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'''The Users Area, in the upper left corner of your Meetings session, has been updated and simplified.'''
 
'''The Users Area, in the upper left corner of your Meetings session, has been updated and simplified.'''
* What can the instructor/presenter see in the Users Area?
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* Whenever a student enters the Meeting, a round icon will appear to the left of their name, which contains either a microphone or headset icon, depending on how the student connected to the session.
** Whenever a student enters the '''Meeting''', they will appear in the '''Users''' area.
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* Beside the moderator's name, a square icon will display, usually with a microphone icon as well, as shown below.  
*** Usually beside the presenter, a "presenter" icon will display in the Status column, beside their name.
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[[Image:Bbb-Users-area.jpg|border|Alt=Below the Message and Note area, you'll see the names of participants]]
*** Common Media icons that are displayed are: a webcam, a microphone, and a "speaker" icon, which denotes that "Listen only" mode has been chosen by the participant.  
 
[[Image:Bbb-Users-area.jpg|User area, with first row: presenter icon, name, webcam icon and microphone icon; second row: student name, "speaker" icon/Listen only icon]]
 
  
* '''In the lower left corner of the Users area,''' you can click on either the "hand" icon, to display your mood, or the Settings icon (it looks like a wheel):
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* At any time, moderators (usually the instructor), can click on a user's name, and promote users to be moderators or demote them.
** Participants can click on the "hand" or status icon, too; at any time, the presenter can click on the Settings icon to clear the status icons that participants have chosen
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** Also, moderators by default, are the presenter. They can make any user a presenter. The moderator clicks on their own name when they want to take back the presenter role.
* In Settings, the presenter can Mute all users, but it is preferable to '''Mute all users except the Presenter!'''
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** Presenters can display materials in the presentation area, unlike viewers/students.
** You can Lock Viewers from using different devices (microphone/webcam), and Public and Private Chat.
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*** '''Note:''' Don't lock viewers from using the Public Chat if they don't have a microphone, they won't be able to communicate with you!
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====Users Area Settings====
** Also, in the Settings area, you can click on Breakout Rooms to divide students into groups, for a time limit you set; students will be returned to the "main" Meeting room after the time limit expires or the moderator ends the Break Room session.
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* Students can click on their name in the Users area, click on Set status and select an emoticon, such as Raise (hand), Confused, Sad, Happy, Applaud.
[[Image:UserSettings.jpg|Alt=At bottom of User area, wheel is highlighted, and all Settings are displayed]]
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* At any time, the moderator can click on the '''Manage Users icon''' (wheel), which allows the moderator to:
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** Clear the status icons that participants have chosen  
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** Mute all users, including yourself! It's recommended that you select '''Mute all users except the Presenter!'''
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** Lock Viewers from using different devices (webcam or microphone), stop users from viewing other participants webcams, and can lock Private Chat, Public Chat and Shared notes.
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*** '''Note:''' Don't lock viewers from using the Public Chat. If they don't have a microphone, they won't be able to communicate with you!
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** Create breakout rooms to divide students into groups, for a specific amount of time.
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** Select '''Save User Names''' to download a text file that is a "snapshot", it contains a list of users who joined the meeting '''up to that date/time'''.
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*** If students arrive or leave after the "snapshot", the changes won't be recorded unless you download the text file again.
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[[Image:UserSettings.jpg|border|Alt=At the top right of the User area, a wheel is circled, and all Settings are displayed]]

Latest revision as of 14:25, 31 March 2020

Users Area

The Users Area, in the upper left corner of your Meetings session, has been updated and simplified.

  • Whenever a student enters the Meeting, a round icon will appear to the left of their name, which contains either a microphone or headset icon, depending on how the student connected to the session.
  • Beside the moderator's name, a square icon will display, usually with a microphone icon as well, as shown below.

Alt=Below the Message and Note area, you'll see the names of participants

  • At any time, moderators (usually the instructor), can click on a user's name, and promote users to be moderators or demote them.
    • Also, moderators by default, are the presenter. They can make any user a presenter. The moderator clicks on their own name when they want to take back the presenter role.
    • Presenters can display materials in the presentation area, unlike viewers/students.

Users Area Settings

  • Students can click on their name in the Users area, click on Set status and select an emoticon, such as Raise (hand), Confused, Sad, Happy, Applaud.
  • At any time, the moderator can click on the Manage Users icon (wheel), which allows the moderator to:
    • Clear the status icons that participants have chosen
    • Mute all users, including yourself! It's recommended that you select Mute all users except the Presenter!
    • Lock Viewers from using different devices (webcam or microphone), stop users from viewing other participants webcams, and can lock Private Chat, Public Chat and Shared notes.
      • Note: Don't lock viewers from using the Public Chat. If they don't have a microphone, they won't be able to communicate with you!
    • Create breakout rooms to divide students into groups, for a specific amount of time.
    • Select Save User Names to download a text file that is a "snapshot", it contains a list of users who joined the meeting up to that date/time.
      • If students arrive or leave after the "snapshot", the changes won't be recorded unless you download the text file again.

Alt=At the top right of the User area, a wheel is circled, and all Settings are displayed