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Great for working closely with the rest of the classroom Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think it is pretty fit for purpose. Maybe it could be made a little quicker. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to navigate — and to customize for different uses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes sharing options are a bit opaque Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chat feature is helpful for when video/audio connection is bad or if there are microphone/background noise issues for a particular user. I found that it was particularly well-suited as a medium for lecture-based distance learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For meeting or small-group based uses, there is some confusion in conducting the meeting with the audio delay that sometimes exists, which has multiple people trying to speak at the same time or weird gaps when answering questions. Additionally, for use in lecture based settings it is almost impossible for any distance learners to hear from the audience who is not wearing a microphone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's helpful and a great tool to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s sometimes a little bit confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We used Blackboard to host team meetings with our remote workers. It is very robust and allows "passing the ball" from the organizer to other members in order for them to show their screen or prepared slides e.t.c. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn't really anything to dislike this program can take a lickin and keep on tickin! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When I started my job for Apple, blackboard was the app we used for our training sessions. It was pretty useful because we could all collaborate together and learn at the same time. The trainers were able to see us and hear us while also showing us various slides to teach us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes blackboard would crash and we would have to reload it and join the rooms again Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that blackboard has a lot of tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Blackboard layout looks outdated. I would like it to look more modern Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When using the software for review sessions with professors, it allows you feel like you're having a classroom experience, but you can be in the comfort of your home! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It sometimes takes a minute or two to join the session. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I liked best about Blackboard the organization of assignments, and that each and every class utilized Blackboard to show what was due, and, at times, what the scores were. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I was not immediately familiar with blackboard or that the assignments were largely being put there, and I primarily had planned or had the expectation that the teachers would have shown that first, and not be primarily in blackboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I enjoy the ability to be able set up one Collaborate room for multiple courses. Additionally, the ability to share content and the white board helps with visuals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My biggest gripe with BB Collaborate is how it is cumbersome if you do not have it in a course shell. I believe that being able to access it freely would allow it to become more efficient. The learning curve for setting up rooms and sessions is a little more steep than I would like. One of biggest hurdles in implementing technology across a college campus is ensuring that it will be easy to learn. Studies show that overly difficult tech can hinder student performance and faculty buy in. Therefore, having a difficult virtual meeting system hurts the overall mission of providing quality online education. If the users are tech saavy, then it usually is not an issue. However, it can be an issue when working with non-traditional students who have not grown up with technology in the "classroom." Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.