2. Basics
http://www.brandman.edu/cii/faculty
Opening room/enabling audio
Selecting a layout
Developing a welcome screen
Saving Chat
Using the webcam
Recording presentations
Accessing presentation link
Sharing the screen
Sharing docs/files/weblinks/videos
3. Inviting Your
Students
From the “Meeting” menu, select
“Manage Meeting Information” for your
web address.
Students should log in as “Guest”
Request that they log in with their full
name.
Send your students the name and web
address for your Room – Example: Piper's
Virtual Classroom:
http://brandman.adobeconnect.com/piperclassroom/
4. Locate your Meeting Room Address:
Manage Meeting Information
Recommendation: Never End Your Meeting – Keep it open!
6. Manage your Meeting:
Record Each Session
Select Record Meeting
End Meeting and Access
the address of the
recording via Manage
Meeting Settings
Go to Meetings Tab and
click on Recording
Copy the URL for
Viewing
Recommendation: Wait
a few seconds to begin
your meeting audio so
you don’t cut off the
beginning
7. Start Meeting Audio
Click on Audio to “Start
Meeting Audio”
Unclick the “Using Phone”
option (Not Available)
Do not use phone option if
you plan to use breakout
rooms since the audio will not
work.
Under Audio – Click on
“Microphone Rights for
Participants.”
Click on Microphone to
“Connect My Audio” to start
your own microphone.
8. Audio
Click on Microphone to mute (line through mike)
Notice the indications on your attendees list.
Recommendation: Have all students click to mute
their microphones until they are ready to speak.
Click on “Allow” for Camera and Microphone Access
9. Using Webcam:
Recommended for Instructors
From the camera icon, click on “Start My
Webcam”
If students are presenting, you will want to “enable
Webcam for Participants
Or click on “Start My Webcam” from your layout
screen.
Preview your webcam view
Make adjustments for lighting/ centering/etc.
Click on “Start Sharing.”
10. Promote Participant to Presenter
Click on icon for role –
Host
Presenter
Participant
Click on icon to change the role
If you are having student presenters –
you may wish to “Auto-Promote
Participants to Presenters.”
Click on “Manage Access & Entry to
Auto-Promote.
You can also invite participants from
this window.
Recommendation: Don’t auto-promote
unless you have a small group
presenting because they will have the
power to change the pods, etc.
11. Room Layouts
Default Layout Screens
Sharing
Discussion
Collaboration
Recommendation:
Copy a previous layout so you don’t
lose the 3 default layouts.
12. Layouts Menu
Create a New Blank Layout
Duplicate an Existing
Layout
Recommendation:
Duplicate an existing layout
that is similar to what you
need.
Manage Layouts (suggest
you name layouts for
specific types of activities or
by class session)
Reset when you “over-edit.”
13. Share My Screen
Share My Screen
(share whatever is
on my computer
screen)
Share Document
(upload
PowerPoint, Word
document, Excel
File, etc.)
Share Whiteboard
(collaborative
drawing board)
14. Share my Computer Screen
Recommendation: Share Desktop
Great way to share your Blackboard shell, website,
documents, as well as PowerPoints, etc.
15. Sharing Desktop Full Screen
Be sure your desktop is
“clean” – no personal or
student information!
Add New Share
Stop Sharing
16. Sharing Documents
Browse your computer
to locate the file
(document,
presentation,
spreadsheet, image, etc.)
Once you have uploaded
files, they will stay in
your account until you
delete them. You would
then select “Uploaded
files.”
Recommendation:
Upload the files you are
going to use ahead of
time. Highlight the file
you want to share.
17. Sharing
PowerPoints
PowerPoint
Presentations and Word
documents are the
easiest to use effectively.
Consider a welcome, an
agenda, or brief
introduction to
discussion questions for
the week, etc.
Use the forward and back
arrows to move around in
the presentation.
