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BreezeBreeze

Video Conferencing & Application Video Conferencing & Application SharingSharing

Offered through ITSOffered through ITS

http://meeting.psu.edu/

By: Suzanne McBride

What is Breeze?What is Breeze?

• Powerful collaboration web conferencing Powerful collaboration web conferencing software including:software including:Video ConferencingVideo Conferencing Application SharingApplication Sharing

Live PollingLive Polling WhiteboardsWhiteboards

PresentationsPresentations ChatChat

• Delivers high-impact communications for Delivers high-impact communications for online meetings/training around the online meetings/training around the worldworld

• Enables e-learning & web-based trainingEnables e-learning & web-based training

How does it work?How does it work?

• Works with any Works with any web browserweb browserWindows – IE, Netscape, Windows – IE, Netscape,

FireFox, AOLFireFox, AOL

Macintosh – Safari, Macintosh – Safari, FireFoxFireFox

Linux/Solaris - MozillaLinux/Solaris - Mozilla

• RequiredRequired– Internet Connection Internet Connection

(min 56kb/sec)(min 56kb/sec)– Macromedia Flash Macromedia Flash

Player (free)Player (free)

• Video conferencing Video conferencing equipment: equipment: (not (not necessary)necessary)

– Web Camera with Web Camera with MICMIC

– Headset with MICHeadset with MIC

Who can use it?Who can use it?

• Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime can Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime can participateparticipate

• Meeting rooms are customizableMeeting rooms are customizable• Meeting room configurations saved Meeting room configurations saved

for reusefor reuse• Meetings available for reviewMeetings available for review

– Saved on server, just go to URLSaved on server, just go to URL

Speaker Presentation Speaker Presentation StylesStyles

• Presenting Presenting to a to a dispersed dispersed audienceaudience

• Presenting to a Presenting to a remote remote audience audience gathered in a gathered in a classroomclassroom

• Case Case StudyStudy

New Breeze LicenseNew Breeze License

• Allows an unlimited number of concurrent Allows an unlimited number of concurrent usersusers

• BUT, requires a more restricted group of BUT, requires a more restricted group of people who may create meetingspeople who may create meetings

• In order to manage assigning the licenses In order to manage assigning the licenses for creating meetings, a representative was for creating meetings, a representative was selected for every unit in the PSU selected for every unit in the PSU communitycommunity

• List of Breeze contacts:List of Breeze contacts:

http://meeting.psu.edu/breezecontacts.htmlhttp://meeting.psu.edu/breezecontacts.html

Breeze RepresentativeBreeze Representative

• Manages the number of licenses Manages the number of licenses assigned to their unitassigned to their unit

• Licenses can be re-assigned it someone Licenses can be re-assigned it someone leavesleaves

• Communicates important information to Communicates important information to the Breeze Meeting Creatorsthe Breeze Meeting Creators

• Breeze Representative for CHHD – Breeze Representative for CHHD – Suzanne McBrideSuzanne McBride

• Email Email SuzanneM@psu.eduSuzanneM@psu.edu to request a to request a license to be a Meeting Creatorlicense to be a Meeting Creator

About Breeze Meeting About Breeze Meeting RoomsRooms

• Three levels of permissions - Host, Three levels of permissions - Host, Presenter and ParticipantPresenter and Participant

• Hosts have complete access to all Hosts have complete access to all meeting room toolsmeeting room tools

• Meeting Creators can designate one Meeting Creators can designate one or more Hosts per meeting roomor more Hosts per meeting room

• Meeting rooms exist 24/7 until they Meeting rooms exist 24/7 until they are deleted by the Meeting Creator, are deleted by the Meeting Creator, Host or System AdminHost or System Admin

About Breeze Meeting About Breeze Meeting RoomsRooms

• There is no limit to the number of There is no limit to the number of meeting rooms that can be created – meeting rooms that can be created – once they are created they can be used once they are created they can be used over and overover and over

• Rooms can be created well in advance of Rooms can be created well in advance of a meeting – once a room is created it can a meeting – once a room is created it can be used for impromptu meetings as well be used for impromptu meetings as well as for scheduled meetingsas for scheduled meetings

• Room Hosts can change the initial Room Hosts can change the initial settings for each meeting room to suit settings for each meeting room to suit their needstheir needs

Meeting Creator scenarioMeeting Creator scenario

• You designate a staff assistant to be You designate a staff assistant to be the Meeting Creator. All requests the Meeting Creator. All requests are sent to that one person. The staff are sent to that one person. The staff assistant creates a meeting room assistant creates a meeting room and adds the Host then sends them and adds the Host then sends them the URL. the URL.

• Rooms are available 24/7 to be Rooms are available 24/7 to be customized as needed by the Host.customized as needed by the Host.

Breeze TrainingBreeze Training

• Offered through Training Services (Offered through Training Services (http://its.psu.edu/traininghttp://its.psu.edu/training))– One training session per month (10/19, One training session per month (10/19,

11/9, 12/20)11/9, 12/20)

• Special sessions may be requested by Special sessions may be requested by contacting contacting ITSTraining@psu.eduITSTraining@psu.edu

• Documentation is available at Documentation is available at http://meeting.psu.eduhttp://meeting.psu.edu

Breeze QuestionsBreeze Questions