Use Live Classroom to:

Extend the Classroom
Wimba Live Classroom goes beyond four walls of a physical classroom or campus. 

Hold On-Line Office Hours
Set up a "virtual" room that offers students the opportunity to meet with you whether they are on or off campus.  

Do More with MP3s, MP4s
Easily create and distribute MP3 (audio) and MP4 (audio, video) files that can be downloaded to iPods; MP3 players or shared within Blackboard, You Tube, Facebook so students can access content anytime, anyplace.

Classroom Archiving (Recording)
Capturing classroom activity and making it available for review and reuse. Record the audio, video, chat, whiteboard and application sharing in an online class or capture an offline lecture.

Best Practice -- ARCHIVING /RECORDED SESSIONS:

Select the following options:

Automatically Open New Archives (archives are by default set to "open")

Access Settings (expand by clicking the >); place a check mark in the "Enable Guest Access" (creates a web link that can be used in emails; backup or in future/other Blackboard courses)

Beginning an archive session (short video)

How Do I Set Up a Live Classroom?

• Log into Blackboard Course
• Select Course Tools; select Wimba Classroom; Create Room
• Type in a name (e.g., Chapter 5 Review session)
• Select (check) Enable Guest Access this will provide a URL that can then be email or added to another course or semester 

How Do I Personalize My Live Classroom?

How Do I Start My Live Classroom Session?

How Do I Share Access to an Archived (Recorded) Wimba Session in Blackboard?

Create Wimba Classrooms for Groups in Blackboard

Create a menu tab; e.g., Wimba Groups for easy access by students; then use this menu tab to set up a Wimba classroom for each group:

• Select  "Add Interactive Tool"; "Wimba Classroom"; "Create Room". On the Create Room options page
• Type in room name; select "Presentation tools are available to to both students and instructor"; select option to "Automatically Open New Archives";
• Select the clcik Submit

Now that room(s) are created need to add a Wimba Classroom Blackboard  link:

• Select the group room(s) created above
• On the Add Link: Wimba Classroom page; select (highlight)  the room(s) created above and click Submit
• Select desired options and click Submit

Will need to create a Wimba classroom for each group

Is There a Quick-Tips Brochure for Faculty?

Wimba Classroom Quick Tips for Faculty Brochure in PDF format