18. PowerPoints with Whiteboard
Activate the whiteboard
along with your presentation or
document and make notations,
draw arrows, create text boxes,
collaborate, etc. in the
whiteboard.
Click on “Draw” on the top
menu
When you are done with your
presentation/discussion, click
on “Stop Sharing.”
Once you have uploaded a file,
it will remain as an optional
pod unless you delete it.
19. Creating New Layouts from Pods Menu
Notes
Attendees
Video
Chat
Files
Web Links
Poll
Q&A
Managing Pods
Example:
Notes Pod
20. Pods: Adding New Share
Students can download files you have uploaded for
them).
Go to the Pods menu on the top file bar
Select Files
22. Sharing Weblinks
Go to the Pods menu and select Add New Weblinks
If you want students to visit a website – or several websites
during your session, you might include the web link for
sharing.
23. Videos
Video must be Flash file
Flash files not supported
on ipad, iphone, or android
tablet/phone
Select “Share Document”
and locate your swf video
flash file for upload.
Requires Adobe Connect
extension for viewing
YouTube videos in the share
document window.
Download the custom pod –
Connectube.swf
Upload the swf file to Adobe
Connect under sharing
document
Attend CII
Training!
24. Additional Adobe Extensions
Locate Adobe Connect Extensions http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/extend.ht
ml
Download free extensions to your computer
Upload the extensions through “Share My Screen”
and select “Document”
Attend CII
Training!
25. Designing Interactive Presentations
Promoting students to presenters
Assigning participant roles
Using the icons or status symbols
Break out rooms
Polling students
26. Student Interactivity
Promote students from participant to presenter when you
want them to share their screen.
Chat is one of the easiest ways to promote interactivity
Have students respond to questions or chat on a specific topic
You can “rename” your chat and use it for specific questions or
attendance
Go to “Manage Pods” on your top file menu
27. Create Customized Chat Questions
Ask students to sign in with full
name, campus, subject matter,
etc.
If you are having audio
problems, you may want to
“Remove Audio Rights from
All”
Ask specific questions and have
everyone answer
Email Chat History to yourself
Great way to take attendance
Add New Chat ahead of time
under the Pods menu
Set up layout with multiple chat
questions in different chat
pods.
28. Prepare Layout with Chat Questions
Add New Chat ahead of
time under the Pods
menu
Key Ideas, Attendance,
Files, Attendees, Personal
Welcome Pods
Set up additional chat
pods with specific
questions.
May want to click to show
timestamps so you have
record of time
Email your chat to
yourself as a record.
Require chat responses
on any topic frequently
so that students stay
involved.
29. Using Icons/Status Symbols
As you are talking, ask for
students to respond by
using the icons for agree or
disagree, raise hand,
applause, etc.
Icons appear to the right of
the attendees’s name
A pop-up will also appear
Use this tool frequently
during your session so that
students have to participate!
Clear Status when
everyone has answered
31. Breakout Rooms
Perfect for Small Group
Discussion or Presentation
Click on the Breakout Room Icon
(icon in the middle)
Hold mouse on a name and click on
break out room you would like the
student to go to.
You can add break out rooms by
clicking on the + icon
Click on “Start Breakouts” to have
students begin small group work
Reminder: Do not connect the
phone line or the groups will have
no audio access.
32. Managing Breakout Rooms
Instructor can post a message
(Example: “1 minute left”)
and then Broadcast Message
Click on “End Breakout” to
get everyone back to the main
room
33. Polling Students
From the Pods menu, select “Add New Poll.”
Type your poll question and each answer on separate line
34. Instructor and Student Views of Poll
Instructor: Type question and answer responses one per
line.
Click on Open Poll
Broadcast Results for student viewing
36. Mobile Devices and Adobe Connect
Students can access Adobe Connect Meetings with a Mobile Device.
Encourage students to use earbuds with a microphone for audio.
Flash Video is not supported in these mobile devices.