Adobe Connect 8

Session - Introducing

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Presenters

Workforce Development

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Topics

/ Overview of Adobe Connect

/ What do I need to join a meeting or class

/ Your role as a participant

/ Your role as a host or presenter

/ Pod playing

/ What’s new in Version 8?

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Overview of Adobe Connect/ Adobe Connect is one of numerous commercially

available web conferencing platforms

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Overview of Adobe Connect

/ Comprises a central server where participants login with a unique URL

Sydney Institute : http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/XXX

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What do I need to join a conference

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Choosing a headset

Analogue headsets USB headsets Notebook Computer

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Headsets: What & where to buy?

/ USB VoIP headsets for around $30.

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Setting  up and configuring audio

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Diagnostic test Ensure compatibility

https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm#Meeting

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Logging into Adobe Connect

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Configuring a room as a guest/ Setting your bandwidth

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Communicating in your session

Text chatType here Press here

Voice chatPress here

Alert; Audio WizardAlert; Audio Wizard

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Audio Wizard

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Audio Wizard

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Audio Wizard

Press PLAY SOUND

You will hear music

Then press NEXT

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Audio Wizard

Select microphone/ headset with the acronym USB

Then press NEXT

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Audio Wizard

Press ALLOW then RECORD

Listen to your recording

Then press NEXT

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Audio Wizard

Press TEST SILENCE

Important to be quiet

Then press NEXT

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Audio Wizard

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New (Version 8) easier to use interface

/ Prominent display of most important and frequently used controls

1. Speakers2. Audio3. Video4. Interaction using icons

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Overview of profilesHosts

Presenters

Participants

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Pods

/ Attendee pod

/ Chat Pod

/ Share Pod

/ Note pod

/ Poll Pod

/ File share Pod

/ Web Links Pod

/ Camera/Voice Pod

Presenter only area.Presenter only area.

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Layouts

Suggested discussion layout

Suggested presentation layout

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Layouts

/ Pods can be arranged and saved as layouts

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Activity A

1 – Getting ready.

2 – Interacting through chat.

3 – Interacting using your voice.

4 – Pod playing

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You as a hostManaging room performance

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Attendees permissions and views Hover OR

Drag and Drop

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Attendees permissions and views

All participants OR

Select participants

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Activity B

1 – Set-up

2 – Advanced pod playing

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Recordings: Access and edit

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Recordings: Access and edit

And visa

versa

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Recordings: Access and edit

Edit meeting title and related fields

Blank spots, hiccups, hurrumphs

Save locally to a storage device

Send recording to anyone with an internet connection

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Dealing with content

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Presenter only area Drag pods over as the

presenter needs them.

Not able to be viewed by

participants

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Version 8 - Any new requirements?Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 for all users

Mac OS – Watch this space. Currently not available with TAFE based rooms (OCT 2011)

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Thank youQuestions?Contact?

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