Steps for setting up Collaborate PPT with audio Click on Collaborate under the Communications dropdown arrow in D2L Click on the New Room button (ignore advanced properties) Add your room title and any desired description You may restrict access under the heading Room Visibility or leave it public Enter date and time for access to begin and end If you restricted the room, add attendees select the student from classlist or search or add manually via the externaldialogue box Click Save Find your new room in the list at bottom of screen and click the Join button (be sure to allow pop-ups from the Collaborate site) There may be a one-time launch of Collaborate Installer, if so follow the install prompts and then go back to the screen to click on Join for the new room you created Once in the new collaborate room Click on the Talk button to make sure your microphone is working properly, follow the onscreen prompts (you will only have to set up the microphone once, but will start any future recordings with this step as well Click on Load Content this will be the PPT file you want to record with your lecture Once the content (PPT file) youve selected from your computer/drive/usb device has come in to the collaborate window click Record when you begin lecturing and advancing through the slides as you lecture When you are finished you will need to click Record again and then simply exit the collaborate room via File menu and Exit. The students will be able to access it by going through the Collaborate menu on their D2L course page To get to the recorded lecture with PPT they will not need to join the room, but use the down arrow to go to the archive of the recording