Educators should log into UMConnect correctly
In Community Vitality/Community Economics we use UMConnect during our monthly conference calls. We can see the agenda, share new information, and type out a short monthly report to let other know what we are doing that they may be interested in. I set the system up so that team members could go into the meeting the meeting days in advance to type in their reports. I gave each one Presenter rights. But I found that most people would sign into UMConnect using the Guest box that is the default radio button when you enter the system. This would not allow a person to write in their note pod. To help people understand how to sign in correctly I recorded the following UMConnect session on signing on to UMConnect. If you wish to watch part of this 5 minute recorded session, have your computer audio activated and paste this URL into a new browser page. I'll discuss how this recording was made using flashpaper on a future blog.
https://umconnect.umn.edu/p78613533/
Comments
Very cool looking site. I listened/watched your UMConnect training. You and your capacity area are way more advanced in all of this technology stuff than I am.
I have used WebEx as a participant once or twice in a non-work setting and took a 20 minute workshop on it a few weeks ago. It works similarly to UMConnect. I'm not knowledgeable enough to host a meeting though. Each person had a different color so when they typed, everyone knew who had made the entry. They said it works well if a group is editing a document.
Posted by: Connie Schwartau | August 12, 2008 11:55 AM