Creating a Collaborate Session in your Blackboard Course
1 Log into Blackboard and enter the course in which you would like to
create a Collaborate sesion.
2 Select Blackboard Collaborate from the Course Tools menu in the
Control Panel.
3 Click Create Session from the Collaborate Manager window.
4 A new page will load similar to the one displayed
The entire page wouldn’t fit in a single screenshot. Each number will
be explained thoroughly however.
1 Session Information
a Session Title
i Name your session using only number and/or letters.
b Session Type
i
Public means anyone even those outside of JMU will be able to
access the recording.
ii Course means the session will only be available to those within the
course
iii Shared allows you to share the recording through multiple
courses/sections. An example of when you would use this is if you
had multiple sections that need to see the same recording you can
set that option here.
c Courses
i If you share your course this is where you can select between
which courses to share the recording with
2 Schedule
a Here you can set when the recording/session becomes available as well
as creating a repeating session which would automatically create a new
session weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or however you would like.
3 Session Attributes
a This is where you can set the various settings of the session like how
many simultaneous talkers are allowed and whether or not moderators
can see private chats.
4 Integrate with Grade Center
This lets you easily integrate the session with the grade center for grading purposes
whether that be for the amount of participation an individual student had or simple
attendance.
Adding a Collaborate Recording to a Blackboard Content Area
Please note: All instructors and participants must exit the Collaborate session before the
recorded session will be available
1 Log into Blackboard and enter the course in which you would
like to create a Collaborate session.
2 Choose the content area where you wish to add the Collaborate
recording.
Doesn’t have to be Content it could be any area that holds
content like Information, Assignments, Course Documents, etc.
3 From the Tool menu select Blackboard Collaborate
4 You will then be taken to the Collaborate session manager
referenced earlier. Change the tab to Recordings.
5 Click the add button next to the recorded session you would like
to add to the content area
6 When you click add you’re taken to a new window in which you
can edit the session title, description, comments and set the
availability
Finally click submit
Faculty Getting Started Tips
● Send the Collaborate support link to students before the session to
test their computers
(http://support.blackboardcollaborate.com/ics/support/default.asp?de
ptID=8336&task=knowledge&questionID=1473)
● Provide the Collaborate Getting Started Guide for Students, which is
located at
● In addition to a computer and an internet connection, we strongly
recommend that you and your student use a headset (includes
microphone and headphones) or a microphone attached to the
computer and the computer speakers.
● CIT recommends sending the following text or handout below, which
includes the support link, to your students:
“If you have never attended an online meeting using Elluminate we strongly recommend that you
go to the following website well in advance of the session. http://www.elluminate.com/support/
This site will help you install any necessary software and allow you to test your equipment for use
with Elluminate. The last step of this test is to enter an Elluminate meeting room, but this is NOT
the room where the session will take place.
You can participate from any computer with internet access and speakers. We recommend that
you have a microphone attached to your computer so you can easily engage in conversation with
the group.
It is strongly recommended that you use the Audio Setup Wizard found in Elluminate to set up
your speakers and microphone. Once you have logged into the meeting room, to the menu bar at
the top and choose Tools -> Audio -> Audio Setup Wizard.
(Tips- When loading the meeting, always click Allow, Run, and Install. You may also need to
allow blocked content due to your popup blocker.)”