Synclets
Parts of the OnSync environment Can be moved or closed Each have their own purpose and provide
moderator (or attendees) with additional functionality
Each synclet has its own options (upper left corner – examples below)
Participant Synclet
Displays who has joined the session
Enables moderator to invite participants to broadcast and to change roles or permissions
Allows moderator to eject participants from session
Conference Synclet
Can select to broadcast video and audio both or just audio
After broadcast starts Can mute mic Can adjust mic
volume Can freeze the
camera Can stop the
broadcast
Inviting Participants to Broadcast
Moderator invites participant to conference
Participant must accept in order to broadcast
Allowing Participants to Broadcast
Participants can request to speak
Moderator accepts request to speak (either video and audio or just audio)
Chat Synclet
Users without microphones can contribute to the discussion or presentation
Moderators cannot see private chats
Permissions can be set to deny private chats
Content Share Synclet
Can share varied types of content
Screen SharePowerPointVideoWhiteboard
Can open multiple tabs of content simultaneously
Screenshare Reminders
Plugin must be installed prior to attempting screenshare Browser must be restarted after installation so
prepare for this at least a day ahead of meeting
Moderator’s resolution may affect participant view of screen Try lower resolution on moderator computer
or have participant select “fit to screen” May also want to modify layout to
increase size of content synclet
Notes Synclet
Notes synclet could be helpful during a web meetingLayout can be arranged so that all participants can see notesNotes are captured as meeting occurs and everyone can see notes
Q&A Considerations
Questions cannot be seen until answered by moderator
Questions can be emailed to moderator (or any other email)
Q&A Synclet hides synclets beneath it
Poll Considerations
Questions must be entered on the fly One question can be entered at a
time Participants can change answers
until Poll is finished Results can be emailed
Part 3 Assignment
Use the session created during Part 2 Upload the OnSync splash screen (located on the wiki at
http://onsync.wiki.caiu.org/file/view/CAIU+OnSync+Splash+Screen.pdf) to your media library
Convert the PDF file Display it on the Content synclet Broadcast your audio Begin a recording Provide an overview of the OnSync splash screen Begin screen sharing any application on your computer Provide 2-3 minute overview of application Stop Recording Send recorded link to [email protected]