Accessing Blackboard Collaborate Ultra 

1. Enter your course 
2. If the instructor or leader has not created a menu button linking to the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra tool - Click the Tools menu button 

3. Click Blackboard Collaborate Ultra 

4.  Click the name of the room.  i.e. Lectures.  Click Join Session

5.  Click the purple button - bottom right hand corner of the screen to expand panel

6. You will see the chat pod, attendees list, (if the instructor or leader has allowed for students and participants to share content), share content option

7.  Turn on your microphone and video