To schedule a Bb Collaborate session in your course, first select Blackboard Collaborate from a content area’s Tools menu.
In every Blackboard course, there are two types of rooms that require no scheduling.
- The Course Room lasts the duration of the course.
- My Room is available from any course in which you are the instructor.
- To create a new session, click the Create Session button (for details on creation see: Scheduling a Session in Blackboard).
- The Set Defaults link allows the instructor to set defaults for Collaborate sessions created in the course going forward.
- The Scheduled Sessions and Recordings links allow you to switch between scheduled session and recordings of past sessions. The recorded sessions will appear in a list (if you do not see the recording you are looking for, check the dates and change the search parameters) and click the title to view.
- The Search area defaults to show scheduled sessions set to occur for the next 7 days. Use the various fields to refine the search.
- This area displays scheduled sessions; both upcoming and active sessions are displayed (how long into the future it displays depends on the Course Default). If the session is active the Collaborate icon (
) will appear next to the session title in the Available column. Click this icon to join the session.
