Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate) helps you create virtual classrooms, offices and meeting spaces that expand the possibilities for the students. It helps in building a better educational experience that will boost mass communication and networking. It offers a more collaborative, interactive web and mobile learning experience which evolves constantly and keeps everyone engaged.
The following are the salient features that Blackboard Collaborate provides:
Web Conferencing: With the help of web conferences interactive instructions, help and meetings can be easily facilitated. Through web conferencing we can achieve two-way VOIP, multipoint video, built in conferencing, interactive whiteboard, application and desktop sharing, rich media, breakout rooms etc.
Mobile Collaboration: Mobile Collaborations allows students to join live sessions from their iPhone, iPad, or Android devices.
Seamless Integration: Due to the seamless integration with Canvas, all instructors and participants have one click access to Blackboard Collaborate.
Resources:
Setting up a Blackboard Collaborate Session in Canvas