Learning2gether Episode 320

Download mp3:
https://learning2getherdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/we2016feb21evowebheads-learningtimes-v12-6-001-64k.mp3?

On Sunday Feb 21 Learning2gether hosted an open event for volunteers who would be webcasting from the CALL-IS EV (Electronic Village) at the TESOL 2016 conference in Baltimore, Maryland this coming April 5-8. The purpose was to update and familiarize any CALL-IS volunteers hands-on with the tool.

Recordings:

• From Bb Collaborate:
  https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/nativeplayback.jnlp?sid=75&psid=2016-02-21.0554.M.7AE801FFB697DA460D4BF25AA8C21B.vcr
• Chat transcript from BbC
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/15E3hfJpKpTcyp1OKB88Sv8CDKRrzlLyvfUK4LRmsP6M/edit?usp=sharing
• Ten minute excerpt on YouTube
  https://youtu.be/c1h411Tp5lw

This video gives the most viewable excerpts of the much longer Bb Collaborate recording. It covers uploading and driving content such as PPT slides, web tours, and screen shares. Screen share is illustrated in sandbox mode and then in showing webcast volunteers how to log on as Session Moderators and then find where the recordings are at on the elluminate.sas server via the LearningTimes interface.

Relevant links from the text chat:

• MultiMOOC BbC (formerly Elluminate) tutorial  here
  http://goodbyegutenberg.pbworks.com/w/page/71255037/2014_tutorials#BlackboardCollaborate/Elluminate
• Webcast schedule and signup sheet
  http://steeringcallis.pbworks.com/w/page/94609226/TESOL%202016%20Baltimore%20Web%20Cast%20Team
• What will happen? Some views of webcasting from the 2015 Toronto conference
  https://learning2gether.net/2015/03/28/learning2gether-with-call-is-webcasting-from-the-2015-tesol-convention-in-toronto/

Where? Blackboard Collaborate (Elluminate)
http://webheads.learningtimesevents.org/

Thanks to an ongoing grant from http://www.learningtimes.com/

Preparation:

• Participants must assure in advance that they are able to reach http://webheads.learningtimesevents.org/
  Instructions will appear here for testing your system in advance
• The event needs to be registered at http://my.calendars.net/eslhome_conferen (Vance will do that)

We’ve learned a few things about Bb Collaborate and how to cope with the new .collab file system. In a nutshell, in order to use
http://learningtimesevents.org/webheads/

IMPORTANT: Configure Bb Collaborate WELL beforehand

TIP #1 -Start with the Tech Check: http://learningtimesevents.org/webheads/tech-check/

This will install the Blackboard Collaborate Launcher if you need it

TIP #2 – If the launcher won’t open on a PC try the Brute Force method; see

http://goodbyegutenberg.pbworks.com/w/page/71255037/2014_tutorials#Tip2thebruteforcemethod

Direct link to YouTube tutorial: http://youtu.be/-Zol7rZb9uo

TIP #3 – Use Firefox instead of Chrome