technical housekeeping for online classes tips for setting up
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Technical Housekeeping for Online Classes
Tips for Setting Up
BREEZE OVERVIEW
Technical issues will be handled after the class.
To activate your microphone or webcam and microphone, please click the camera icon.
When sharing your desktop of your machine, click My Computer Screen, Desktop.Please note that in order to share your computer screen, the image will go full screen, You will need to toggle back and forth between the Breeze meeting room.
Hands-Free – microphone will stay on.
If you are having
Audio feedback, turn off the “hands-free” and hold down and click to talk.
Clicking the camera icon again will pause camera but keep microphone active. Select this if network traffic is slow.
You can text chat with the entire group of click on the drop down menu to select a private message to an individual.
In the Attendee List window, you can designate messages to the presenter such as “I have a question”, “Go Faster” “Go Slower”, etc. Just click the drop down menu under “My Status”
In the Attendee List window, there are three status:Host, Presenter, and participant
Host Icon – full access to menus
Presenter Icon – access to activate microphone and webcam and share desktop
Participant is usually “student mode” and only has capabilities to text chat and select “My Status”
If a students is presenting, they can opt to share a PowerPoint presentations. Just click “What Do you Want to Share?” Documents, Select from My Computer and Upload the File.
FILE STORAGE
Oncourse CL – Great storage area for larger projects. Every person is given 1 gb of space.
Managing your E-Mail
https://itaccounts.iu.edu/ams_user/ams_main.php
BREEZE RECORDINGS OF ALL SESSIONS
Every session recorded URL posted in Epsilen
EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE
Updated software is available for download at http://iuware.iu.edu/
Web Camera Microphone & headset Software used in this class is
available through 30 day trials or free of charge.
Follow the information in the setting up your computer document
ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES
Mondays before our sessions Late assignments are 10% reduction
in points per day
ATTENDANCE
Mandatory Contact instructor for special
arrangements
ASSIGNMENT EXPLANATION
Epsilen W540 Assignment Structure 210 vs. 540
SMALL GROUPS & DISCUSSION GROUPS
Work and discussion groups Breeze Work Rooms Expectations
Discussion, Whiteboard Usage, Notes, Share Out
GroupsGroup Members
I Aykroyd, Chadwick, Fritz, Justice, Sellmer
II Bagwell, Chroniak, McGuire, Wilson, Bakle,
III Ballestros, Cowley, Huset, Peters, Wade
IV Bereskin, Dayton, Irwin, Rowlinson, Petty
V Burke, DeKemper, Rott, Johnston, Bremmer
Meeting Room URL’s
Group I
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5