Technical Housekeeping for Online Classes Tips for Setting Up

BREEZE OVERVIEW  Technical issues will be handled after the class.

To activate your microphone or webcam and microphone, please click the camera icon.

When sharing your desktop of your machine, click My Computer Screen, Desktop. Please note that in order to share your computer screen, the image will go full screen, You will need to toggle back and forth between the Breeze meeting room.

Hands- Free – microphone will stay on. If you are having Audio feedback, turn off the “hands-free” and hold down and click to talk. Clicking the camera icon again will pause camera but keep microphon e active. Select this if network traffic is slow.

You can text chat with the entire group of click on the drop down menu to select a private message to an individual.

In the Attendee List window, you can designate messages to the presenter such as “I have a question”, “Go Faster” “Go Slower”, etc. Just click the drop down menu under “My Status”

In the Attendee List window, there are three status: Host, Presenter, and participant Host Icon – full access to menus Presenter Icon – access to activate microphone and webcam and share desktop Participant is usually “student mode” and only has capabilities to text chat and select “My Status”

If a students is presenting, they can opt to share a PowerPoint presentations. Just click “What Do you Want to Share?” Documents, Select from My Computer and Upload the File.

FILE STORAGE  Oncourse CL – Great storage area for larger projects. Every person is given 1 gb of space. Oncourse CL

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BREEZE RECORDINGS OF ALL SESSIONS  Every session recorded  URL posted in Epsilen

EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE  Updated software is available for download at  Web Camera  Microphone & headset  Software used in this class is available through 30 day trials or free of charge.  Follow the information in the setting up your computer document

ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES  Mondays before our sessions  Late assignments are 10% reduction in points per day

ATTENDANCE  Mandatory  Contact instructor for special arrangements

ASSIGNMENT EXPLANATION  Epsilen W540 Assignment Structure Epsilen  210 vs. 540

SMALL GROUPS & DISCUSSION GROUPS  Work and discussion groups  Breeze Work Rooms  Expectations Discussion, Whiteboard Usage, Notes, Share Out

Groups GroupMembers IAykroyd, Chadwick, Fritz, Justice, Sellmer IIBagwell, Chroniak, McGuire, Wilson, Bakle, IIIBallestros, Cowley, Huset, Peters, Wade IVBereskin, Dayton, Irwin, Rowlinson, Petty VBurke, DeKemper, Rott, Johnston, Bremmer

Meeting Room URL’s Group I Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5