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Using the Webex Interface

Using the Webex Interface. eTeacher 2009. Entering Class. To enter a class, go to: http://eteacher.webex.com At the top of the page, click on ‘host login’. After entering our username and password, we will see the class schedule. Entering Class. Click on ‘My Meetings’, to see your

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Using the Webex Interface

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  1. Using the Webex Interface eTeacher 2009

  2. Entering Class • To enter a class, go to:http://eteacher.webex.com • At the top of the page, click on ‘host login’. • After entering our username and password, we will see the class schedule.

  3. Entering Class • Click on ‘My Meetings’, to see your • classes. • Important: • Students can enter class 15 min. • before class starts. • If the teacher enters the class • before it starts, the students can • enter it as well.

  4. The Webex Interface

  5. Starting a lesson • When entering class, before starting the lesson, do the following: • Upload material • Start conference • Record the lesson

  6. Starting a lesson - Conference • Conference needs to be activated before each lesson. • In the top menu, choose Audio  Integrated VoIP Start Conference

  7. Starting a lesson - Conference • At this point, the volume window will appear. It can be closed after adjusting the speaker and microphone volume.

  8. Conference - student • When entering the class, the student will be prompted to join the conference, by clicking ‘Yes’. • A student that didn’t click ‘Yes’, will have the ‘mute’ button under his icon disabled.

  9. Starting a lesson - materials • There is no need to upload materials in advance. • To insert a file, choose ‘Share Documents‘, and browse your computer. • Repeat the process for inserting other files.

  10. Starting a lesson – recording • For the lesson to be recorded, the teacher needs to start recording before starting the lesson. • In the top menu, choose Meeting  Start Recording. • At this point, the recording bar will appear and can then be minimized. • The recorded lesson will appear in the student locker, after the lesson ends.

  11. Speaking in class • Permission to speak in class is automatically given to the teacher + 6 participants.

  12. Managing speaking rights • When needed, speaking rights can be passed from one participant to another. • To do so: right click on the participant icon, choose Pass Mic, and choose the participant you want to take the Mic from.

  13. Managing speaking rights • If the teacher mutes a participant, ONLY the teacher can unmute them back. • This is done by clicking on the participant icon and choosing ‘Mute’ or ‘Unmute’.

  14. Panels • The interface has 5 panels on the right: • Participants • Chat • Video • PowerPoint Notes • Recorder

  15. Participants Panel • Presenting rights icon - • Event materials icon - If the icon is not green, the event materials are still being downloaded.

  16. Chat Panel • Shows chat messages sent to us. • The bottom window allows us to send messages. • The teacher can control students’ ability to send messages to each other.

  17. Video Panel • Allows us to view our video + 3 other participants. • To start our video, click on ‘Send Video’ • Undock allows us to have one video window “float”.

  18. PowerPoint Notes Panel • Allows the teacher to view notes regarding the lesson – visible only to the teacher. • Uses of the existing notesof the presentation.

  19. Speaking in class • The microphone is activated automatically. No need to press anything on the keyboard. • To mute our microphone, we choose our name in the participants panel, and click ‘Mute’. • To unmute, repeat the process, and click ‘Unmute’.

  20. Speaking in class • Muting a participant is done the same way, by choosing the student’s name from the participants list and clicking on ‘Mute’. • Remember to ‘Unmute’, so the student will be able to speak.

  21. Browsing materials • The page/tab presented by the teacher is the one that is shown to participants. • We can open numerous tabs, containing different files and browse through them. • The teacher can use the “View Thumbnails” option for presentations.

  22. The drawing toolbar • Clicking on “share whiteboard” will open a new whiteboard tab. • Double clicking the tab name, allows us to change it.

  23. The drawing toolbar typing Pointing tool/ laser pointer Lines/ arrows shapes Pencil/ marker Color selection eraser * For presentationsbrowsing Through slides

  24. Drawing tools - tips • To display typing correctly, use the backspace key. • Participants can only erase their own annotations. • Presentations can not be erased.

  25. Participant privileges • At default, participant have the following privileges:

  26. Participant privileges • to change participant privileges while in class, choose ‘Participant’’Assign privileges’

  27. Surfing the web • Choose ‘web’ ’share web content’. • After entering the URL, the site will be displayed on the whiteboard. • There is no option to prevent participants surfing independently. Mac users will have the web page open in a separate window.

  28. Presenting Rights • Any participant can have presenting rights. • Right click on the participant icon ‘Change Role To’ ‘Presenter’ • Hosting rights should NOT be passed to participants.

  29. Ending Lesson • When the teacher leaves the class, it automatically closes the software for all participants. • The only way to keep the class open is to pass the hosting rights to one of the participants.

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