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Module 5 – Blackboard Learn Communication Overview You have learned about some of the communication tools you can use to keep students informed and to let them collaborate. Now we will look at communicating with your students in real-time, using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Collaborate Ultra Welcome to the new Blackboard Collaborate! Our real-time video conferencing tool designed specifically for education. With its comprehensive tools and capabilities you can engage in the virtual classroom as if it were face-to-face. Blackboard Collaborate with the Ultra experience gives you a room for each of your courses. The room lasts for the life of the course. You can connect live and in person with one or all of your students any time you want. Blackboard Collaborate allows you to: • Hold synchronous or "real-time" meetings with your students • Participate in Chat Sessions • Share Video/Audio of your self and your students • Share files (PDF, PPTX, and image files)
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Module5–BlackboardLearnCommunication
OverviewYouhavelearnedaboutsomeofthecommunicationtoolsyoucanusetokeepstudentsinformedandtoletthemcollaborate.Nowwewilllookatcommunicatingwithyourstudentsinreal-time,usingBlackboardCollaborateUltra.
CollaborateUltraWelcometothenewBlackboardCollaborate!Ourreal-timevideoconferencingtooldesignedspecificallyforeducation.Withitscomprehensivetoolsandcapabilitiesyoucanengageinthevirtualclassroomasifitwereface-to-face.BlackboardCollaboratewiththeUltraexperiencegivesyouaroomforeachofyourcourses.Theroomlastsforthelifeofthecourse.Youcanconnectliveandinpersonwithoneorallofyourstudentsanytimeyouwant.BlackboardCollaborateallowsyouto:
• Holdsynchronousor"real-time"meetingswithyourstudents• ParticipateinChatSessions• ShareVideo/Audioofyourselfandyourstudents• Sharefiles(PDF,PPTX,andimagefiles)
• ShareApplicationsfromyourcomputer(orjustyourdesktop)• Studentsandyourselfcanjoinsessionsquicklyasthetoolisbrowserbasedanddoes
notrequiretheparticipanttoinstalljavaoralauncher.Clickthelinkbelowtowatchabriefvideotolearnmore:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh5zsbGW7V0
EditingtheCollaborateRoomYouwillfindtheBlackboardCollaboratetoolintheCourseToolssectionofyourcourse’sControlpanel.Beforeyoujoinyourroomoraddalinktotheroominyourcourseyouwillwanttoedittheroomtobesureitissetupthewayyoulikeit.ClickEditRoomtoseeyouroptions.
1. ChangetheRoomName
2. Givestudentsfullparticipantpermissions(audio,video,chat,whiteboard,filesharing)
3. Setguestaccess
4. Haveeveryonejoinasmoderatorsorassignspecificmoderators.
5. RestrictAccesstospecificusers
AddingaLinkYoucanusethedaterestrictionsoptionsinAddLinktoCoursetoschedulemultiplewebconferencesinyourcourseusingthesameroom.ClickAddLinktoCourseaddalinkandsetlinkoptions.
1. ChangetheCourseLinkName
2. ChoosethecheckboxforwherethelinkwillbeinthecourseunderContentAreaList.
3. Giveyourlinkadescriptiontoletparticipantsknowwhatitisfor.
4. Addanycommentasappropriate.
5. SetanyDateRestrictionsyouwant.
TIP:SetRemindersUseyourcoursecalendartosetremindersforsessionsintheroomwithyourclass.Helpyourstudentsfindandprepareforthesession.Inthecalendaritemgiveadetaileddescription,includinginstructionsonhowtofindtheroom.
JoiningTheRoomTojointheCollaborateUltraroom:
• VisittheCollaboratelinkyouplacedinyourcourseoraccessBlackboardCollaborateviayourCourseTools.
• ClicktheJoinRoombutton.
AddProfilePicture
Havingasocialpresencecanbecriticaltoasuccessfulonlinelearningexperience.GiveafacetoyourvoiceandaddaprofilepictureinMySettings.
