How to set up collaboration in your BlackBoard course

1. Setting up Collaboration

2. Click on
“Communication”

3. Click on
Collaboration

4. ◦ If you have a toolbar that blocks pop-ups set the blocker to
allow pop-ups
◦ Choose “Join” in the Collaboration session area
◦ If a yellow bar appears at the top of the browser screen
asking permission to install a control, allow the installation

5. ◦ Your system may already have the needed software,
but if not:
◦ Choose to download the plug-in by clicking
“Download the Java Plug-in”, then click “Get Java
Plug-in for Windows”
◦ Follow the instructions for downloading the
software
 This process only takes a few minutes

6. For more information contact Lisa Hawkins at hawkinsl@cua.edu