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Instructional Technology & Design Office (ITD) Help Desk: (217) 244-4903 help @ support.lis.illinois.edu. Reach your LEEP potential. Welcome to Moodle! Your New Best Friend. Course Content, GSLIS Profiles, GSLIS Info, and Forums Make sure to add your Preferred email to your Profile - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Reach your LEEP potential.
Instructional Technology & Design Office
(ITD)
Help Desk: (217) 244-4903
Welcome to Moodle!Your New Best Friend
• Course Content, GSLIS Profiles, GSLIS Info, and Forums
• Make sure to add yourPreferred email to yourProfile• Also contains access to
Drop-In Rooms, BBC Meeting Room, and BBC tutorials
Logging into Class
• Live session links from course Moodle space
• Classes go “live” 15 minutes before session
Logging into Class• Click “Log in”
• Click “Join” on BBC website
• Consult “Need help?”
• Live Chat
Blackboard Collaborate
Audio Setup Wizard• Calibrate headset
• Toolsaudioaudio set-up wizard
• Adjustable microphone and speaker settings: toolsaudiomicrophone and/or speakers settings
***Run it every time***
Shortcut to Audio Setup Wizard
Headsets
http://groups.lis.illinois.edu/itdweb/bbcollaborate/recommendations.php
• Various Types but we suggest wired, USB headsets with attached mic
• Blackboard says Bluetooth is accepted, but have not had great luck with it
Participation• Status updates: emoticons, go
“away”, raise hand, voting tools (✔,✖,A,B,C)
• Chat window auto-scrolls
• Double-click for private chat in separate tabs
Tip: Set up audible notifications for private chats in the “Preferences” menu
The Whiteboard• Moderators upload slides
from PowerPoint using the “load content” button
• Whiteboard toolboxo Selecto Pointero Drawingo Text boxeso Shapes & Lineso Screen captureso Photos
Favorite travel destination?
Application Sharing & Web Tour
• Share applications and websites with the class
• App Share – basic program sharing
• Web Tour – for
media-rich websites
Tip: Practice using these tools before class presentations in the 24/7 Drop-in Room, or contact the Help Desk.
Video• Not used by all instructors• Activates in one click
Breakout Rooms• Used for group discussions
• Moderator might randomly distribute you
• Can drag yourself into a room
• Chat and audio is not archived
• Private whiteboard that can be shared with the class
Layout Customization
• Pull out and resize windows
• Adjust magnification
• “Restore Default Layout”
Other Blackboard Business
• Timer at the top during breaks
• Play in the preferences to customize your experience
• Send your slides into the Help Desk ([email protected]) no later than 4 hours before class o Powerpoint (ppt, pptx) or Open Office (odp) files ONLYo No PDFs, Prezis, or Word Docs
• For ease of use, regularly clear your Java and browser cacheshttp://groups.lis.illinois.edu/itdweb/cache/cache.php
Drop-in Room• Presentation
practice & group meetings
• Access it from Moodle
• Open 24/7
• Moderator privileges
Thank you!WE love feedback:
https://illinois.edu/sb/sec/5876696
Instructional Technology & Design Office
(ITD)
Help Desk: (217) 244-4903