Blackboard Collaborate

What is Collaborate?

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Formerly called Elluminate, Collaborate is a program that allows for online collaboration, meetings, discussion, and desktop sharing. We highly recommend using the recorded training provided for Moderators, and participating in the live training before moderating your own session.

Requirements

  • Participants minimum system requirements:
    • Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X
    • Pentium III 500 MHz processor, or faster
    • 256 MB RAM and 20 MB free disk space
    • Soundcard with speakers and microphone or headset
    • 56 Kbps Internet connection
  • Java plug-in needed. To find out if you have Java: http://www.elluminate.com/support/.
  • You must disable the pop-up blocker on your computer.
  • You must allow the Java session when prompted.
  • All participants need to have some basic computer and internet literacy (i.e. setting up audio input/output, switching between applications, understand basic text messaging, etc.)
  • All participants can become familiar with Collaborate basics by going to Collaborate Online Orientation.

Lists of tools available

Learn more about each of these tools:

  • Accessibility
  • Application Sharing
  • Audio
  • Breakout Rooms
  • Chat
  • File Transfer
  • Elluminate Sensory Perception (ESP)
  • Graphing Calculator
  • Multimedia  
  • Notes
  • Polling
  • Presentation Mode
  • Quiz Manager
  • Recordings
  • Remote Desktop Sharing
  • Screen Capture
  • Timer
  • Video
  • Web Tour
  • Whiteboard

Login to Blackboard Collaborate

Samples

Training

You can register for Live Online Training or watch the Recorded Moderator Training provided by Collaborate. Or you can contact your campus IT Specialist for this training.

Handouts

Account Related

  • If you want to use Elluminate in Desire2Learn, you don’t need an Collaborate account. However, You will need to request a Desire2Learn account because Collaborate is integrated within Desire2Learn.
  • For use outside of Desire2Learn, you will need to have a supervisor account to create a meeting room and post the link from MyPCC Course Tools, PCC/WebEasy, or any web page.
  • Students and other participants do not need to have an Elluminate account. The moderator simply provides the participants with a web link (and the meeting name, if necessary).
  • Fill out the Request a Collaborate account.
  • If you already have an account but forgot your password, go to the login page and click on "Lost your password" link.
  • For personal use, you can sign-up for a free room up to 3 people. Read more about it and sign up here.