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The Blackboard Collaboration Tools allow the Instructor and Students to participate in real time, online lessons, discussions, and virtual office hours. Students and instructors may also view archives of previous Collaboration sessions.

The following Collaboration Tools are available:

• Virtual Classroom: Allows users to enter a real-time discussion with Instructors, Students, and colleagues; access the Web; and engage in question and answer sessions.
• Lightweight Chat: The Lightweight Chat is part of the Virtual Classroom but can also be accessed separately. It allows users to open just the Chat function of the Virtual Classroom.

Instructors access the Collaboration tools through the Course Tools area of the Control Panel:

Students access the Collaboration tools through the Communication area of the Navigation Menu: