Get TrainingWhen preparing to host a session using Sametime the instructor should be able to complete the following checklist in a practice session to ensure the class will run smoothly.
Creating/ Attending a Meeting
- Log into Sametime with your Novell username/password
- This will ensure you can later edit the meeting details and control access to the meeting.
- Schedule a meeting
- Set Date/Time
- Set Password
- Add group of allowed participants
- If you only allow a specific group of participants they will need to join using the link they are sent in the confirmation email.
- Add Slides
- If applicable, locate previously defined meetings through the Attend a Meeting button after logging in
Managing a Meeting
- Control the speaker and microphone levels
- Mute your microphone
- Raise Hand / Put Hand(s) down
- Give participants control / take control away
- Send web page to students though the Web Pages tab
- Create and send polling question through the Polling tab
- Show responses to students after polling is complete
- Send text chat message through the Group Chat section
- Navigate between the tabs across the top of the main window: Files, Screen Sharing, and Whiteboard
- It's important to note that the tab the presenter is on is what participants will automatically see.
- On the 'Files' tab, flip between the presentation files (if you have multiple files loaded) and change slides in each presentation
- Add File(s) to Meeting
- Remember, you must use 'Mozilla Firefox' as your browser if you wan to be able to add files during the meeting. IE still has a problem with this action. Firefox can be downloaded for free at http://www.mozilla.com
- Invite someone to meeting once the session is underway.