Elluminate Live!Tips on being a Participant

In this lesson you will learn how to participate in 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

• Viewing video

• Using the Whiteboard

• Saving the session's whiteboard presentation

• Exiting the session

Join the Session

• To join, go to the Breakout Sessions area of the Conference Center.

• Click on the appropriate day to see the sessions for that day. To join the session of your choice, click on the link labelled “Session Link” which appears UNDER the title for your session

• Once the interface loads, type in your name beginning with First Name, then Last Name. For example, “Mickey Mouse.”

Raise Hand

Chat box

Microphone

Polling

Whiteboard Tools

The Elluminate Participant Interface

Emoticons

View Video

Audio Set Up (if you haven’t already tested 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

Using the Chat Window

• You can Send a Text Message

– To the whole room

– To a specific person

• Type in this box and click the Send button

If you do not have a microphone, you can communicate by typing in the chat window. Questions and comments during presentations should be typed

Click this button to talk

Using the Microphone

Only one person can talk at a time! ONLY click this button when you have been recognized to speak. Be sure to release the microphone by clicking again on the image, so that others can speak!

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.

Raising Your Hand

Click this button to Raise/Lower Hand

A number will appear in this column, in the order that you raised your hand. ONLY raise your hand when the speaker asks for questions.

Expressing Emotions Using Icons

Express approval through laughter and applause.

The corresponding icon will appear in this column next to the person expressing the emoticon.

Express confusion Express disapproval through thumbs down

Microphone Icon Lit: This person is speaking

Hi Icon Lit: This person is typing

Viewing Video

Change the Quality of the Video You Receive

Note: Viewing video may be significantly slow for low bandwidth connections.

Participants will not broadcast their video given the large numbers.

Only speakers may use their video during a session.

Whiteboard Tools

Laser Pointer

Clip Art

Filled Rectangle

Filled Ellipse

Eraser

Highlighter

Text Editor

Selection

Pen

Text

Ellipse

Rectangle

Line

Import an Image

Screen Capture

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

Saving the Presentation

Click on the disk icon to save the whiteboard presentation

Select "Whiteboard PDF" to be able to view in Adobe Acrobat

Exiting the Room

Click here to leave the session completely

Click here to stay in the session but notify others that you may have temporarily walked away from your computer.