The important features you need to foster collaborative online learning are organized neatly within the Collaborate with the Ultra experience user interface. This video was designed to give you a quick tour of all the important features and controls in the user interface. This video was created by Blackboard, Inc.

While most settings can be changed any time during the session, you must set some settings before the session begins if you want to use them. This video was created by Blackboard, Inc.

The closed captioning feature provides an accessible alternative for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. It can be used for students whose native language is different from the moderator’s. And it can be helpful for anyone trying to follow along. This video was created by Blackboard, Inc.

You can use a poll that gives participants yes or no as their response choices. You can also select to give participants two, three, four, or five responses to choose from. Immediately after starting your poll, you can see an overview of poll responses. This video was created by Blackboard, Inc.

You can share PowerPoint files directly in Collaborate or share the PowerPoint application. This video was created by Blackboard, Inc.

Use Chat to communicate and collaborate with others in your session. You can post chat messages to everyone in the session or to individuals. If the moderator has permitted, you can chat privately with anybody else in your session. This video was created by Blackboard, Inc.

Moderators can choose student groupings or allow Collaborate to randomly group students for them. They can also choose to let participants switch to another group, and even join a particular breakout group to help facilitate collaboration. This video was created by Blackboard, Inc.

As the moderator, you can share files with one or more breakout groups. This video was created by Blackboard, Inc.

Blackboard Collaborate now features gallery view.  This video was created by Blackboard, Inc.

This video walks through the options and tools you have for managing session attendees.  This video was created by Blackboard, Inc.