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Wimba Presenters Guide
Extension Spring Conference 2010
Presenter Preparation
Obtain a username, password, and room from Ag Comm (Scott Swanson or Bruce Sundeen).
Make sure you have presenter rights to your room and the right equipment.
Visit the room and pre-load materialsMake sure your room is open for access Practice! Create a practice archive
Participant Preparation
Invite participants ASAP Equipment needed to meet over Wimba
PC or Mac computer
Microphone and speaker (headset is best!)
Web browser – Internet Explorer,
Firefox, Safari
Equipment info – IVN Website http://www.ndivn.nodak.edu/web/Wimba/EqpNeeded.asp
Participant invite
Meeting invitation - provide information on testing the equipment prior to the meeting. Have them run the Wizard!
“To ensure you can properly access and view the presentation, we recommend you run the Wimba Set-Up Wizard at least a day prior to the meeting. You can find the Wizard at www.ndivnlc.wimba.com”
Prior to testing, inform them to:• Turn off Yahoo or Google Toolbars• Turn off pop-up blockers• Provide link on disabling pop-up blockers and other informationhttp://www.ag.ndsu.edu/wimba/quick_reference.html
Wimba can handle up to 300 participants
Optimal up to 70 participants
How many participants?
Participant invite
Send clear directions: Website address for the meeting. Room ID or other access information. How to access the phone option. What do attendees need to prepare or bring to the
meeting. Who to call prior to the meeting if there are any
questions - will it be you? Who to call during the meeting if there are problems
– ALT Wimba Help Desk
1-866-940-0065
Presenter Access
Navigate your web browser to:http://www.ndivnlc. wimba.com/
If you have not used Wimba before, click on Setup Wizard to ensure you have the necessary settings.
Presenter Access
Login in with the User Name and Password you were provided as a presenter.
Lobby
Once you have logged in, you will enter an area referred to as the “Lobby”.
Find the room you will use for your presentation. Using your mouse, left click on it.
Content Frame
PresenterConsole
Text Chat Area Participant Area
Media Bar
Presenter’s Console: Access Content
To access PowerPoint and other preloaded items such as polls, click on Default Content Folder box to select which content you want to view/present.
Click the to display the items. Click the Go button to display the folder
selected. The allows you to preview your
slide before viewing by clicking on it. To advance slides, use the right and left
arrow keys. To import PowerPoint slide on the fly,
click on the and follow instructions.
Starting the Meeting
Meeting Slide – name of group or agenda Provide information on how to use Wimba:
Audio
Video
Text Chat
Set the ground rules Announce yourself before speaking Asking questions: raise hand or text message
Appoint a meeting facilitator if you are presenting
e-Board FeaturesArrow: Click on arrow to change direction. Pencil: writing tool. Click on it, changes to a highlighter.
Line: Click& hold where you want it to begin, drag it to end position, and release mouse
Ellipse: click your mouse and drag until size you want, and release. You can adjust line thickness and color.
Undo: erases last change
Line Thickness – 3 choices
T for Text: type by pressing T and then click where you want to begin. Select text color first.
Color Palette: for drawing and text tools.
Erase: removes all markings on e-Board
Clear slide removes EVERYTHING from e-Board
Import image or graphic, such as JPEG or GIF file
Save what is displayed as a slide in the Content Folder.
Screen Grab allows you to post a screen shot of your desktop
Enable allows you to give control to a participant
Presenter’s Console: Application Share
Application Share can be used for:Sharing a document or another software
program. Examples: Share a Word document or Excel spreadsheet
Demonstrating actions by the presenter or student of their desktop.
Application Share: Content View
If you selected to view in Content Frame, you have 3 options:
Window: allows you to show one window on your desktop.
Screen Area: preferred. You will be able to set the size of your viewing area. A draw box will appear – drag the lines around the area you wish to share.
Full desktop: your entire desktop will be in view
Select OK, when ready.
TIPS: Have the document you wish to share open on your desktop before beginning App Share. Ask students if they can see the document.
Accessing Breakout Rooms
Most Wimba rooms will have been created with at least 3 breakout rooms.
