Transcript Elluminate Live!

Elluminate Live!
Tips on being a Participant
In this lesson you will learn how to
participate in Elluminate by:
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Joining the session
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Setting up your audio
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Sending a message by typing into the chat box
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Talk by using the microphone
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Raising your hand
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Express emotions using icons
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Viewing video
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Using the Whiteboard
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Saving the session's whiteboard presentation
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Exiting the session
Join the Session
• To join, go to the Breakout Sessions area of the
Conference Center.
• Click on the appropriate day to see the sessions
for that day. To join the session of your choice,
click on the link labelled “Session Link” which
appears UNDER the title for your session
• Once the interface loads, type in your name
beginning with First Name, then Last Name. For
example, “Mickey Mouse.”
The Elluminate Participant Interface
View Video
Raise
Hand
Polling
Emoticons
Whiteboard Tools
Chat box
Microphone
Audio Set Up (if you haven’t
already tested your audio)
• Audio Set Up Utility
– Tools  Audio  Audio Setup Wizard
• Here You Can Adjust Your Speaker and Microphone
Settings
Make sure that the slide is
within the green range
Using the Chat Window
If you do not have a microphone,
you can communicate by typing
in the chat window. Questions
and comments during
presentations should be typed
• Type in this box and click the
Send button
• You can Send a Text Message
– To the whole room
– To a specific person
Using the Microphone
Click
this
button
to
talk
Only one person can talk at a time! ONLY
click this button when you have been
recognized to speak. Be sure to release
the microphone by clicking again on the
image, so that others can speak!
More on Using the Microphone
This is how the
audio icon looks
when YOU are using
the microphone.
The audio icon is
grayed out when
SOMEONE ELSE is
using the
microphone.
Therefore, you can't
press the icon and
use the mic.
When NO ONE is
using the icon, it
appears visible and
clickable, so you
can click on the
icon to use the mic.
Raising Your Hand
A number will appear in
this column, in the order
that you raised your hand.
ONLY raise your hand
when the speaker asks for
questions.
Click this button
to Raise/Lower
Hand
Expressing Emotions Using Icons
The
corresponding
icon will appear in
this column next
to the person
expressing the
emoticon.
Express approval
through laughter and
applause.
Express confusion
Express disapproval
through thumbs down
Microphone Icon Lit:
This person is
speaking
Hi Icon Lit:
This person is typing
Viewing Video
Note: Viewing video may be significantly slow for low
bandwidth connections.
Participants will not
broadcast their video given
the large numbers.
Only speakers may use their
video during a session.
Change the Quality of
the Video You Receive
Whiteboard Tools
Selection
Eraser
Pen
Highlighter
Text
Ellipse
Text Editor
Rectangle
Line
Import an Image
Screen Capture
Filled Ellipse
Filled Rectangle
Laser Pointer
Clip Art
Polling
• Types
– Yes/No
– Multiple Choice
– Slowdown/Speedup Class Pace
• Responses will appear in the Participants
window if the moderator has selected to show
them
Saving the Presentation
Click on the
disk icon to
save the
whiteboard
presentation
Select "Whiteboard
PDF" to be able to
view in Adobe
Acrobat
Exiting the Room
Click here to stay in the session but
notify others that you may have
temporarily walked away from your
computer.
Click here to leave the session completely