1. Pointtotheavatarimagetochangethepicture.
2. Uploadanyimageoruseyourdevicecameratotakeaphoto.Youcanchoosetousethisprofilepictureforeverysession.
3. Adjusttheimagearea.
4. ClickILikeIt!tosavetheprofilepicture.
AudioandVideoSetup
Youmustgivethebrowserpermissiontouseaudioandvideotoparticipateinasession.Thisisnecessarysothatyouareseenandheard.It'sOKifyou'renotreadytodothisrightaway.
YoucansetupaudioandvideoatanytimeinMySettings.PointtoyouravatartoopenMySettings.Adjustyourspeakerandmicrophonevolume.Bydefault,youarehiddenandmutedafteryoucompletethesetup.Clickthemicrophoneandcameraiconstobeginfullmeetingparticipation.
FindYourWayAroundImaginewalkingintoaroomthatwasperfectlyoutfittedforcollaboration.Theamountoftoolstoengageandcapturearepotentiallyendless.Likeanygoodclassroomorstudiospace,wemustbeorganized.We'veorganizedeverythingintothreeconvenientareas:
• amediaspace
• theSessionmenu
• aCollaboratepanel.
MediaSpace
ThemediaspaceinCollaborateiswherethecontentofthesessionisdisplayed.Thecontentyoushareisautomaticallythemainfocusofyourscreen.Thepicture-in-pictureshowsyouwhoisspeaking.Tip:Selectthepicture-in-picturewindowtoswitchyourmainfocus.Yourmainscreenbecomesthepicture-in-pictureandthepicture-in-picturebecomesthemainscreen.We'vemaximizedthesizeofthisspacetocreateaninherentfull-screenexperienceatanyscreensize.Toolsthatappearinthemediaspacerelatedirectlytowhatishappeninginthesessionatthatmoment.Youknowimmediatelywhatyoucando.
MediaSpaceToolsIcon Tool Description
Audio Turnyouraudioon.Linesthroughthemicrophoneiconmeansthatitisturnedoff.SelectShareAudiototurniton.Withyourkeyboard,pressAlt+Mtoturnyourmicrophoneonandoff.
Video Turnyourvideoon.Linesthroughthecameraiconmeansthatitisturnedoff.SelectShareVideototurniton.Withyourkeyboard,pressAlt+Ctoturnyourcameraonandoff.
Handraise Raiseyourhandtoansweraquestionorgetanothermoderator'sattention.SelectRaiseHand.Withyourkeyboard,pressAlt+H.
CollaboratePanel
OpentheCollaboratePanel.MoreonnavigatingtheCollaboratepanelwithyourkeyboard
SessionMenu
Openthesessionmenu.
FollowtheSpeakerView
SwitchtoFollowthespeakerview.
GridView SwitchtotheGridview.
Picture-in-PictureView
Changethefocusofyourscreen.Ifsharedcontentisonyourmainscreen,switchtowatchingthespeaker.Selectthepicture-in-picturetobringthatcontenttoyourmainscreen.
Status Showyourselfasaway.PointtothegreencheckmarkbyyouravatarimageandselectSetasAway.SelectI'mback!whenyoureturn.
TheUltraExperienceswitchestofollow-the-speakerViewautomaticallywhentherearemorethanfiveparticipants.
SessionMenu
Thesessionmenuopensacollectionofhighlevelsessionactionsandinformation.OpenitusingtheSessionMenubuttonatthetopleftofthescreen.Toolsandfeaturesyouuseonlyonceortwiceduringasessionareconvenientlygroupedhere.
• Finddetailsaboutthesession.
• Recordyoursessions.
• Connectyourphoneforaudio.
• Gethelporreportanissue.SessionMenuToolsIcon Tool Description
Start/Stoprecording
OpentheSessionmenuandselectStartRecording.
Useyourphone
Useyourphoneforaudioduringasession.
Reportanissue
Reportanissuewiththesession.
Help GotoBlackboardCollaboratehelpon
help.blackboard.com.
LearnaboutnewUI
Openthenewuserinterfacetour.