Click on Breakout Rooms, in the Presenters Console,
Breakout Rooms: Distribute Students
You can distribute students in the breakout rooms either AUTOMATICALLY or MANUALLY.
You can not archive in the breakout rooms.
As an instructor/presenter, you can move yourself from one room to another.
Breakout Rooms: Automatic Distribution
Click on Automatic Select the number of
breakout rooms you wish to use, this will automatically move the students.
Click on the MOVE button.
Breakout Rooms: Manual
Select MANUAL Click on student’s name and
drag them to the breakout room.
For a group of students – hold down CTRL key to select more than one.
To move them back to the Main Room, click on each name and drag them to the Main Room.
Breakout Rooms:Showing PowerPoint
Step 1: In the Main Room under Presenter’s Console, select your PowerPoint Slides in the drop down box and click on Go.
Step 2. Click on the Preview button for the slide you wish to show
Breakout Rooms:Showing PowerPoint (cont.)
Step 3: This box will pop up - which will allow you to Push Slide to which room you want. Select All Breakout Rooms or a specific breakout room.
Step 4: Click on Push Slide. This will move the slide to the selected room
Enabling E-Board for Students
STEP 1: From the Presenter’s Console, click on e-Board so the tools on the left show.
STEP 2: Click on ENABLE in the e-Board tools.
Enabling E-board for Students (cont.)
STEP 3: Click on name of individual to allow and click on Update OR if you want all students to have access, click Enable All.
Name or Names will then be displayed in the Enabled box.
Disable E-board for Students
To Disable –
Click on Student’s name and click on Update OR if more than one student, click Disable All
Uploading PowerPoint on the Fly
It is recommended that you load PowerPoints prior to class as it will take time to load if doing it on the fly.
In the Presenter’s Console select the PowerPoint Upload icon
Uploading PowerPoint on the Fly
STEP 1: Click on Browse to locate the PowerPoint file on your computer.
STEP 2: Select where you wish to display the PowerPoint. E-board is recommended so you can annotate the slide.
STEP 3: Click on IMPORT
Accessing Archive
To make archives available to participants after the event, you will need to have Room Administrator Access to open the room. If you do, follow the steps in the next slides.
If you do not have Room Administrator access your Wimba Campus Contact will need to enable the archive.
Accessing the Archive – Step 1
To open an archive, you will need to enter the Administrative section.
Go to: www.ndivnlc.wimba.com/admin Login with your user name & password
Oops!
What happens if you are presenter and you lose talk capabilities? Use text chat and let the room know
What happens if my computer goes down? Have a back up facilitator until you get back online
Ending the Meeting
State when the meeting is officially over.Stop archive.Announce to attendees how archive will
be made available.Announce how to exit meeting. Stay online for a few minutes after others
have left to answer questions.
After the Meeting
Reflect on your presentation Review the archive and make sure it’s
open for access Note all unexpected issues encountered
and work with appropriate people Ask for feedback from others to improve
Wimba Pronto
Available through ALT by way of a Learning Management System such as Moodle or Blackboard.
Allows for instant access to a list of colleagues
Texting, audio, video, content sharing, white board
When to use Pronto
Informal impromptu meetings Perfect for asking quick questions without
dialing the phone. Collaborate with a colleague quickly and
instantly Send a quick message to a group Meet in a small group for discussion
Resources
For more information about Wimba:
Wimba website:www.wimba.com
NDSU Ag Comm www.ag.ndsu.edu/wimba/quick_reference.html
Wimba Classroom Links http://alt.ndus.edu
-click on Web Conference, then Wimba Classroom, then Training Resources
NDSU Ag Commwww.ag.ndsu.edu/wimba/quick_reference.html
www.wimba.com/services/instructor/classroom
Choose – Presenter Guide 6.0 (PDF), Application Sharing (PDF)
Content Display (PDF), Web Page Display (PDF) Getting Ready Guide (PDF), Success Guide
(PDF)
Wimba Pronto Links http://alt.ndus.edu
-Click on Web Conference, then Wimba Pronto, then Training