Macromedia Breeze

WSI/OTEN TAFE NSW

Presented by Paula Williams and Beth Hobbs

Breeze WorkshopBreeze Workshop

Macromedia BreezeToday’s Workshop

• Overview of Breeze as a web communication system

• How to create content• Demonstration of Breeze Meeting• Sandpit time• Design a micro lesson• Share your lesson with others• Demonstration of Breeze Presenter• Useful tools• What now?

Macromedia Breeze

Macromedia Breeze is a rich web communication system to rapidly create, manage, deploy and track online training everyone can access instantly.

It enables everyone to deliver blended learning that includes narrated self- paced courses and live virtual classes which can be enhanced with multimedia content such as audio, video, and simulations.

The tight integration between Captivate and Breeze allows users to create effective learning content that is interactive and engaging.

Macromedia Breeze

The Breeze system is comprised of the core Breeze Communication Server andapplications for real-time and on-demand communication. Together, the Breeze server and applications deliver complete solutions for online communication. 1. Breeze Server 2. Breeze Meeting 3. Breeze Events 4. Breeze Presenter 5. Breeze Training6. Authoring Tools 7. APIs and SDKs

Macromedia Breeze

What can Breeze can do?

Breeze Meeting • Live Virtual classes• Virtual class recording• Always available meeting rooms• Video and audio streaming, including talking-head video• Integrated internet and audio conferencing

Breeze Presenter• PowerPoint Authoring• Quizzes• Audio and Video

Macromedia Breeze Creating Content

• Develop content quickly

• Measure comprehension

• Provide instant access

• Incorporate your existing content

• Evaluate content effectiveness

• Easily update content

Macromedia Breeze ideas

Macromedia Breeze Brainstorm

Benefits Challenges

Macromedia Breeze

Time for a Cuppa!!

See you back in 10 mins

Macromedia Breeze Hands On

• Link to Breeze workshop meeting show and tell– How to set up a meeting (create & invite)– Demonstrate each of the pods– We will start from scratch

• Interactive session in Breeze meeting demo

Macromedia Breeze Group Work – P Party

In groups of 3-4 prepare a mini virtual lesson (5-10 mins) on one the four P’s below

Topics to choose from Content to include (at least 3-4)

Plants Image

Places Video

Pets Audio – via the meeting room

People Powerpoint

Photosotry

Text docs (flash files)

Macromedia Breeze Design Inclusions

• Group to develop lesson aim and assessment strategy

• Engage participants using 2 or more pods from Breeze meeting – eg chat, Q&A, Internet URL, Polling

• Prepare basic outline (story board) ready for implementing in Breeze after lunch

Please check your design brief with presenters before eating

Macromedia Breeze Sample Story BoardWord

DocumentContent to be reviewed or discussed

Powerpoint Presentation

Rich Multimedia

Windows

PhotoStory3

OR

XP Moviemaker

Internet Links URL’sPoll Pod

Shared Content g

Images

Applications

Mirroring Desktop

Audio files

Presenter’s Screen

Organise your documents as they are needed throughout your session: Suggest do a mini lesson plan

You may wish to have a lesson plan

Intro Topic

URL: links to a movie

Objectives

Demonstrate your objectives with PowerPoint/images audio

Assessment

Whiteboard

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Lunch Time

See you back in 30 mins

Macromedia Breeze Hands on

• Create your micro lesson using breeze meeting

• Share your presentation with friends - Invite participants

• Conduct meeting

Macromedia Breeze Breeze Presenter

• Highlight features – Breeze menu in PowerPoint

• Demonstrate– Including audio for individual slides– Recording audio– Publishing presentation

Macromedia Breeze Useful Tools

• SUPER – www.erightsoft.com

• Audacity - www.tsof.edu.au/resources/sound/

Macromedia Breeze

Increase training effectiveness by adding interactive simulations to live meetings. Every participant can fully interact with the content and practice theprocedures being taught in real time.

Teachers can:

• Load Flash SWF files into a live meeting • Synchronize all learners to the same scenario within the simulation • Choose to drive the simulation or let students practice • Track interaction responses to Breeze Meeting reports

Interactive Simulations

Macromedia Breeze What Now

• Link to further information on Breeze Breeze Resources – www.adobe.com/products/breeze

• Trial and mentoring support from LTU

• Your thoughts and comments?

• Follow up online evaluation