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Using Presentation Files in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

You will be facilitating your micro-teaching lesson using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. This video provides an overview of the Collaborate Ultra platform and its features. If you created presentation slides (e.g., a PowerPoint presentation) to accompany your 15-minute micro-teaching lesson, there are two ways you can display it in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, depending

• n the type of your presentation file:
• A presentation file without animation
• A presentation file with animation

A Presentation File without Animation If your presentation doesn’t make use of animations, you can upload it as a PDF in the Blackboard Collaborate session:

• 1. Save your presentation file (e.g., your PowerPoint file) as a PDF.

Include your name at the beginning of the filename.

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• 2. When you enter Blackboard Collaborate Ultra for your micro-teaching session, expand the

collaborate panel at the bottom right of the session.

• 3. Click on the Share Content panel.
• 4. Click Share Files.

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• 5. Drag and drop your PDF into the Add Files space or click in the Add Files space to browse your

computer for your PDF. Maximum file size is 60MB.

• 6. When it is your turn to present, select your file and click Share Now to display your PDF.

Page 4 of 5 A Presentation File with Animation If your presentation uses animations, do not upload it in the Blackboard Collaborate session. It will not display properly this way. Instead, use the Share Application/Screen feature:

• 1. Have your presentation open and ready display.
• 2. When it is your turn to present, expand the collaborate panel at the bottom right of the session.
• 3. Click on the Share Content panel.

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• 4. Click Share Application/Screen.
• 5. Select the PowerPoint document you would like to share.

Tip: share only the screen or application you are working with. Sharing the “entire screen” can take a lot more bandwidth and may make the connection choppy.