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Collaborate Voice tools - Send a voice email
IMPORTANT: Voice emails can take up to 24hrs for recipients to receive the email.
Note - students can follow these steps if they have access to compose a voice email.
Preparation
Plug a 3.5mm analogue headset with both microphone and headphones into the correct ports on your computer.
Note - if your computer has a inbuilt microphone and speaker built in and the are functioning then you don't need a headset.
Successfully pass the Backboard voice setup wizard: CLICK HERE TO CHECK
If the setup wizard is unsuccessful then review the System Requirements for Blackboard Collaborate Voice Authoring: Here
1. Select the content area where the voice email resides then select Send Voice Email to Students
Note: if the voice email has been set up to communicate with instructors then then the link will read: Send Voice Email to Instructors
Compose the voice email
2. If the subject isn't pre-populated then provided a subject.
3. Select the red record button then speak into your microphone to record the voice message
4. Select stop to finish the recording.
5.Select green play button to listen and confirm recording.
[Optional] Add written text
6. Select Send.
7. Select Back.