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August 24, 2016

Where Blackboard is now (checked November 2026): Merged with Anthology in 2021.

Introducing the new Blackboard Collaborate features

Discover four key features to get you started.

Discover the new Blackboard Collaborate

A clutter-free experience that puts everything at your fingertips

Dear Jon,

Have you accessed your 30 day trial account already? Get started now!

Enter Collaborate as a moderator:

Moderators have full control over all the features and settings within Collaborate. This access link is to be used by the instructor or presenter.

Guest access link for participants:

Guest participants have limited access to all the features within Collaborate. It is up to the moderator to decide which functionality participants are entitled to use.Here are a few highlights to get you started

Blackboard Collaborate can significantly increase student engagement with these improved features:
Raise your hand

Participation counts. That’s why the hand-raising feature tracks the order in which hands are raised and lets the moderator call on participants.

Chalk it up

Collaboration is enhanced with real-time annotations and text. Whiteboard text editing allows content to be added and edited on the fly.

Did you know? You can reach your learners, wherever they are

Collaborate is browser-based which means simple deployment and convenient access with nothing to install and more supported mobile devices, including Chromebooks.

Faster, sharper AppShare

Share an entire screen or a specific app with the visual app selector. Conference layout auto-adjusts to highlight shared content, with no visual blocks.

Simple, fast file sharing

Share content with drag-and-drop ease. PowerPoint and PDF files can be shared without additional software. Blackboard Collaborate also supports real-time annotation and text entry.

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