Elluminate Live!

1. Elluminate Live! Workshop

2. Agenda • Introductions • Overview of Elluminate Live! • Question Period

3. Introductions

4. Objectives • To assist the Institute of Teaching and Learning in their use of Elluminate Live! • Using the features • Creating content • Building a sense of community

5. Discussion Areas • Q&A on the features and controls in the virtual classroom from both a participant and moderator practice • Tips on how to optimize the use of these features when delivering a Elluminate Live! session. • Information and ideas on how to create rich engaging content for the virtual classroom • Information on how to create an effective learning environment and reviews synchronous teaching methodology • Best practices for pre-, in- and post-session set up • A review of the applications of Elluminate Live! • Tips on how to structure/manage an Elluminate Live! session. • Maximizing the use of the Elluminate community • Challenges/Best Practices

6. Overview of Elluminate Live!

7. The Moderator Interface

8. The Interface Elluminate Live! has four main areas: • Participant Info Window • Direct Messaging Window • Audio Window • Whiteboard Window Window Layouts:

9. Classroom Management • Connection Speed • Attendee List • Privileges • Granting individually or simultaneously • Hand Raising • Notifications • Sequencing • Lowering • Emoticons • Activity Indicators

10. Classroom Management • Stepped Away • Management Tools • Remove participants • Give and take moderator privileges • Multiple Moderators • Lock a Room

11. Audio Window • Optimal Microphone Setting • Audio Set Up Utility • Adjusting Participant’s Volume • Audio Status Indicators • Regaining Control of the Microphone • Hot key: Ctrl+F2

12. Hot Keys • Defaults • To press/release the TALK button: Ctrl+F2 • To take back control of an application: Ctrl+Space • Re-Configure • Tools  Hot Key Configuration

13. Live Video • Enable Video • Show / Hide Video Window • Preview / Transmit • Image Quality Selections • Video Privilege • Video Status Indicators

14. Polling • Types • Tools  Polling • Show / Hide responses • Show statistics • Clear responses

15. Geography Quiz: Question 1 Which country is highlighted? A. France B. Spain C. Italy D. Germany

16. Direct Messaging Window • Send messages to: • All participants • One participant • A selected group of participants • Public and Private Messages • Color coded (Black, Blue, Red) • Insert Date / Time Stamps • Direct Messaging Filter • New Message Notification • Save Direct Messages

17. Whiteboard Tools • Tools • Tool Settings • Colour Palette, Line Thickness • Deleting Objects

18. Whiteboard Objects • Selecting Objects • All objects on the whiteboard are dynamic • Resize and reposition • Copy / Cut / Paste / Delete • Group / Ungroup • Background / Foreground • Move to Front / Back • Align / Distribute • Edit Text

19. Object Explorer • Perform operations on single and multiple objects • Correspond objects on the whiteboard to participants

20. Images • Load Image Tool • Image File Selection • Load Pre-existing Images • Clip Art

21. Screen Capture (App Snap)™ • Load Image Tool • Obtain a static image of your entire desktop or a selected area

22. Customizing Clip Art • Create your own Clip Art collections • Loaded on each time you join • Share collections with other users

23. Whiteboard Content • Load button • Load Whiteboard, PowerPoint, StarOffice, OpenOffice presentations and image files

24. PowerPoint Converter and Presentation Wizard for Elluminate Live! • Allows you to create high resolution, larger size whiteboard presentations • Converts PowerPoint presentations, OpenOffice, StarOffice and PDF files to whiteboard files • http://www.elluminate.com/ support/

25. Loading Whiteboard Content • Whiteboard Status Indicators • Protect Whiteboard Content • Prevent attendees from saving and printing the whiteboard screens • Scalable Whiteboard Area • Maximize your view of the whiteboard

26. Navigating • Methods • Forward and backward arrows • Whiteboard Screen drop-down menu

27. Whiteboard Permissions • Follow Moderator • Keeps participants locked on your current screen • Notification • Roam • Allows you to move through screens without affecting others

28. Creating Whiteboard Screens • Screens • Insert, replace, as sub-topics • Create using or the File menu • Screen Groups • Separate whiteboard content

29. Editing Whiteboard Screens • Cut / Copy / Paste / Delete • Screen size • Screen name

30. Private Whiteboard Screens • Private Work Area • Visible only to the user • Access it at any time • Participants can only access when Follow Moderator is de-selected

31. Saving & Printing Screens • Save Screens • As a Whiteboard File • As a PDF File • Individually as Image Files • Print Screens

32. Whiteboard Screen Explorer • Screen Explorer • Perform operations on single and multiple screens simultaneously • Tools  Whiteboard  Explore Screens

33. Recording a Session • Begin Recording • Easy access controls • Tools  Recorder  Record • Indicator • Erase the recording while in a session • Tools  Recorder  Erase Recording… • Recordings will be available through a link in an email link or on a web page

34. Application Sharing • Great for product training and collaborating on documents • Share presentations, applications or websites • Bring in rich and dynamic content • Increases interactivity • Others can control the application and make changes or comments on the document

35. Application Sharing – Hosting • To begin sharing • Open the application(s) you wish to share • Click to select an application, region or your entire desktop • Windows are automatically resized and repositioned based on your Hosting Options • Giving / Taking Control • Take control: Ctrl+Spacebar • Stop Application Sharing or Ctrl+End

36. Application Sharing - Settings • Application Sharing Indicator Lights • View which users have not received the content • Granting Privileges • Participants can also share applications

37. Application Sharing - Settings • Scale to Fit • Scales content down to fit the Application Sharing window • Individual setting • Optimize • Set by the host • Tools  Application Sharing  Optimization • Depending on the content that you are sharing • Best Quality • Highest Speed

38. Request control of another users desktop Remote Desktop Share

39. Breakout Rooms • Create small group activities • Collaborate on questions, scenarios, … • Unlimited number of rooms and participants in each room • Private Audio, Whiteboard, App Sharing • Move freely from room to room • Move whiteboard slides from room to room • Activity in a breakout room can not be recorded

40. Breakout Rooms • On-the-fly • Automatically open and close room • Formal • Create rooms and pre-load content, then move participants

41. Managing Breakout Rooms • Participants • Hand Raising • Private Messages • Activity Indicators • Content • Follow Moderator • Viewing Content • Save / Copy / Paste Screens • Close Room

42. Breakout Rooms • Assign a “room leader” • Give clear direction before placing participants into breakout rooms • Set time limit • Defined expected outcomes • Monitor activity from within and outside the room

43. Breakout Rooms • Create a breakout room summary sheet that will help you track the participants and content in each room.

44. Multimedia • Library • Load files and initiate playback • Mpeg, QuickTime, Flash • Participants will need the necessary plug-ins • Download Status Indicators

45. Web Tour / Push • Launch • Embedded window IE or Safari • Synchronized by the moderator • Participants can interact individually • Separate window for other browsers • Moderators and participants can interact individually

46. Quiz Manager • Interactive quiz tool • Consists of multiple choice and short answer questions • Quizzes can be created prior to the session or during • Pre- and post-tests during sessions • Conduct online surveys • Store and load tests • Publish and save results

47. Quiz Manager • Enable the Quiz Manager • Library Tab • Create, Load, Administer

48. Creating Quizzes • Design Tab • Multiple-choice • Short-answer questions

49. Administering Quizzes • Quiz Tab • Time limit • Stop quiz • Publish results

50. Synchronous Teaching Methodology and Best Practices