Meetings: Instructional Tips

Instructional Tips (for Higher OR Lower Bandwidth Activities)

Features Available When Presenting an Uploaded File

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Features NOT Available When Presenting an Uploaded File

• Sharing websites
• Accessing hyperlinks embedded in a PowerPoint presentation
• Demonstrating applications, such as Word or Excel
  

Uploading Tip

Save your Word documents and PowerPoint presentations as PDFs before uploading them to Meetings. This will reduce the amount of time Meetings will need to process and covert your file(s).

Instructional Tips for Screensharing (High Bandwidth ONLY)

Examples of How Screensharing is Utilized

• Sharing a website to:
  • display your Sakai course
  • display the Durham Tech website or library resources
  • share another website resource
  • walk your students through a publisher site
• Demonstrating an application installed on your device, such as:
  • Word (link to O365 info)
  • Excel (link to O365 info)
  • A webpage editor
  • AutoCAD
  • PowerPoint

Screensharing Instructional Tips

• It is recommended that you open any applications and web sites you will need during your session in separate browser tabs before starting your meeting, so you can quickly transfer to them during your screen share.
• If you want to display a PowerPoint presentation while screen sharing, you will need to open PowerPoint and display your presentation in the application.
• When screensharing, you will be UNABLE to:
  • Display a file in the presentation area of Meetings
  • Write on the whiteboard
  • Share external videos (and audio content)
  • Create Breakout rooms
  • Access Captions
  • Access the Recording button
  • End the Meeting
    

Comparing Features Available When Displaying a File versus Screensharing

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