Review our Important things to Consider when using Collaborate (PDF) , Top ten things to know about Collaborate at Camosun, and Audio Troubleshooting in Collaborate before getting started with the tutorials below!
Using a Mac? Review the following links for some tips:
- Mac – System Preference Settings to Use Blackboard (Collaborate)
- Chrome Support (on newer Macs you need to set a few system preferences to make things work for Collaborate in Chrome)
Accessibility Notes
While Collaborate allows for live captioning of a session, this tool is challenging to use and facilitate. We recommend you record your sessions and upload those recordings into Kaltura where they will be auto-closed captioned.
In addition, because this is a cloud-based tool, bandwidth and basic access to the technology needed by students may be challenging for them. We therefore recommend you confidentially poll your students (e.g. by email) to find out what access to devices and internet they may have.
Tutorials
The Basics
Adding Collaborate to your Navbar in D2L
Add your Collaborate Room Link to Content in D2L
Adding a Collaborate Session Link in D2L Content
Creating a Collaborate Session
Creating Sessions for Students to Meet Independently
Creating Sessions that are Restricted to Specific Participants (copy Guest Access link)
Creating and Editing Repeat Sessions
Running a Collaborate Session
Understanding Collaborate Rooms and Sessions
Understanding Roles in Collaborate Sessions
Managing Gallery View in Collaborate
Showing PowerPoints in Collaborate
Using the Whiteboard in Collaborate
Sharing your computer screen in Collaborate
Sharing/showing images in Collaborate
Playing a YouTube Video in Collaborate via Screen Sharing
Managing attendees in Collaborate
Managing the Chat in Collaborate
Recording a Collaborate Session
Downloading the Everyone Chat from a Recorded Collaborate Session
Download a Collaborate Recording and Upload it to Kaltura
Breakout Rooms
Creating and Managing Breakout Rooms (for group work) in Collaborate