Tools: Adobe Connect

What Is Adobe Connect?

Adobe Connect is a product that allows you to attend and/or present online meetings. In an online Adobe Connect meeting, a presenter can show a document, write on a whiteboard, or demonstrate anything they like from their computer, while participants listen to the presenter's explanations. Participants can use a headset to talk during the meeting via the internet, type “chat” messages, download files, and participate in polls.

Practical Uses

• Online instructors can use the application sharing feature to perform an online course orientation or view and discuss lessons, projects, web resources, or group assignments
• Student groups can present project results

How Can I Learn More Adobe Connect 8?

Learning to use Adobe Connect requires training, planning, and practice using the Adobe Connect features.

1. View Participant/Student Adobe Connect pdfs: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/connect/8.0/using/WSDCDDDC03-616B-4e0f-950B-083B4FD01260.html How to Topics for Participants]
2. View Presenter/Instructor Adobe Connect pdfs: How To Topics for Hosts and Presenters
3. Watch free Adobe Connect: Getting Started videos
4. Watch free Adobe TV: Adobe Connect videos

Getting Started

• Register for a free 30-day account and download the product on your desktop OR
• Adobe Connect Pilot members logon with your userid and password at:
  • Durham Tech's Adobe Connect Logon web page
    • Create a meeting link
    • Email your meeting link to others
• Schedule a time to practice with 1-2 friends to become proficient with Adobe Connect features

Handouts

The following handouts were created by Durham Tech staff for the Adobe Connect Pilot:

• Instructor Start Guide (DTCC)
• Student Start Guide (DTCC)

Also, be sure to check out the excellent training resources provided by Adobe (below).

Adobe Resources

• Elluminate
• Support
• Training
  • Live OnlineTraining – A 3 part training series for moderators
  • Recorded Online Training
  • Quick Reference Guides and User Guides
• Elluminate Events

Elluminate offers many free online webinars on various topics. Register and particpate in live webinars or check out the recorded version of webinars.

• Elluminate Newsletters
• Adobe Education Exchange-Create a [1] free id
  • Free Creative Commons materials
• Handouts
  • Visual Quick Start Guide pdf (for Hosts/Presenters)
  • Visual Quick Start Guide pdf (for Students/Participants)

For Instructors

Adobe Education Exchange
The Online Learning Resource Center for Higher Ed Teaching and Learning Resources, contains dozens of PDF's about using Adobe Connect as well as other Adobe products (you have to register once with your email address to access the materials)