Blackboard Collaborate Cheat Sheet
Technology You Will Need:
-Speakers or headphones
-Webcam (if you plan to use video)
-Microphone (if you plan to speak)
Getting Started:
-Visit learn.temple.edu and login using TU AccessNet username and password
-Select a tool link on the left side bar that has the ability to build content, this page will house the link to Blackboard Collaborate (ex. “Assignments”)
-Select the “Tools” drop down menu and select “Blackboard Collaborate”
-IF you do not see “Blackboard Collaborate” you may first have to select “More Tools” at the bottom of the menu
-Once “Blackboard Collaborate” is selected, you will be prompted to enter the settings for the desired collaboration link
-To enter Blackboard Collaborate simply select the link you have just made
Creating or joining a meeting:
-To create a session, select the “Create Session” button
located in the center of the home screen
-From here, a side bar will pop up on the right side of the
screen that will allow you to configure the event details,
session settings, and participant privileges for the meeting
-NOTE: for recurring office hours check the
“Repeat Session” box from this window
-Once you have created your first session, the button to
create more can be found in the top right corner of the
screen under the sessions bar
-To join a session with members of the course known as
the “Course room” select “Join Room” at the top of
the screen
-For first use, microphone and camera must be enabled, follow the directions on the pop up menu to enable audio and video
Guests
-Guests can be added to the collaboration session via
the “Guest Link”
-When creating a new session, the link can be found
under the “Event Details” tab once the
“Guest Access” box has been checked
-To add guests to the Course Room, access the guest
link by selecting the “Course Room options” bubble
at the end of the Course Room box
-From this drop down menu you will see
“Get guest link”
-When adding guests to a created session or the course room
there will be a drop down menu with options to select their role
-Guests can be participants, moderators, or presenters
Features
-Once inside the session, you will see a menu with four icons
-From right to left: “My Settings”, ”Share audio”, “Share Video”, “Raise Hand”
-From “My Settings”, you are able to adjust the volume and notification settings
-NOTE :clicking the wheel icon at the bottom of the sidebar can also access these settings
-The “Share audio” and “Share video” buttons allow you
to mute yourself or turn off your camera
Chat
-From this tab, you are able to engage in text conversation with either everyone in the session, or just the moderators
-Who the chat is between can be changed using the “Chat with:” drop down menu
Participants
-From this tab, you are able to see all members participating in the session
-By selecting the “More options” bubble in the top right, you can chose to mute all members of the session
Share Content
Share Blank White Board
-The whiteboard feature allows you to write, draw,
or type onto a document that is shared with all
members of the meeting
-To stop sharing, select stop icon in the top right
corner of the whiteboard menu
Share Application
-This feature allows a moderator or participant to share any application or their entire desktop with the members of the session
-NOTE: This feature can only be used with a Chrome browser
Share Files
-To share files with all members of the session select
share files, and then either drag content to the
box OR select the plus symbol to browse computer
Polling
-To poll members of the session, select “Polling” under
“Secondary Content”
-From here you will be prompted to select the
question type
-Polls questions can have numbered answer options
or simply yes/no
-NOTE: answer options must be told to participants or
written elsewhere because the poll cannot be directly
edited to show word answer choices
-To “Lock Poll” or prevent participants from further
answering select the eye icon
-To “End poll” or remove from view select the icon of
the circle containing a square
Breakout Groups
-From the breakout groups tab, moderators
can choose how they would like to assign
groups and if they would like to allow
participants to switch groups
-To change group names, click on the
underlined generic group name automatically
provided
-To delete a group, select the trash can icon
in the top right corner of the group box
-To add members to a group, select the plus
sign icon at the bottom of the group box
-Select “Start” to begin breakout sessions
-Once in breakout session mode, moderators
have the ability to jump from group to group
using the box and arrow icon to the right of
the group name
My Settings
-From this tab you are able to access the same
settings as those found at the bottom of the screen