Collaborate Ultra in a Blackboard Course

Until recently the option to use Collaborate Ultra has been external to Blackboard. In order to share within a course in Blackboard a web link had to be created in Blackboard. Now anyone with a course in Blackboard can use Collaborate Ultra. There is no need to have a separate account for the tool.

Here are the steps to create a Collaborate Ultra session within Blackboard and put a link in your course:

• From within your Blackboard course select "Blackboard Collaborate Ultra" from Course Tools in the Control Panel.

 

• Click on "Create Session."
• Name the session.
• Specify the dates and times of the session.
• Complete the other setting options.
• Click "Save."
• You will see the session you created listed.

To link the session in Blackboard:

• Click on the "Session Option" icon (to the right of the session name.)

• Click on Copy guest link and the link will automatically copy.
• Go to the area in the course you want to link the session.
• Mouse over Tools, click on "More Tools."
• Click on "Blackboard Collaborate Ultra."

• Paste link in the text box.
• You can set the availability dates
• Click "Submit."