Virtualofficehours
- 1. VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS Texas A&M School of Law
- 2. VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS •Click through this presentation to learn how to hold virtual office hours with your students through Blackboard Collaborate •For technical support with Collaborate, visit itshelp@tamu.edu
- 3. IN THE COURSE MANAGEMENT MENU, VISIT THE COURSE TOOLS SECTION AND OPEN THE DROP DOWN MENU TO FIND "BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE." COLLABORATE
- 4. CLICK ON "BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE, A NEW WINDOW WILL OPEN THAT WILL LOOK LIKE THE ONE BELOW. CLICK "CREATE SESSION" IN THE SCHEDULE A SESSION SECTION. COLLABORATE
- 5. ONCE THE NEW PAGE OPENS, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED UNDER "CREATE SESSION" TO SCHEDULE A DATE AND TIME FOR YOUR OFFICE HOURS. COLLABORATE
- 6. FURTHER DOWN THE SCREEN, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT OTHER OPTIONS LIKE RECORDING MODE, RAISE HAND, ALLOW GUESTS, AND VIEW PRIVATE MESSAGES. YOU WILL ALSO BE PROMPTED TO ADD A POWERPOINT OR OTHER VISUAL DOCUMENTS IF YOU SO CHOOSE. COLLABORATE
- 7. CLICK SAVE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AND A LINK WILL APPEAR AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE CONFIRMING YOUR SESSION HAS BEEN SAVED AND PROVIDING A LINK WHICH YOU GIVE TO STUDENTS IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT OR VIA EMAIL. COLLABORATE
- 8. NEED TECHNICAL HELP? •For technical support with Collaborate, visit itshelp@tamu.edu