Difference between revisions of "Meetings: Using your Webcam"

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===Webcam Features===
 
===Webcam Features===
 
The instructor can display their webcam, as well as students.
 
The instructor can display their webcam, as well as students.
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* After the instructor has plugged in their device, they must go to the upper middle of the screen, and click on "'''Share your Webcam'''".  
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* After the instructor has plugged in their device, they must go to the bottom middle of the screen, and click on "'''Share Webcam'''".  
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** You'll be presented with a Webcam Settings dialog box.  
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** You'll have to click "Allow", and you'll be presented with a Webcam Settings dialog box.  
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*** In the '''Webcam Settings''' dialog box, (you may have to click on "Allow"), you must click on the '''Start Sharing''' button to display your Webcam or click Cancel.
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*** In the '''Webcam Settings''' dialog box, you must click on the '''Start Sharing''' button to display your Webcam or click Cancel.  
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*** Optionally, you can change the device you're using and change the size of your webcam display.  
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** Your webcam will display in the Webcams area, usually located in the lower right corner of the default presentation.
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** Your webcam will display in the Webcams area, usually located in the lower left corner of the default presentation.
 
 
* '''Note:''' Students can perform the same steps to display their webcams.  
 
* '''Note:''' Students can perform the same steps to display their webcams.  
  
 
====Webcam FAQ's====
 
====Webcam FAQ's====
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* Instructors can move their cursor over student webcam displays, click on the microphone icon, and mute or unmute them.
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* Can instructors permanently lock the students from using their webcams or seeing other participants webcams?<br>
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** Instructors can also click on the "X" in the upper right area of a student webcam display, and close the display.
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'''YES''', in the Users Area, Manage Users, Lock Viewers area.
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* Can instructors permanently lock the students from using their webcams? '''YES''', in the Users Area, Settings, Lock Viewers area.
 

Revision as of 17:00, 12 June 2019

Webcam Features

The instructor can display their webcam, as well as students.

  • After the instructor has plugged in their device, they must go to the bottom middle of the screen, and click on "Share Webcam".
    • You'll have to click "Allow", and you'll be presented with a Webcam Settings dialog box.
      • In the Webcam Settings dialog box, you must click on the Start Sharing button to display your Webcam or click Cancel.
    • Your webcam will display in the Webcams area, usually located in the lower right corner of the default presentation.
  • Note: Students can perform the same steps to display their webcams.

Webcam FAQ's

  • Can instructors permanently lock the students from using their webcams or seeing other participants webcams?
YES, in the Users Area, Manage Users, Lock Viewers area.
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