Dialing in to a Blackboard Collaborate session

Modified on Wed, 27 Oct, 2021 at 10:43 AM

In the sessions settings, you will see an anonymous phone number.

Settings box with a phone number under Anonymous dial in

If you are in a session and can't find the anonymous dial-in #, go to the sessions page and click on the Session Options

Folder labeled Session 1 with time and date information. Red arrow points to circle with a dash in the middle.

The anonymous phone number and PIN are for anyone. When someone enters the session on the anonymous number, you will see the phone number on the participant list, not the participant's name. There is a limit of15 anonymous participants per meeting.

Each participant in the session, including you, can click on the Session Menu on the left side of the screen

Three horizontal lines on a dark grey background

In this area, the participant can access the dial-in number. Each participant has a unique PIN. In the participant list, the phone number is associated with the user name.

Black rectangle with items Start Recording and a Dial In number and PIN

No one should share their participant number and PIN. If someone calls on this number, they will take over the audio of the person who shared the number and PIN