Blackboard Collaborate (previously known as Elluminate) offers a hosted solution for live e-learning and web collaboration.
| Website: | www.blackboard.com/platforms/collaborate/overview.aspx |
| Cost: | Commercial – 30 day free trial available |
| Availability: | Online |
| Top 100 Tools 2012: | 50 |
| Top 100 Tools 2011: | 60 |
| Top 100 Tools 2010: | 35 |
| Top 100 Tools 2009: | 43= |
| Top 100 Tools 2008: | 50= |
| Top 100 Tools 2007: | 50= |
Comments from some of those who selected Blackboard Collaborate as one of their Top Tools
- “”For training between campuses as well as virtual office hours, I have come to really love Elluminate’s flexibility and power. The fact that the experience is the same for both Mac and PC users is also a very strong selling point for me. Not free.” Audrey J Williams
- “Stable, efficient, feature rich web-conferencing tool for business. I’d love to have the interface in my local language though.” Stylianos Mystakidis
- “my favorite presentation software for remote presentations and teaching” Lisa Nealfor
- “synchronous communication” Chip Bruce
A Practical Guide to the Top 100 Tools for Learning
Find out how to use the Top 100 Tools for personal learning and productivity, for professional development, in educational and training and for workforce collaboration
The Guide provides essential information about each of the tools and includes curated links to other excellent and useful resources. Find out more here.
