboard course menu

• Open your course on Blackboard (BB).
• On the top left menu of your course, click on the “+” and then click “Tool Link”.
• Select “Blackboard Collaborate Ultra” from the “Type” dropdown list, give your link a name, and then click “Submit”. Students will be able to access the tool from this link if you make it available.

You as an instructor will be able to access Collaborate Ultra in two ways:

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Access the BB Collaborate Ultra tool

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Lock the course room

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Schedule a Virtual Class

1. Click “Create Session”.
2. Type the session name. (Best to type your course name and number).
3. Enter the session’s “Start” and “End” date and time.
4. Select the length of the early time to enter the session for you and your students.
5. Expand “Session Settings” to select the default settings for your participants. Uncheck the video, and whiteboard, so you can take control of the class. You may uncheck audio also. These settings can be modified while the class is running later.
6. Click “Save”.

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Invite students to the Collaborate Ultra class

You can invite your students to the class by two ways:

1. Guest Link Copy the guest link of the virtual class and send it to your students by email. Inform them about the session time. This way is recommended if students are not able to login to Blackboard due to slowness or network problems. The link will take them directly to Collaborate.
2. Through course menu in Blackboard Add a link to the tool to your BB course. Make the link available, and inform your students to use it to access the virtual classes.

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Join the Collaborate Session

From the BB Collaborate Ultra page

1. Click the session name.
2. Click “Join Session”. 

The Collaborate Ultra class interface

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Share a presentation or file on the screen

We can upload a PDF, PowerPoint, GIF, JPG, or PNG files (Not to exceed 60 MD). To do so:

1. Click the right bottom menu button.
2. Click “Share Content”
3. Click “Add Files”
4. After the file is uploaded, select it
5. Click “Share Now”
6. Click on one slide to start displaying on the screen
7. The presentation will appear on the screen.

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Share a Whiteboard

We can upload a PDF, PowerPoint, GIF, JPG, or PNG files (Not to exceed 60 MD). To do so:

1. Click the right bottom menu button.
2. Click “Share Content”
3. Click “Share Whiteboard”
4. You can write on it using some drawing tools at the top.
5. You can stop sharing the Whiteboard by clicking the button at the top right 

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Share an application

1. Open the application that you want to demonstrate (Excel, PP, MS Word, etc.) outside BB Collaborate, and keep it maximized
2. In the Collaborate class. Click the right bottom menu button.
3. Click “Share Content”
4. Click “Share Application/ Screen”, and then
5. Select “Share Application Window”
6. Select the window of the application that you want to share and click “Share”
7. You can go through your demo and then click “Stop Sharing” when finished.

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Share a video

1. Open the video in a Chrome tab and keep it maximized
2. In the Collaborate class. Click the right bottom menu button.
3. Click “Share Content”
4. Click “Share Application/ Screen”, and then
5. Select “Chrome Tab”
6. Select the tab of the video that you want to share.
7. Make sure that “Share Audio” is selected and then click “Share”
8. You can run the video. When finished, click “Stop Sharing”.

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Record your Session

1. While inside the virtual class, click on the top left menu
2. Click “Start Recording”.
3. When finished, flow the same steps to “Stop Recording”.

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Leave the Collaborate Session

1. While inside the virtual class, click on the top left menu 
2. Select the last option “Leave Session”

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View Session recordings in Collaborate Ultra

1. Access the Collaborate Ultra Tool
2. From the Collaborate Ultra Page, click on the top left menu
3. Select Recordings
4. Click on the recording that you want to view, then “Watch”
5. You can send the link of the recording to students by accessing the recording option and then copying the link.

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Send the Recording link to students

If the teacher is using the link to invite students, he or she can send the recording link to students after the class. Here are the steps:

1. From the Collaborate Ultra Page, click on the top left menu
2. Select “Recordings”.
3. Locate your recording and open the options.
4. Select “Copy Link” and send the link to students by email.

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How can students access recordings in Collaborate Ultra

By Direct Link If the teacher is using the link to invite students, he or she can send the recording link to students after the class. Here are the steps:

1. From the Collaborate Ultra Page, click on the top left menu 
2. Select “Recordings”.
3. Locate your recording and open the options.
4. Select “Copy Link” and send the link to students by email.

Through BB course menu if the teacher made the tool available to them

1. Access the Collaborate Ultra Tool
2. From the Collaborate Ultra Page, click on the top left menu
3. Select Recordings
4. Click on the recording that you want to view, then “Watch”
5. You can send the link of the recording to students by accessing the recording option and then copying the link.

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Retrieve the attendance report in Collaborate Ultra

After the session had ended, you can retrieve the attendance report from the Collaborate Ultra page by accessing “All Previous Sessions” and then clicking “View Reports” from the session options.

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