Leavesession Exitthesessionandcompleteaquicksurveyto
tellusaboutyourexperience.
CollaboratePanelTheCollaboratepaneltakesyoursessionexperiencetothenextlevel.Younowhaveasinglespacetogotoengageotherparticipantswithallthegreatcollaboratetools.
• Chatwitheveryoneinthesessionorprivatelywithothermoderators.
• Manageparticipants.
• Sharecontentorstartpollingorbreakout
groups.
• Setyourpersonalandsessionsettings.CollaboratePanelToolsIcon Tool Description
Chat Chatwithparticipants.OpentheCollaboratepanelandselectOpen
Chat.TheemojipackforCollaboratewiththeUltraexperiencesupportsdiversifiedemojisandUnicode8characters.Useoneoffivesupportedskintonesonanyhumanemoji.Addunderscore,tone,andthesupportedtonenumber(1through5)toyouremojiwhentyping.Don'tforgetthecolonsoneitherendofyouremojitext.Example::wave_tone5:
Collaborate'schathistoryonlyhas50messagesdisplayedatanygiventime.
ParticipantsPanel
Viewthelistofparticipants.OpentheCollaboratepanelandSelectOpenParticipantsList.
ShareContent
Youcanshareablankwhiteboard,anapplication,PDFs,PowerPoint®presentations,andimagesinGIF,JPEGandPNGformats.Youcanalsopollparticipants.OpentheCollaboratepanelandselectShareContent.
MySettings Addaprofileimage,setupyouraudioandvideo,yournotifications,
andsessionsettings.OpentheCollaboratepanelandselectMySettings.
Close Closethecollaboratepanel.
ShareWhiteboard
ShareablankwhiteboardfromtheShareContentpanel.
ShareApplication
ShareyourentiredesktoporasingleopenapplicationfromtheShareContentpanel.
ShareFiles SharePDFs,PowerPoint®presentations,andimagesinGIF,JPEGand
PNGformats.
Polling Startasimplepolltosharewithyourparticipants.
BreakoutGroups
Startbreakoutgroups.
Options OpentheParticipantsoptionsmenu.
SharingContentTheUltraexperienceofBlackboardCollaboratemakesiteasytoshareyourknowledge.Youcanuploadcontent,includingPowerPoint®presentations,orshareyourdesktopscreentoshowmoredetails.OpentheCollaboratepanelandselectShareContenttostartsharingandcollaboratingwithyourparticipants.Thenextsectionswillcover:
• SharingApplications
• SharingFiles
• ShareWhiteboard
SharingApplicationsShareyourdesktoporasoftwareapplicationtoteachstudentsaboutaparticulartopic.Wheneveryoumovethroughtheapplicationordesktop,yourstudentsautomaticallyfollowalong.
UseChromeTMorFirefox®(version49+)whensharingapplications.YouneedtoaddthebrowserdesktopsharingextensiontoshareapplicationsinCollaboratesessions.Note:Whenyoushareyourdesktoporapplicationitisseenbyeverybodyinthelivesessionandanybodyviewingtherecordinglater.Makesuretocloseanywindowsandapplicationsyoudon'twantotherstoseebeforestartingtoshare.Note:ApplicationsharingisnotcurrentlysupportedforscreenreadersinBlackboardCollaborate.Ifyouareusingascreenreader,youcansharefilesandablankwhiteboardwithyourparticipants.Youcannotshareanapplication.Applicationsharingisavailableby:
• OpeningtheCollaboratePanel
• ClickingtheShareContenttab
• ClicktheEntireScreenorJusttheApplicationbutton.(ifyouchoosejusttheapplicationyouwillbeabletoselectanyrunningapplication).
OnceyoubeingscreensharingyoucanstopsharingatanytimebyclickingtheStopSharingbutton.
ShareFilesSharefilesallowstheinstructororenabledparticipanttoshareimages,PowerPointpresentations,andPDFfileswiththesessionattendees.
