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Using your Telephone for Audio

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This guide will demonstrate how to use your telephone for audio in Class Collaborate Ultra.

Note: Telephone audio is not available for sessions which use AWS Chime.

Accessing the Collaborate Panel

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

To change the Audio and Video settings in Collaborate, you will need to open the Collaborate Panel. To open the Collaborate Panel, click on the purple button in the bottom right corner.

Accessing the Audio and Video Settings

Image of the Collaborate Panel with the following items: 1.Click on the gear icon to open the My Settings tab in the Collaborate Panel.2.Click on Audio and Video Settings to expand this section if it is not already expanded.

To access the Audio and Video Settings:

  1. Click on the gear icon to open the My Settings tab in the Collaborate Panel.
  2. Click on Audio and Video Settings to expand this section if it is not already expanded.

Using your Telephone for Audio

Image of the Audio and Video settings screen with the Use your phone for audio outlined with a red rectangle

Select the option labeled Use your phone for audio. Collaborate will then generate a phone number and PIN you can dial in.

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Notice to Users 1
Getting Started 9
Class Collaborate Interface & Settings 14
Presenting Content 6
Breakout Groups 5
Managing Class Collaborate in Blackboard 5
Using Collaborate in Course Groups 1
Blackboard Collaborate Troubleshooting 3

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