Overview: Collaborate Ultra

Collaborate Ultra by Blackboard is a web conferencing system fully integrated with Blackboard Learn. It’s a great way to take your synchronous course sessions online.

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Watch a short video on the Collaborate Ultra user experience:

Collaborate Ultra Feature Highlights

• Audio/Video Web Conferencing

• Chat Messaging in session

• File Sharing

• Screen Sharing

• Application Sharing*

• Audio/Video Sharing (Watch a video together) *

• Virtual White Board

• Breakout Groups

• Polling

*Application sharing is currently only available with Chrome and Firefox; Audio/Video sharing is currently only available with Chrome

Technology Requirements and Browser Support

Below are the recommended supported browser and operating systems:

Additionally, Collaborate needs permission to access your camera and microphone so you can use audio/video. Give Collaborate permission when asked or set up the permissions in your browser preferences.

Collaborate Student Handout

This handout contains information about technology requirements and a link to the Blackboard student tutorials. Please feel free to distribute this to your students if you are using Collaborate in your classroom.

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Collaborate Tutorials for Faculty

Moderating Collaborate Sessions Best Practices

View Blackboard’s Session Best Practices tips here: https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Moderator/Moderate_Sessions/Session_Best_Practices

Accessibility Information

For more information about Collaborate Accessibility features see https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Moderator/Accessibility

Troubleshooting Information

For more information on Troubleshooting Collaborate, please go to the below page and select your browser:

• https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Moderator/Support