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Based on 6 reviews and ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Blackboard Collaborate
It's useful for a classroom video session with a professor, as multiple students can access it at once (it will stream better if only the instructor uses video and others just use chat) and both lecture or answer questions, employing the Whiteboard feature as necessary. There is a hand raising option students can use to signal that they have a question, or they can just put a question in on the chat section.It is not as interactive as some video tutoring platforms I have seen, but it is something that our support services at school have access to with a site license, so it's ideal for us.
Learning Specialist
University of Houston-Clear LakeHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
GoGuardian Teacher
GoGuardian Teacher is great for a teacher who needs a way to monitor student activities and work time on a laptop. It is easy to set up, simple to use and helps to keep students accountable when online in class. It integrates with Google Classroom which is a big help. It is more powerful for teachers experienced in using tech in the classroom. The archiving ability is great but the UX needs to improve.
Manager of Personalized Learning and Dean of Instruction
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter SchoolEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Blackboard Collaborate
7.2
GoGuardian Teacher
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High quality audio
Blackboard Collaborate
7.6
GoGuardian Teacher
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High quality video
Blackboard Collaborate
7.4
GoGuardian Teacher
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Low bandwidth requirements
Blackboard Collaborate
5.9
GoGuardian Teacher
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Mobile support
Blackboard Collaborate
7.9
GoGuardian Teacher
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Screen Sharing
Blackboard Collaborate
7.4
GoGuardian Teacher
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Desktop sharing
Blackboard Collaborate
7.6
GoGuardian Teacher
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Whiteboards
Blackboard Collaborate
7.1
GoGuardian Teacher
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Online Meetings / Events
Blackboard Collaborate
8.4
GoGuardian Teacher
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Calendar integration
Blackboard Collaborate
8.0
GoGuardian Teacher
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Meeting initiation
Blackboard Collaborate
7.5
GoGuardian Teacher
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Integrates with social media
Blackboard Collaborate
8.2
GoGuardian Teacher
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Record meetings / events
Blackboard Collaborate
9.3
GoGuardian Teacher
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Slideshows
Blackboard Collaborate
9.0
GoGuardian Teacher
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Online Events Collaboration
Blackboard Collaborate
8.6
GoGuardian Teacher
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Live chat
Blackboard Collaborate
8.3
GoGuardian Teacher
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Audience polling
Blackboard Collaborate
8.4
GoGuardian Teacher
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Q&A
Blackboard Collaborate
9.1
GoGuardian Teacher
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Online Events Security
Blackboard Collaborate
8.2
GoGuardian Teacher
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User authentication
Blackboard Collaborate
8.0
GoGuardian Teacher
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Participant roles & permissions
Blackboard Collaborate
8.3
GoGuardian Teacher
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Confidential attendee list
Blackboard Collaborate
8.4
GoGuardian Teacher
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Pros
Blackboard Collaborate
- The ability to host a number of people in a meeting and manage their participation via text and audio.
- The screen sharing features allows presenters to demonstrate procedures exactly as instructed on the screen. This also allows the presenter to permit others to share their screens if they need clarification of something or to share further ideas.
- The software gives you the freedom to use a whiteboard to draw/demonstrate concepts to students and other employees.
Teacher/Curricululm Consultant
Robert Morris UniversityEducation Management, 501-1000 employees
GoGuardian Teacher
- Account setup is very easy.
- The software is extremely intuitive.
Coordinator of Network and Technical Services
Hudson Falls Central School DistrictEducation Management, 201-500 employees
Cons
Blackboard Collaborate
- Logging in can be challenging for students who are not exactly computer literate. The program's reliance on an updated Java can be a real source of frustration for students and parents.
- Accessing sessions once they've been recorded is a bit cumbersome. It is especially difficult for professors who are not as computer literate.
- Accessing a virtual classroom could be improved. I would like to see a customizable "button" or "widget" option that can be placed on a professor's webpage.
Adjunct English Professor
Polk State CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees
GoGuardian Teacher
- The initial learning curve of the program took some time, but then was easy to follow.
- We were only able to start using it after our IT department sent our classes to us.

Verified User
Employee in Other
Education Management Company, 51-200 employeesLikelihood to Renew
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate 9.0
Based on 1 answer
It is a tool that faculty likes to use. It has so much flexibility to allow students to see a class even if they happen to not be available in the classroom.

