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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.''' | ||
| − | * Whenever a student enters the | + | * 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, a square icon will display | + | * Beside the moderator's name, a square icon will display, usually with a microphone icon as well, as shown below. |
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[[Image:Bbb-Users-area.jpg|border|Alt=Below the Message and Note area, you'll see the names of participants]] | [[Image:Bbb-Users-area.jpg|border|Alt=Below the Message and Note area, you'll see the names of participants]] | ||
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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. | ||
| + | ** 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==== | ====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. | * 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! | *** '''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. | ||
[[Image:UserSettings.jpg|border|Alt=At the top right of the User area, a wheel is circled, and all Settings are displayed]] | [[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 15:25, 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.
- 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.
