Collaborate is a fully interactive web conferencing environment that is tightly integrated into the Blackboard Ultra Course View. This video provides a brief overview of how to setup and launch Collaborate sessions as well as how to access recordings and additional settings.
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Alternative Web Conferencing Tools
In addition to Blackboard Collaborate, NIU also licenses two other web conferencing and communication tools, Zoom and Microsoft Teams. These can also be used to host synchronous online sessions, including with sessions launched from your Blackboard course. See the resources below for additional information about these tools and their integrations with Blackboard.