vance stevens introduces teachers in al ain uae to bb collaborate

Once upon a time

There was Elluminate

Then Blackboard bought itNow it’s Blackboard Collaborate

We use this one: http://learningtimesevents.org/webheads/

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There are many versions

• They are all a little different• In general they tend to get better and better• Be aware: functionality may differ – from one version to the next– But they all work about the same

• They are all easy for most people to use• They are similar to Adobe Connect

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What you can do in such programs

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What you can do in such programs

• Text chat– move the text chat around on the screen– un-dock it

• Speak by clicking on a mic icon• Raise your hand / use emoticons• Upload PowerPoint or other presentation

formats

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How to upload a PPT

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You can also …

• Show your video• Share a whiteboard with text and image tools• Screen / application share– You can scroll and others see what you see– It can lag on remote computers (or even yours)

• Conduct guided web tours– Fast, but no control over scroll

• Conduct polls (Or use Socrative instead)

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This BbC virtual room thanks to …http://learningtimesevents.org/webheads/

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Pssst: Wanna be a moderator?

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On PC Download the jnlp file, run it

On an iPad, just run the app

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Moderators can

• Control what features available to participants• Set number of mics / videos at any one time• Mute, eject, participants• Start / pause / stop recordings• See ALL the chat (even private chat)• Make other participants moderators

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Moderator tools

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First thing, run Audio Wizard

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How to reserve the Webheads VRoomAdd an event to this calendar http://my.calendars.net/eslhome_conferen

Click a date to get the popup

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What can you do with BbC?

• Participate in EVO Electronic Village Online Jan 12-Feb 16, 2014 http://evosessions.pbworks.com

• Listen live to CALL Interest Section sessions at the TESOL conference in Portland http://steeringcallis.pbworks.com/w/page/65329431/Web%20Cast%20Team%20and%20Schedule

• Access weekly Learning2gether sessions http://learning2gether.pbworks.com/w/page/32206114/volunteersneeded

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Give a presentation in 2014!

http://www.globaleducationconference.com/

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Are teachers interested?

From a Socrative Poll

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Can you use this with students?

Vance Stevens vstevens@hct.ac.ae

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