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====Announcements====
 
====Announcements====
* [[Media:Announcements.pdf|Announcements]] (DTCC)
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* [[Media:Announcements.pdf|Announcements handout]] (pdf)
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====Blogs====
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* [https://lss.at.ufl.edu/help/Blogs Blogs](University of Florida)
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** Provides info for setting up your Blog profile (it's different from the Sakai Profile)
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** You'll find info for adding and managing blog entries
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** Provides details about subscribing to a blog
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====Chat Room====
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* [https://longsight.screenstepslive.com/s/sakai_help/m/20022/l/197566-what-is-the-chat-room-tool Chat Room] (Longsight)
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* [https://sakai.rutgers.edu/helpdocs/chat.html  Chat Room] (Rutgers)
  
 
====Email====
 
====Email====
* [[Media:Email.pdf|Email]] (DTCC)
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* [[Media:Email.pdf|Email Handout pdf]] | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n1ChZv9NBg Email and Email Archive Video]
* [[Media:EmailArchive.pdf|Email Archive]] (DTCC)
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* [[Media:EmailArchive.pdf|Email Archive Handout]] (pdf)
  
 
====Forums====
 
====Forums====
* [[Media:SakaiForumsTopics.pdf|Forums]] (DTCC)
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* [[Sakai: Forums|Forums]]
* [[Media:ForumTopicGrading.pdf|Forum Topic Grading]] (DTCC)
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====Groups====
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* [[Media:Working_with_Groups.pdf|Working with Sakai groups]] (pdf)
  
====Meetings (BigBlueButton)====
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====Meetings Web Conferencing (BigBlueButton)====
* [http://www.bigbluebutton.org/overview/ What can an instructor do with the Meetings tool/BigBlueButton?] (BigBlueButton)
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* [[Sakai: Meetings|Meetings]]
* Minimum computer requirements
 
** Students and Instructors: You must use a web browser running Adobe Flash 10.3 or higher. To check your web browser flash version (and download the latest version), visit [http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/find-version-flash-player.html Adobe's Flash Version Check]
 
* Presentations
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Can_I_uploaded_Microsoft_Office_2007_documents_to_BigBlueButton Can I upload Microsoft documents to BigBlueButton?] Tip: Save your file as a PDF (BigBlueButton)
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#As_a_presenter_the_preview_window_is_too_small_and_I_can%27t Will my animations in PowerPoint convert when uploading to BigBlueButton?] No (BigBlueButton)
 
** Is there a page limit for uploaded files? 100 pages. (BigBlueButton)
 
* Desktop Sharing
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#What_is_needed_to_run_desktop_sharing? What does an instructor need to do to share their desktop?] Tip: You must download Java (BigBlueButton)
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Can_I_share_a_specific_window_when_sharing_my_desktop Can I share a specific window when sharing my desktop?] Tip: Yes (BigBlueButton)
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#As_a_presenter_the_preview_window_is_too_small_and_I_can%27t As a presenter, in addition to BigBlueButton, I see a small preview window. What do my students see?] (BigBlueButton)
 
* Voice Conference
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#How_can%27t_others_hear_me_in_the_voice_conference? Why can't others hear me when I join  the voice conference?] (BigBlueButton)
 
** Why do others only hear part of my audio? Your microphone volume may be too low. Move your microphone closer to your mouth. You may need to change the [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#How_can%27t_others_hear_me_in_the_voice_conference? volume setting of your microphone]. (BigBlueButton)
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Why_do_I_hear_music_when_I_join_the_voice_conference? Why do I hear music when I join a voice conference?] (BigBlueButton)
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Why_is_there_an_echo_in_the_voice_conference? Why is there an echo in the voice conference?] Tip: Students should use headsets or the presenter can mute students (BigBlueButton) 
 
* Chat
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_copy_all_chat_messages_to_the_clipboard? How can I copy all chat messages to the clipboard?] (BigBlueButton)
 
* Record and Playback
 
** Is there a record start/stop button? No.
 
** How do I set up a recording? When you create a meeting, you can click on the box beside Recording.
 
** When does a recording start and stop? BigBlueButton will record all of the meeting, from the time the first person joins to when the last person leaves. When you set up a meeting, you can also state it's duration, therefore, a meeting may also end when it reaches your stated meeting duration. (BigBlueButton)
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#What_parts_of_the_session_does_BigBlueButton_record? What parts of the session does BigBlueButton record?] Tip: Presently, whiteboard and mouse movements are not recorded (BigBlueButton)
 
** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#What_browsers_support_playback What web browsers play recordings?] Tip: Firefox and Chrome, not Internet Explorer or Safari. (BigBlueButton)
 
** Can I download recordings? Not at this time. This is an open source product. Recording capabilities were a recent update for BigBlueButton.
 
* Tutorials
 
** [http://www.bigbluebutton.org/videos/ Instructor and Student] (BigBlueButton)
 
  
====Roster tool====
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====Schedule (Calendar) tool====
* [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Sakai_Tools:_Roster Roster] (DTCC)
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* [http://longsight.screenstepslive.com/s/sakai_help/m/v29_instructor_quickstart/l/186137-how-do-i-add-items-to-the-schedule-a-k-a-calendar How do I add items to the Schedule (Calendar)?] (Longsight)
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* [https://support.sakai.duke.edu/2012/02/28/using-the-schedule-tool/ Using the Schedule Tool] (Duke) 
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* [https://sakai.rutgers.edu/helpdocs/schedule.html  Schedule] (Rutgers)
  
 
====Sign-up tool====
 
====Sign-up tool====
* [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Sakai_Tools:_Sign-up Sign-up] (DTCC)
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* [https://sakai.rutgers.edu/helpdocs/signup.html Sign-up] (Rutgers)

Latest revision as of 13:20, 31 May 2017

Communication Tools

Announcements

Blogs

  • Blogs(University of Florida)
    • Provides info for setting up your Blog profile (it's different from the Sakai Profile)
    • You'll find info for adding and managing blog entries
    • Provides details about subscribing to a blog

Chat Room

Email

Forums

Groups

Meetings Web Conferencing (BigBlueButton)

Schedule (Calendar) tool

Sign-up tool