Conference

For better organization of the learning process the system allows you to use an embedded Conference tool. To enter a conference, enter the required course and click the Conference icon () in the top course menu. The following page will be displayed:

entering_conference

Fig. ‘Entering a Conference’

Note that to take part in the conference you will need to comply with the following requirements:

PC: Pentium III or equivalent, 128 mb RAM;
OS: Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista, Linux, Mac OS X;
Internet Connection: ADSL or + Internet connections.

If the server is available for conference, the indicator icon will be green: in this case you can click the Enter button to open the conference window:

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Fig. ‘Conference Window’

The Conference page consists of four panes:

[1] Camera and Voice pane;
[2] Students List pane;
[3] Chat pane;
[4] WhiteBoard pane.

Find below a detailed description of each pane.

[1] Camera and Voice Pane

The Camera and Voice pane displays video from the Teacher’s Webcam.

[2] Students List

The Students List pane allows you to see what Students take part in your conference. By default all Students are muted (that is Students’ microphones are turned off). If you want to send a request to your Teacher to unmute you, click the Request for Activity icon ( microphone_icon ) at the bottom of the list. If the Teacher accepts your request, your microphone will be switched on.

[3] Chat Pane

The Chat pane allows users who take part in the conference to exchange text messages. To send a message, enter the necessary text in the field below and click OK.

[4] WhiteBoard Pane

The WhiteBoard pane is the main working area of the conference window: this is the place where images or SWF files are displayed. In addition the WhiteBoard pane has a toolbar with a list of standard tools for drawing. Note that Students do not have rights to modify the content on the WhiteBoard during the conference.

Working with Conference Archive

Certain parts of a conference can be recorded and played back later on. All conference records are stored in the Archive. To open conference archive:

Enter the necessary course and click Conference icon () in the top course menu.
Click the Archive icon () in the top right corner of the page. The system will display a list of archived records:

Fig. ‘Archive Records’

Use the drop-down list at the top of the records list to define how many records should be displayed per page.
Click the Playback icon () next to the necessary record to reproduce it. Use the Back icon () to navigate away from the archive page.