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Adobe Connect #1

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Presenters/ Stephan Ridgway, Workforce Development

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Topics/ Overview of Adobe Connect

/ What do I need to join a conference

/ Choosing a headset

/ Setting  up and configuring audio

/ Entering and configuring a room as a guest

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Overview of Adobe Connect/ AC is one of numerous commercially

available web conferencing platforms

/ Comprises a central server where participants login to a conf room with a unique URL

/ Features include voip, video, txt chat, media sharing, polls, whiteboard, application sharing

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What do I need to join a conference

/ MS Windows, Apple Mac, Lynux or Solaris Operating System more info

/ Web Bowser ie IE, Firefox/ Adobe Flash player installed >V8.0/ Sound Card with mic input/ Headset/Microphone headset/ Webcam (optional)

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Choosing a headset

Analogue headsets USB headsets Notebook Computer

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Setting  up and configuring audio

/ Ensure your headset is working on prior to entering the room

/ Enter the room 15 min prior to a session to test

/ Always run the audio wizard after you enter the room, even if it worked last time

/ Run the diagnostic test

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Headsets: What & where to buy?/ Within Sydney Institute, the college bookshops now stock a cheap

Verbatim USB VoIP headset Model # 41921 for $39.95 inc GST. / If you are located near Ultimo the MSY computer store sells USB

headsets for around $30. / Harris Technology also stock a Verbatim's USB VoIP headset Model

Number U5800 for around $35/ If you want higher build quality and more comfort on your ears for those

1 hr plus online sessions then Logitech sell a wide range of good quality headsets typically priced from around $55 and above. These can be purchased from a wide range of computer hardware retailers such as Harris Technology or Dick Smith.

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Logging into Adobe Connect

/ Enter the url of the room in a web browser

/ Enter as a guest or a registered user

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Configuring a room as a guest

/ Setting your bandwidth

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Audio WizardSelect from the menu Meeting>Audio Setup Wizard

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Audio Wizard

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Audio Wizard

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Audio Wizard

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Audio Wizard

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Audio Wizard

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Next Session – 9 April 2009

Adobe Connect Pro Basics #2

Presenters:Stephan Ridgway, Workforce Development