Office of Learning & TechnologyPurdue University North Central

Adobe Connect will be discontinued on campus after January 30, 2015

Tools are very similar – both support recording and live conferencing

WebEx offers slightly easier setup for microphones and cameras

WebEx publishes to the Kaltura web space

WebEx is a Web communication system that allows users to reach others online anytime in a live conference

What can it be used for? Webinars Classroom Lectures Virtual Office Hours Distance Learning Professional Development User Collaboration on content

Available WebEx app for iPhone/Android allows talk and text chat, reviewing of content, some file sharing

All users with a Purdue account have access (even students)

Visit http://purdue.webex.com to log in Webcam and microphone needed Start a conference – four types:

Meeting: For interactive presentations of a general nature

Event: For scheduled online events and webinars

Training: To administer online tests or quizzes, and conduct lab sessions or virtual office hours

Support: For helping others work through technological issues by sharing screens

Set your meeting up in advance through Scheduling or create a One-Click meeting Must have a password

Can share link and password with anyone Meetings are the most popular and common way

to set up a conference Use Advanced Scheduler options to set up

persistent link to use throughout the semester Uncheck “Delete from My Meetings when

Completed” for best results

Go over basic etiquette with students like not talking over one another or changing the slides

You can mute participant microphones and manage access on the fly

Have students use the chat feature for questions (in case they cannot use the microphone)

Practice good etiquette in the room: Try not to speak over others

Communicate effectively

Respect network delays/lags

At this time, WebEx has no automatic or live transcription available – if transcription is needed, contact Disability Services

Share visuals that include both text and graphics to accommodate more students

Be mindful of both technological and processing delays and allow extra time for responses when you ask a question

Share handouts, notes, and transcriptions along with your recordings

WebEx records through the Recorder button in the top right of your meeting window

Make sure to click the Red Record Button in the lower right to start recording!

All published recordings go to the KalturaMediaSpace: http://mediaspace.itap.purdue.edu

You may log in at the MediaSpace website to access links to all recordings

You may also access recordings in BlackBoardthrough the Build Content -> Kaltura command

There is a lag time between recording and accessing the finished recorded link, which can be several hours depending on length

Login to WebEx

http://purdue.webex.com

Create a One-Click Meeting Create a Scheduled Meeting

Inside the Meeting room Share your webcam

Connect your microphone Record the meeting

Locate the meeting link in Kaltura MediaSpace Practice

Uploading a file

Using the whiteboard

Setting up a poll

Setting up your layout

Google Hangout is a free alternative to Adobe Connect if your students need a meeting room or a tool for collaboration http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/

Available on: Windows

Mac

Tablets (iOS & Android)

Mobile Devices (iOS & Android)

Uses Collaboration on Projects

Virtual Meeting Spaces

Share content such as photos and videos

Group conversations Have up to 10 users on a single hangout

Camera and Microphones can be used Can share your screen to present ideas or

assist with something

Create a Google Account

http://www.google.com/

Start a Hangout

http://www.google.com/hangouts/

Chrome browser is best

Set up your camera and microphone

Share your screen

Dropbox

A cloud-based storage space

Great for storing class files

▪ Able to share files or folders with anyone

▪ Can collaborate on files with other Dropbox users

Accessible on the web or a mobile device from anywhere with internet access

Can install the client on your computer to sync your files

Google Drive – http://drive.google.com

Google Drive is a cloud-based storage space for users with a Google account

▪ Documents created in Google Docs can be stored and shared using Google Drive

Google Docs is a service that allows users to create, edit, and manage files that were create in office or with the Docs interface.

▪ Similar to MS Office with limited functionality

▪ Can share your docs for collaboration

WebEx: http://purdue.webex.com Kaltura MediaSpace:

http://mediaspace.itap.purdue.edu WebEx help at PNC:

https://www.pnc.edu/distance/webex/ Dropbox

Set up a Dropbox account: https://db.tt/WMoTuUy Google Hangouts:

http://www.google.com/hangouts/ Google Docs: http://drive.google.com

Reach us at: pncolt@pnc.edu

Twitter and Facebook: @PNCOLT

http://www.pnc.edu/distance for all workshop notes, links, and training needs