University of Alberta

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University of Alberta

• Elluminate Trial
• Introduction

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Elluminate Features

• Low bandwidth
• Cross platform
• Easy to use
• Supports audio and video
• Includes text IM and whiteboard
• Allows sessions to be recorded
• Allows for application sharing
• Webtours

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Logging in

• Click the link that you received by email or on
  WebCT
• Provide a name that you want to use in the
  session
• If you are logging into a course, use the name
  and password combination that you were provided

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Starting Up

• You will see the following screens as the system
  logs you into the session

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Elluminate Interface
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Setting Up - Connection

• The first time you start the Elluminate system,
  you will be asked a number of questions.
• You will be asked to give Elluminate complete
  control of your system. This is required for
  document sharing
• You will then be asked to set your connection
  speed from the Session menu

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Setting Up - Audio

• To use your microphone, you will have to set your
  audio preferences from the Tools menu
• When checking the levels you want the audio
  indicator bars in the lower left of the screen to
  go into the yellow as few times as possible

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Participant Info

• This window informs you of what the other session
  participants are doing - by the yellow orb behind
  the tool indicator
• You can raise your hand, participate in polls and
  step away from the session

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Polls

• Polls are a way that the moderator can get
  feedback from the session participants
• There are Yes/No, multiple choice and speed polls
• Results may be shown to the class if the
  moderator allows it to happen

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Direct/Instant Messaging

• Works like AIM/Y!/MSN
• Send messages to individuals or groups
• May be monitored by the Moderator

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White Board

• Allows participants to draw their own images or
  import them from elsewhere
• Allows for presentations to be displayed

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Advanced Features

• Webtours pop up a window that will take you to
  the same websites that the moderator is going to
• Application sharing allows two individuals (host
  and guest) to control the same application, even
  if the guest does not have the application on
  their local computer