Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
About
The webconferencing platform for the Virtual Trade Show is Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Collaborate is a tool built specifically for live, multimedia, many-to-many collaboration using:
• Voice over internet (VoIP) audio
• Telephone audio via integrated phone bridge
• Live webcams
• Breakout rooms
• Interactive whiteboard
• Chat style messaging
• Shared viewing of applications
Link to the PASSHE/PADLA Virtual Tradeshow:
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/FBA9139120E282F9FD5A0E52CD1D60AA
Blackboard Collaborate with the Ultra experience is based on modern web technologies including HTML 5 and WebRTC. You don’t need to install Java or a launcher.
For the best experience, use Google Chrome.
Get Set Up
You must give the browser permission to use audio and video to participate in a session. This is necessary so that you are seen and heard.
You’ll be asked to do this when you first join a session or when you first go to share your audio or video.
It’s OK if you’re not ready to do this right away. You can set up audio and video at any time in My Settings.
- Open the Collaborate panel and select My Settings.
- Select Set Up your Camera and Microphone.
- Choose the microphone you want to use. Collaborate tells you that you sound great when it is receiving your audio. Select Yes, it’s working to proceed.
- Choose the camera you want to use. Collaborate tells you that you look great when it is receiving your video. Select Yes, it’s working to proceed.
Note: By default, you are hidden and muted after you complete the setup. Select the microphone and camera icons to begin full meeting participation.
With your keyboard, press Alt + M to turn your microphone on and off. Press Alt + C to turn your camera on and off.
Adjust your speaker and microphone volume any time in My Settings.
You can also use your phone for audio. Just call into the integrated phone bridge.
Call into a session
Open the Session menu and select Generate Dial-in Number. Call the number listed and enter the personal identification number (PIN). You are given a unique PIN to help the session identify you. When you enter the PIN, the audio from your phone is paired with your avatar. This helps everyone keep track of who is speaking.
Each PIN is unique to an individual session and a user in that session. This means that the PIN you see only works for you in that session. You are not able to use the PIN in another session or share your PIN with another user. PINS stop working when the session ends.
You must be joined to a session on a browser first to use your phone.
Note: You aren’t muted when you first call in. Everybody can hear you immediately. Turn your audio on and off in your browser by selecting the phone icon.