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This document will cover Tips and Tricks you can use when in a Live Blackboard Collaborate Session. It will include what to do to prepare for the session, recording the session, sharing content, changing student's role, and sharing recordings in your course. Once the tool is added to your course, you and your students can enter into any Collaborate session. Be sure to communicate with your students, what virtual room they should join (i.e. Course Room) and at what time should they join. More detailed documentation on Collaborate can be found at: https://confluence.uconn.edu/display/IKB/Using+Blackboard+Collaborate+Ultra+-+A+User+Guide Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra - A User Guide.
Note: You don't need to create a Session for every meeting. Use the Course Room as often as possible to avoid confusion about what Session the students need to join. Only have possibly one recurring session, such as Office Hours. If you record any session, it will not overwrite other sessions. For example if you use the Course Room and make two recordings they will be called “Name of Course” / Recording 1, “Name of Course” / Recording 2 with dates for each.
Instructions for Students on Using Blackboard Collaborate: https://confluence.uconn.edu/display/IKB/Using+Blackboard+Collaborate+Ultra+-+A+User+Guide Students Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra - A User Guide
Before the session starts:
Make sure you've tested your Audio and Camera by clicking on the Collaborate Panel Menu (bottom right), click the Settings Panel, and click on "Setup your camera and microphone".
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