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title: "Using Class Collaborate (Students)"
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UConn students can use Class Collaborate, a video conference tool, to connect with instructors in HuskyCT. 

> ℹ️ The recommended browser is Chrome when using a Windows or Mac computer.
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> ℹ️ You can participate with video and audio using the Blackboard app on your phone, but you cannot share your screen. Additionally, iPads cannot be used to share screens on Collaborate.  When using an iPhone or iPad, the default browser is Safari.

# Using Class Collaborate

1. Open your course in HuskyCT.
2. Navigate to the **Details & Actions Menu** on the right hand side of the course.
3. Navigate to **Class Collaborate.**
4. Locate the appropriate session. Depending on the purpose of the meeting, the session type may be listed as a **Course Room,** or it may be listed as another type of session created by the instructor, like **Office Hours.**
5. Click on **Join Session** or select the downward facing arrow to select which session to join.

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6. Once connected, make sure your microphone, speaker, and camera are set up properly. To test them in the **Settings Panel, **
  1. Click on the **Collaborate Panel Menu, **located in the bottom right.
  2. Click on the **Settings Panel**.
7. If your audio is not working, dial into the session using your cell phone.
8. Alternatively, you can:
  1. Click on **Set up your camera and microphone**.
  2. Follow the instructions that appear.
9. Once your audio and camera are working, click on the microphone to start your audio.
10. You can also click on the camera; however, you are not required to do so.
11. To send a chat message to everyone, click on the **Chat Panel** in the **Collaborate Panels Menu.**
12. Click on the **raised hand icon** to raise your hand if you have a question.
13. Click on the **Profile **icon to indicate your status to the instructor.
  

# Accessing Recorded Collaborate Sessions

1. Go to your course in HuskyCT.
2. Navigate to the **Details & Actions Menu** on the right hand side of the course.
3. Click on the three dots located to the right of **Class Collaborate**.
  
4. Click **View all Recordings** to find the appropriate recording.
5. Click on the desired recording to watch it.

> ✅ For a demonstration of students using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, see [Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra](https://kaltura.uconn.edu/media/Students+Using+Blackboard+Collborate+For+the+First+Time/1_ymrwy7fk).

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