Elluminate Live

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Elluminate Live!

• Tips on being a Participant

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In this lesson you will learn how to communicate
via Elluminate by

• Joining the session
• Setting up your audio
• Sending a message by typing into the chat box
• Talk by using the microphone
• Raising your hand
• Express emotions using icons
• Sharing and viewing video
• Using the Whiteboard
• Application Sharing
• Saving the session's whiteboard presentation
• Exiting the session
• Viewing an Elluminate recording

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Join the Session

• To join, go to http//globalcampus.uiowa.edu and
  search for the meeting name from the calendar
  date of the meeting. (e.g. KM4PH)
• NO PASSWORD necessary unless you are a moderator

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The Elluminate Participant Interface
View Video
Polling
Raise Hand
Emoticons
Whiteboard Tools
Chat box
Microphone
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First, Set Up 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
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Using the Chat Window
If you do not have a microphone, you can
communicate by typing in the chat window

• Type in this box and click the Send button

• You can Send a Text Message
• To the whole room
• To a specific person

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Using the Microphone
Only one person can talk at a time! Be sure to
release the microphone by clicking again on the
image, so that others can speak!
Click this button to talk
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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.
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Raising Your Hand
A number will appear in this column, in the order
that you raised your hand
Click this button to Raise/Lower Hand
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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
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Microphone Icon Lit This person is speaking
Hi Icon Lit This person is typing
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Viewing and Transmitting Video
Note Viewing video may be significantly slow for
low bandwidth connections.
Click this button to transmit your own video.
Opens the video window
Only one person can be on video at a time! Be
sure to release the video by clicking again on
"Transmit", so that others can transmit!
Change the Quality of the Video You Receive
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Whiteboard Tools
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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

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Application Sharing
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Saving the Presentation
Click on the disk icon to save the whiteboard
presentation
Select "Whiteboard PDF" to be able to view in
Adobe Acrobat
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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
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Viewing an Elluminate Recording
2. Find the date of the event
1. Click here to view archived recordings
3. Click on the the recording link
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Being a Moderator

• Loading a Powerpoint Presentation
• Recording an Elluminate Session
• Application Sharing
• Open a URL (via WebTour)
• File Share/Transfer

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Loading a Powerpoint Presentation
Click this icon to load a presentation
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Recording an Elluminate session
Click the red circle to record the session. The
tape player will be in motion when recording.
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Open URL / Web Tour
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File Transfer