Transcript Welcome to Adobe Connect!

Welcome to
Adobe Connect!
Presented by
Jeradi Cohen and Shannon Lawson
January 6, 2012
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What’s It Good For?
S Course meetings in “real time” from a distance
S Presenting recorded course material
S Having students showcase their work
S Office hours
S Answering course questions “from afar”
S Advising
S Collegial conversations
S Other ideas????
FYIs
S SSU has 100 participant cap
S Available to any faculty member (to be a Host)
S Email the URL for the “meeting room” to anyone
S Hosts create multiple “rooms” for a variety of uses
S Customize each one
Create Your Classroom
S Be sure you have been entered in the system as a
HOST by Bill Hannah
S http://shawnee.adobeconnect.com
S Create New:
S Name (your Meeting)
S Custom URL http://shawnee.adobeconnect.com/_____
S Note Access
Set Up Your Room
S Far right…(under Help)…Layouts
S Move
S Remove
S Menu Bar ->Meeting ->Manage ->Preferences
S General -> Room Appearance
S Menu Bar ->Layouts->
S Create New Layout
S Manage Layouts -> Rename and Delete
Using Your Room
S Menu Bar -> Pods
S Interactivity and Sharing Resources
S Adobe Connect currently supports only three file
formats:
S PowerPoint
S Images (jpeg, etc.)
S PDF
S Important Distinction: Pods ->
S SHARE->
S FILES->
Using Your Room
S Menu Bar -> Pods
S Pods -> Web Links – Add New
S Important:
S Type in URL in the field at the bottom
S Then go to the top right-hand corner of the window
and select Add Link
S This is also where you may re-title the link to a more
intuitive name
Start Your Session
Be sure to…Connect your Audio
Be sure to…Start your Webcam
Be sure to…Admit your participants as they arrive
And give them audio privileges, status, etc.
And tell them to TURN OFF MIC WHEN FINISH SPEAKING
Q and A
Hands-on Time