Wimba “ Wimba is a leading provider of collaborative learning solutions and services to the Further/Higher Education and K-12 markets, as well as Publishing services and solutions that are widely adopted in academic

publishing”

http://www.wimba.com/By Erik Santana

Wimba & Me

• Wimba is very user friendly• It has all the requirements for interacting with

students• It’s compatible with BlackBoard and flexible

for other online applications• Requires users to have a basic understanding

of computers

Preparing• before the session:• -- Run the Wizard located at:

http://training2.wimba.com/wizard/launcher.cgi?wc=wms

** NOTE: If you have previously run the wizard, you

can skip this step.**The Wizard will help you configure your

computer properly so you can participate in the live session

What hardware do you need

• Computer with Internet• -- Integrated Headset with microphone or

Phone In using our phone simulcast (log in using information below and use the Telephone Icon to dial in)

What does it look like to a user?

Side by SidePresenter on Left & Participant on Right

Phenomenal Cosmic Poweriddy-biddy living space

Presenter is able to enable and disable everything in their room.Eboard allows the presenter to utilize available tools to emphasize their presentation.

What does it look like to a Presenter

What file extensions work with Wimba?

Adobe Acrobat www.adobe.comPowerPoint www.microsoft.comShockwave FlashWindows Media FileGraphic Images

*Note: If the computer lacks the software, then the user will have to visit company websites to download viewers or plug-ins.

Differences between Teach View & Design View

Teach view: Provides an interactive environment that allows for communicating.Desin view: Provides tools for creating , organizing and preparing the Teach view.

Room Management

Room Management is the location where a presenter would design, upload, organize, and prepare their presentation.

What’s in a Room?

Room Management offers the presenter to create subfolders, upload content, and organize content.

Organize Content

Within a Room’s folder, the content can be a URL, PowerPoint, Image, or Survey/Question.

The environment allows the Presenter to arrange, append, or remove content.Content uploaded remains in the room for future presentations.

Tips

• Be sure to test microphone and output.• Obtain Plug-ins to fully utilize Wimba.• Never share sensitive information with users.• All uploaded material remains until removed.• Be very careful to check a rooms status. – Open rooms remain open if not closed by

presenter.

• Wimba is friendly.