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Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Apps

Please follow the instructions to enable access to Creative Cloud Desktop Apps on your device.

Blackboard Collaborate

Getting Started and Basics

New to Collaborate?  View the Getting Started Guide and Video Tour

Audio and Video

In addition to enabling and adjusting the audio and video settings on your device, you must also give the browser permission to use audio and video in Collaborate so that you are seen and heard in the session. Learn how to set up audio and video.

Locating Collaborate Ultra and Scheduling a Session

The Session Scheduler can be found from inside your course in Blackboard Learn.  Under Course Management, Course Tools, look for Blackboard Collaborate Ultra.  Add the tool to your Course menu for quicker access for you and your students.

Once you are in the Collaborate Scheduler, you will see your default Course Room.  Edit the session settings to do things like enable downloading the recording.

Share Content

You can share an application, tab or entire screen via application share, share video with audio via Chrome Tab Share, files (PowerPoint (60 MB or lower), pdf, gif, jpeg, and png images inside your Collaborate session.  Files can be loaded prior to your class start.  Learn more about Sharing Content.  Keep in mind that the Timer function has been temporarily disabled to help with scaling for capacity.

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Self-Paced Training

Adobe Education Exchange

Workshops are aimed at all educators working in primary, secondary or higher education. No prior experience with Adobe tools or digital media technologies is required.  Learn more at Adobe Education Exchange.

 

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