1. Collaborate Ultra

2. What is Collaborate Ultra
Collaborate is:
Real-time video conferencing tool that lets you add files, share applications, and use a virtual whiteboard to interact.
Works best with Google ChromeTM (versions 54+) Firefox® (versions 49+)
Collaborate Ultra is:
Fully redesigned, high quality, browser-based web conferencing solution
Lectures (up to 250 participants)
Group collaboration (up to 100 participants)
Call into a session from phone (up to 25 participants) (

3. What are the Differences
For Instructors and Students
Layout
No Collaborate launcher
Nothing to download or install
Classic
Ultra

4. Getting Started: How to Access and Navigate Ultra

5. In Blackboard

6. Ultra Recordings

7. Ultra Reports

8. Ultra Session Room

9. Ultra Panel
Participants Panel
Share Content
Chat
Settings

10. Collaborate Ultra Settings

11. Activating Your Avatar
Activate avatar in BB
Personal Information
Personalize My Settings
Display the system generated avatar image

12. Activating Your Avatar
Go to the Ultra Panel (lower right button)
Settings
Click on the avatar image
Add your image

13. Accessing Audio and Video
If accessing from main area

14. Using the Phone for Audio
How do I use the call in number and PIN?
Clicking on the above button, generates a phone number and a pin number
Everyone can use the same phone number, however,
Each PIN is unique to an individual session and a user
This means:
The PIN you see only works for you in that session
You are not able to use the PIN in another session or share your PIN with another users
PINS stop working when the session ends.
Up to 25 participants allowed to call in
Only 5 speakers allowed at the same time

15. Notification Settings

16. Session Settings

17. Share Content

18. Whiteboard, Application Sharing & Share Files
*NOTE: If you see a / on Share Application,
you are most likely in Internet Explorer or you do not have a compatible Browser

19. Close/Escape/ Stop Sharing
Whiteboard
Close/Escape/ Stop Sharing
Select
Pencil
Text
Pointer
Shapes
Clear

20. Share Application Entire Screen Just an Application
Stop Sharing
Entire Screen
(This will give you a tunnel effect)
Just an Application

21. Share Files
PPT, PDF & Images

22. Polling

23. Breakout Rooms

24. Participant & Chat Panels

25. Participant Panel Moderator: Presenter: Participant:
Moderators have full control over all content being shared.
They can make any participant a presenter or a moderator.
See hand raise notifications and can lower hands.
Moderators can set the session settings, including what participants can and can't do.
Presenter:
Role is designed to allow students to present without giving them full moderator privileges.
Presenters can upload, share, edit, and stop sharing content.
They can also see hand raise notifications and can lower hands.
Participant:
Participants can enable and disable notifications, such as when participants enter and leave a session or when someone has posted something to the chat.
*NOTE: Moderators decide if participants share audio and video, chat, and draw on the whiteboard or shared files.

26. Chat Panel
Emojis
Be sure to press “Enter” to add to Chat box

27. Questions?