Sharing a Secondary Camera

This guide will demonstrate how to share a secondary camera during a session (e.g. a web cam, document cam, etc).

Accessing the Collaborate Panel

Image of the Blackboard Collaborate interface with an arrow pointing to the Collaborate Panel button.

To share a poll, you will need to open the Collaborate Panel. To open the Collaborate Panel, click on the purple button in the bottom right corner.

Sharing a Camera

image of the Collaborate panel showing the following items: 1.In the Collaborate Panel, click on the Share Content tab.2.Select Polling from the menu.
  1. In the Collaborate Panel, click on the Share Content tab.
  2. Select Share Camera from the menu.

Selecting a Camera to Share

You will now see a list of connected devices. Select the device you wish to share.

Video Preview

You will now see a preview of the  camera video. When you are ready, click the Share Camera button.

Finishing Up

The video you are sharing will now appear on screen. When you are finished sharing, click the Stop Sharing button to stop sharing.