To help you decide what webinar tool to use, review the comparison of commonly used webinar tools (see Which webinar tool should I use and when?) Depending on your strategy, you might even use more than one tool during your course, for different types of activities.

Microsoft Teams Meetings

Microsoft Teams Meetings sessions can now be created from directly within Quercus courses for online/remote course delivery. This allows instructors to quickly enable remote learning for students by creating an audio or video meeting from Quercus. Microsoft Teams Meetings can be created using the Rich Content Editor in Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Classic Quizzes, and the Calendar.

Get started with Microsoft Teams Meetings.

BB Collaborate (Ultra)

Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a web conferencing tool. It can be used for online office hours, virtual meetings, and webinars. You can create web conferences that can be joined by anyone enrolled in your course. Any recordings you make using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra will also be available to those enrolled in the class. Guest Links can be used to allow users who are not enrolled in your course to join the session, such as guest lecturers.

Get started with Bb Collaborate (Ultra).

How do I add Bb Collaborate to my course?
Moderator/Instructor User Interface and Functionality Tour
How can I use OneNote on an iPad?
How do I record a Bb Collaborate session?
How do I access my Bb Collaborate Session Recordings?
How can I Access a Participant List (attendance) for a Session?

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