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Wimba Live Classroom Training for Instructors: (student info is below)

Wimba's Live Classroom product is a fully featured live virtual classroom that supports audio, video, application sharing, and content display, enabling instructors to add vitally important elements of interaction that simply cannot be provided in a text-based course. Personalize your online courses by holding live, online classes, office hours, guest lectures, webcasts, and meetings.  Find out more info about the product at:

http://www.wimba.com/products/liveclassroom/

or

General Information / Overview PDF for Instructors and Students:

http://www.longwood.edu/its/bb6help/Wimba_Tips2.pdf

 

In order to make the most of using Wimba's Live Classroom with your classes, all instructors will be required to attend online training or in person training related to the product. 

Please sign up for one of these training sessions to be allowed to used Live Classroom or attend the live sessions on campus:

Success with Wimba Classroom
http://www.wimba.com/eventreg/participant/registration.php?eventid=1159

After your training, the Blackboard Administrator will receive a notification of your attendance, but feel free after you have completed the training to contact the Blackboard Administrator at blackboard@longwood.edu and tell him which courses you wish to have activated for Wimba's Live Classroom.

Also, Wimba will be available to you for any support questions you may have.  Here is where you can obtain comprehensive information for all your support needs. 

    http://www.wimba.com/support/

24x7 phone and email support for Faculty and Students

    technicalsupport@horizonwimba.com

    866.350.4978 (US & Canada) 

If you have other questions, please contact  User Support Services Monday-Friday between 8:15 AM and 5 PM.

An example of the Live Classroom window

Wimba "Live Classroom" Information for Students:
 

We've contracted with a company named Wimba to provide a level of service above and beyond the abilities of those in the Blackboard Virtual Classroom.  All of the features of the Blackboard Virtual Classroom are present with a few extras like Voice Over IP which allows you to talk to your instructor and fellow students in real time.  Other benefits include Polling, document sharing, desktop sharing, and the ability to record it all and play it back at a later time just like you were there.  Best of all, people with Macintosh, Windows, and even Linux can participate in the same room using Internet Explorer, FireFox, and Safari web browsers.

With all these features, there are a few more computer requirements, but the Live Classroom Wizard will walk you through the steps and assist you in getting everything all set up.   You may even have to download Quicktime for your computer if you don't already have it.  That can be a large download, so be prepared to run the wizard as soon as possible when your sessions are scheduled.

If you plan on using the audio features, a headset/microphone combo is best.  By using a headset, the sounds produced by others and your computer are not picked up by your microphone resulting in a better experience for everyone.  Headsets prices start around $20 but you can find some for less or use one you already have.  You could also just use your headset with the built in microphone in your computer.  NOTE: Macintosh users MUST have a USB headset/microphone and not the smaller plug that your speakers or other headsets use.

If your instructor is using it, Live Classroom will be located under the Communications button (or even in the main navigation for the course). We are requiring instructors to have training before using this tool to ensure the best possible experience for you. 

General Information / Overview PDF for Instructors and Students:

http://www.longwood.edu/its/bb6help/Wimba_Tips2.pdf

Here is the technical manual for our version for students:

http://www.wimba.com/webhelp/v5_0/LCParticipantGuide/LC_ParticipantGuide.htm 


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