Adobe Connect Community

I found an expanded list of online seminars for the version 7 at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=1288426&loc...

Registration is required. The next session will be May 14 at 1:00 ET.

Adobe has announced a new version of Connect, a Web-based, desktop videoconferencing system made available to the Penn State community through Information Technology Services (ITS).

ITS is in the process of reviewing the new version, Connect 7.0. To keep Penn State users up-to-date, ITS has set up a version 7.0 forum on the Adobe Connect Community Hub. To learn more about the upgrade, receive updates, and post comments or questions, please go to the forum at http://meeting.psu.edu/Version7.

Questions can also be sent to breeze@psu.edu.

Below are the dates and times for our May Adobe Connect Demonstration sessions. We will be demonstrating the primary features of the meeting room and answering questions that you might have. No registration or RSVP necessary.

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008,1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Monday, May 19. 2008, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday, May 30, 2008, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Here is the link to the meeting room: https://breeze.psu.edu/r54559680/. Please come when you like, learn about the new features, different ways to use Adobe Connect, ask questions, stay for a few minutes or for the whole hour; feel free to pass this on to friends and colleagues. Members of the Penn State community can arrange for an on-site demonstration by contacting your ITS Consultant.

If you plan to join our demonstration session through Adobe Connect, please read through the Getting Started information at http://meeting.psu.edu/quickstart and test your connection in advance with our generic test meeting room at https://breeze.psu.edu/testmeetingroom/.

If you have any questions or problems entering the test meeting room, help is available by emailing breeze@psu.edu.

If you are planning to hold an Adobe Connect meeting, please remember to let your Attendees know that there are things they need to do on their end to help ensure a pleasant experience for everyone. Attendees who have never used Adobe Connect or who are using Adobe Connect on a new computer or from a new location should test their connection well in advance of the scheduled meeting to be sure they are able to enter the meeting room. Attendees also need to know how to test their speakers using the Audio Setup Wizard and how to set their connection speed using the information they receive from the Connection Test.

We recommend adding a statement to your invitation message like the one below:

If you plan to join this meeting through Adobe Connect, please read through the Getting Started information at http://meeting.psu.edu/quickstart and test your connection in advance with our generic test meeting room at https://breeze.psu.edu/testmeetingroom/.

If you have any questions or problems entering the test meeting room, help is available by emailing breeze@psu.edu.

The Penn State Adobe Connect "server" is actually two servers that are "clustered." This means that, if one server malfunctions, the other server will take over for it. If you are in a meeting and the server hosting your meeting stops responding, your meeting will automatically be switched to the other server. The catch is that, while in the meeting room, you will get a message that the connection has been dropped. When/if you get this message, don't panic! Just be patient. You need to wait (up to 45 to 60 seconds) for the server cluster to re-establish the connection for you on a different server -- then you will be able to continue your meeting. You don't need to quit out of your meeting or take any other corrective action.

To find the latest Connect Pro training workshops from ITS Training Services, please follow this link: Acrobat Connect Pro Training from ITS Training Services

We have been working on tutorials for the Share pod and now have several learning objects completed. There will be a number of learning objects for this pod which will then be used to create modules, but it's going to take a couple of weeks to get everything completed. I will post materials as we finish them. The list of additional tutorials is available at http://meeting.psu.edu/node/321.

Sharing PowerPoint Presentations Introduction (https://breeze.psu.edu/shareppt/)
Sharing PowerPoint Presentations Navigation Introduction (https://breeze.psu.edu/sharepptnavigation/)
Sharing PowerPoint Control Strip Buttons (https://breeze.psu.edu/sharepptcontrol/)
Share Pod Options (https://breeze.psu.edu/shareoptions/)
Sharing your Desktop (https://breeze.psu.edu/sharedesktop/)
Sharing Windows and Applications (https://breeze.psu.edu/sharewinsapps/)
Share Pod Preview Tool (https://breeze.psu.edu/sharepreview/)
Share Pod Passing Control (https://breeze.psu.edu/sharecontrol/)
Sharing a Whiteboard (https://breeze.psu.edu/sharewhiteboard/)

Adobe Connect is a Web-based desktop video conferencing tool that is available for use by everyone in the Penn State community. Although students may not create or own meeting rooms, they may work with staff advisers and faculty members to obtain access to meeting rooms. Once a student has access to a meeting room, the Host for the meeting room, usually the staff or faculty member, can assign the student a role which gives him/her access to all of the tools in the meeting room.

Students who are using Adobe Connect will need to read the materials under the "Getting Started" link and the "Using Adobe Connect" link. Students who will be hosting meetings will also need to read information about their specific meeting type found in the "Hosting Meetings" section.

General support for Adobe Connect is provided by the ITS Help Desk. Additional support information can be found in the "Help/FAQ section." Or, to pose a question to this online community, log in (upper right of this screen just below the "Search" box) using your Penn State Access Account ID and password and submit your questions, replies, and comments to one of the forums.