Blackboard Collaborate Basics Theo Tate PT Online Supervisor ttate16@gpc.edu

BBC Home Here you have the main white board, where both the instructor and student can write in real time. Here you have the main camera window. If you want to see people in the room they have the option of turning their camera on; however, it is not a necessity. Here you have the participant window. This is where you can see all of the people who are currently in the room as well as the moderator options. Here is the chat box, where participants can actively talk to each other without interrupting the instructor/moderator.

Whiteboard Toolbar This is a highlight of the whiteboard toolbar, which shows the most important features for online tutoring.

Whiteboard Toolbar The two most important tools for a student are the Pen Tool, which allows you to write on the whiteboard, and the Pointer, which allows other people to see what you are clicking on.

Whiteboard Toolbar Pointer Tool- this has 7 different options, all of which do the same thing, but they have different animations. Pen Tool- this has 2 options: The first one is the writing mode, and the second is the highlighter mode. Text Tool- this has 2 options: The first one is a text box ,and the second is a text label. Clip Art (moderator only)- this allows you to place a clip art in the background of the whiteboard so everybody can write on it.

Other Modes (moderator only) Whiteboard mode- The main mode for Blackboard Collaborate, which allows anyone in the room to write in real time. Application Sharing mode- This is mainly used for sharing your desktop screen; however, be aware that this mode slows down everybody's FPS (frames per second). Web Tour mode- This allows you to pull up a website that everybody can see.