Follow the steps below to add Closed Captioning to your Blackboard Collaborate session:
Step-by-Step Guide
How to Promote an Attendee to Closed Captioner
- Log in to Blackboard.
- Access Blackboard Collaborate Ultra from Course Tools.
- Click on the session you wish to join from the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra platform.
- From the Collaborate Session open the Collaborate Panel by clicking on the purple icon in the bottom right corner.
- Click on the Attendees icon to see the list of session participants.
- Click the three dots (Attendee Control icon) next to the attendee and select Make captioner. Only moderators can assign an attendee as a captioner.
- A notification banner will appear at the top of the session screen indicating you are now ready to provide captions for the session. Click on Let's get started.
- A text box will appear at the bottom of the screen above the audio/video toolbar.
- Begin typing closed captioning for the Collaborate session.
Please Note: More than one person can be assigned as a captioner. This will allow for closed captioning to be provided in multiple languages as needed.
References
For additional information refer to Captions in Blackboard or Live Closed Captioning from Blackboard Help.
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