Verified User
Project Manager in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 201-500 employeesGoGuardian Teacher
GoGuardian Teacher 10.0
Based on 1 answer
For a technology-heavy school, it is a necessary and good tool for managing classroom use of laptops. It is easy to set up and use. Helps track time on task and internet usage. Another source of data when speaking to parents about student work and activity. Can help plan and manage work time when you have limited devices.
Manager of Personalized Learning and Dean of Instruction
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter SchoolEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Usability
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate 7.0
Based on 6 answers
It's good but could use some improvement in the ease-of-use category. The interface is not bad, but not always the most intuitive, which makes it a bit more difficult to learn. Performance is very good, limited mainly by the quality of the internet connection. Having the ability to use the phone for audio helps with that.

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Professional in Other
Higher Education Company, 201-500 employeesGoGuardian Teacher
No score
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Reliability and Availability
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate 8.0
Based on 2 answers
The availability of the software is quite impressive. You can access it at any time that you want and from anywhere that you want, but that depends on how the software is set up by the University. There might be sudden outages due to not having enough space on your database, which we had that very issue happen recently here at our University. During that time, you could not access their blackboard at all until it was brought up online again.

Verified User
Former Employee in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employeesGoGuardian Teacher
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Performance
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate 9.0
Based on 2 answers
The performance of the software is remarkable. The loading speed of the pages is more than satisfying, it all depends on the users internet package. So far, there wasn't any issue of Blackboard slowing down other software or systems when integrated with them

Verified User
Former Employee in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employeesGoGuardian Teacher
No score
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Support Rating
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate 8.7
Based on 5 answers
Blackboard Collaborate offers great value for the price. It delivers excellent consistency in terms of a content interface across campus. Because of this, the system is student-friendly for their entire campus career. The product is also user friendly and our faculty picked up the necessary skills rather quickly after a few weeks of training.
Administrative Coordinator
Bowling Green State UniversityEducation Management, 201-500 employees
GoGuardian Teacher
GoGuardian Teacher 9.6
Based on 6 answers
The support is great. On the rare occasion that I've had to reach out to support they have been very quick to respond and extremely helpful. I've also had teachers reach out directly to support themselves. Most of the time I don't even know that a teacher has reached out to support until after the fact. They always seem satisfied.
Coordinator of Network and Technical Services
Hudson Falls Central School DistrictEducation Management, 201-500 employees
Alternatives Considered
Blackboard Collaborate
While other products can handle more active participants in a meeting at one time, Blackboard Collaborate has a much simpler and easy-to-use interface that makes it an ideal product for one to many presentations. It integrates fully with multiple learning management systems to allow simply scheduling as well as has a separate front-end to allow for use outside of the LMS.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesGoGuardian Teacher
LanSchool had the same idea as GoGuardian but it was not cloud-based. This meant that LanSchool was unable to be used on multiple devices because it only tracked the data from one desktop device. This made it more difficult for teachers to monitor students because they had to use one specific device to track student's device data.
First Grade Teacher
Pleasant Hope School DistrictPrimary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees
Scalability
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate 8.0
Based on 1 answer
The reason for this rating is that the software is a pretty good tool that can be utilized for use in all of the Universities around the world. It has the capability to fulfill the needs of various different education systems. Although, there are slight improvements that are needed, therefore the rating is at 8.

Verified User
Former Employee in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employeesGoGuardian Teacher
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Return on Investment
Blackboard Collaborate
- Collaborate Ultra has been the most effective for us for training faculty virtually.
- Faculty have been excited that they can have a remote guest speaker in their classroom, and all they need to do for set up is to e-mail that guest speaker a link to join the session.
- Collaborate Ultra is beyond useful for faculty to meet with online students who are either across the country, or even in other countries, with tools that really help to focus on course work.
LMS Administrator
Westfield State UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
GoGuardian Teacher
- It allows us real-time information to handle situations.
- It has increased students adherence to online behavior norms.

Verified User
Employee in Other
Education Management Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
Blackboard Collaborate
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Blackboard Collaborate Editions & Modules
Edition
Classroom | $300.001 |
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Department | $9000.001 |
- Per Year
Additional Pricing Details
—GoGuardian Teacher
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
GoGuardian Teacher Editions & Modules
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