Elluminate Live!Tips on being a Participant
In this lesson you will learn how to participate in Elluminate by:• Joining the session
• Setting up your audio
• Sending a message by typing into the chat box
• Talk by using the microphone
• Raising your hand
• Express emotions using icons
• Viewing video
• Using the Whiteboard
• Saving the session's whiteboard presentation
• Exiting the session
Join the Session
• To join, go to the Breakout Sessions area of the Conference Center.
• Click on the appropriate day to see the sessions for that day. To join the session of your choice, click on the link labelled “Session Link” which appears UNDER the title for your session
• Once the interface loads, type in your name beginning with First Name, then Last Name. For example, “Mickey Mouse.”
Raise Hand
Chat box
Microphone
Polling
Whiteboard Tools
The Elluminate Participant Interface
Emoticons
View Video
Audio Set Up (if you haven’t already tested your audio)• Audio Set Up Utility
– Tools Audio Audio Setup Wizard
• Here You Can Adjust Your Speaker and Microphone Settings
Make sure that the slide is within the green range
Using the Chat Window
• You can Send a Text Message
– To the whole room
– To a specific person
• Type in this box and click the Send button
If you do not have a microphone, you can communicate by typing in the chat window. Questions and comments during presentations should be typed
Click this button to talk
Using the Microphone
Only one person can talk at a time! ONLY click this button when you have been recognized to speak. Be sure to release the microphone by clicking again on the image, so that others can speak!
More on Using the Microphone
This is how the audio icon looks when YOU are using the microphone.
The audio icon is grayed out when SOMEONE ELSE is using the microphone. Therefore, you can't press the icon and use the mic.
When NO ONE is using the icon, it appears visible and clickable, so you can click on the icon to use the mic.
Raising Your Hand
Click this button to Raise/Lower Hand
A number will appear in this column, in the order that you raised your hand. ONLY raise your hand when the speaker asks for questions.
Expressing Emotions Using Icons
Express approval through laughter and applause.
The corresponding icon will appear in this column next to the person expressing the emoticon.
Express confusion Express disapproval through thumbs down
Microphone Icon Lit: This person is speaking
Hi Icon Lit: This person is typing
Viewing Video
Change the Quality of the Video You Receive
Note: Viewing video may be significantly slow for low bandwidth connections.
Participants will not broadcast their video given the large numbers.
Only speakers may use their video during a session.
Whiteboard Tools
Laser Pointer
Clip Art
Filled Rectangle
Filled Ellipse
Eraser
Highlighter
Text Editor
Selection
Pen
Text
Ellipse
Rectangle
Line
Import an Image
Screen Capture
Polling
• Types
– Yes/No
– Multiple Choice
– Slowdown/Speedup Class Pace
• Responses will appear in the Participants
window if the moderator has selected to show
them
Saving the Presentation
Click on the disk icon to save the whiteboard presentation
Select "Whiteboard PDF" to be able to view in Adobe Acrobat
Exiting the Room
Click here to leave the session completely
Click here to stay in the session but notify others that you may have temporarily walked away from your computer.