Dragthefile(s)youwanttosharetotheappropriatespotorjustselectAddFilesHere.Whenyouwanttosharetheapproriatefilewiththesessionparticipants,justbesureitisselectedandclickShareNow
IfyouhaveuploadedaPDForPowerPointwithmultiplepages,youwillneedtoselecttheslidewhereyouwanttobeginyourpresentation.Youcanthenusethewhiteboardtoolsasnecessary.
ShareWhiteboard
Selectallowsyoutoselectitemsyou’veplacedyourwhiteboard/file.Pointerdrawsattentiontotheareawhereyouplaceyourmouse.Pencilletsthemoderatororenabledparticipantsdrawonthewhiteboard,orfile.Whenthepenciltoolisselected,theoptiontochangecolorappears.
Shapesallowstheinstructororenabledparticipanttodrawrectangles,ellipsesandlinesonthewhiteboard/file.Textallowsyoutoplacetextonthewhiteboard/file.Clearremovesalladdedshapes,drawingsandtextfromthewhiteboard/file.
ManageRaisedHandsParticipantscanraisetheirhandsanytimeduringyoursession.Youcanchoosetocallonthemnoworclosethenotificationandcallonthemlater.ClickClearinthenotificationtoclearraisedhands.Closethenotificationtoleavetheirhandraised.
EditingSharedContentWhenyoushareablankwhiteboardorfilesyouaregiventoolsyoucanusetoeditduringthelivesession.YoucanalsodecideifyouwanttogiveyourparticipantsthesametoolsinSessionSettings.
• Select:Usethearrowtoselectanobjectonthewhiteboard.Afteryouselectityoucanresize,move,anddeleteit.
• Pointer:Usethehandtopointtodifferentareasofthevisibleslide.Participantsseewhereveryouarepointingontheslide.
• Pencil:Usethepenciltodrawfreehandontheslide.• Square:Usethesquaretodrawarectangle,ellipse,orastraightline.Yourchoice.• Text:Typetextontheslidewiththe"T".• Erase:Usetheerasertoundoeverythingyouoranothermoderatorhasaddedtothe
slidewithoneclick.• Previous:Gobackaslide.
Withyourkeyboard,pressAlt+PageDowntomovebackaslide.OnaMac,pressAlt+Fn+DownArrow.
• PowerPointName:Opentheslidenavigatorpanel.• Next:Moveaheadaslide.
Withyourkeyboard,pressAlt+PageUptomovetothenextslide.OnaMac,pressAlt+Fn+UpArrow.
• StopSharing:Stopsharingcontent.• ZoomIn:Makethecontentbigger.Movethecontentaroundtoseeeverything.• ZoomOut:Makethecontentsmaller.• BestFit:Takeadvantageofyourscreenrealestate.Contentadjuststobecompletely
viewableintheavailablearea.Itdisplaysaslargeaspossiblewhilekeepingtheaspectratiointact.
• ActualSize:Returntheimagetotheoriginalsize.• Show/HideViewControls:Showorhideyourzoom,fit,andsizecontrols
PromotingParticipantsYoucanmakeparticipantspresentersoradditionalmoderators.Pointtoaparticipant,clicktheirname,andselectMakepresenter,MakemoderatororMakecaptioner.
PresentersThepresenterrolewasdesignedtohelpyousharetheworkloadwhilepresenting.Presenterscandothefollowing:
• Shareapplications,thewhiteboard,andfiles.• NavigatebetweenPowerPoint®slides.• Seeandmanageraisedhands.
ModeratorsMakingparticipantsmoderatorsmeansthattheycandoeverythingyoucando.Thisincludeschangingaparticipant'srole,settingoverallpermissions,andremovingparticipantsfromthesession.
CaptionersThecaptionerroleisdesignedtoprovideanaccessiblelearningexperienceforstudentswhoaredeaforhardofhearing,aswellasforstudentswhosenativelanguageisdifferentfromthemoderator's.Makingparticipantscaptionersgivesthemanareatotypewhatisbeingsaid.Otherparticipantscanviewwhatthecaptioneristypinginrealtime.Youcanhavemultiplecaptionersformultiplelanguages.
