Wimba Classroom

Wimba 6.1

Wimba Classroom is a real-time virtual classroom environment designed for distance education and collaboration. Faculty can now create fully-featured live virtual classrooms in ELMS to hold office hours, guest lectures and meetings in their ELMS course spaces (r [1]equesting an ELMS course space [1] if you don't already have one.)

The features of Wimba Classroom include two-way audio and video, application sharing, MP4/MP3 downloads of room archives, support for Internet Explorer 8, and Firefox 3.0/3.5, and whiteboarding, etc...

Check What's New with Wimba Classroom 6.1? [2]

Getting Started With Wimba Classroom

1. Assess your computer

Visit our Technical Requirements [3]page to make sure you are using the right equipment.
Run the Setup Wizard [4]to make sure your computer is properly configured to run the Live Classroom.

2. Purchase a headset with microphone if you don't have one.

You can purchase either a standard or USB headset. Wimba recommends Logitech or Plantronic brands.

3. Attend Wimba Training Workshops

On-campus f2f Workshops. [5]
Online Workshops [6]

Run the setup wizard [4] to make sure that your computer is ready to use the Live Classroom

How Do I... Videos [7]

Quick Start Guides [8]

Get Help

learningtools@umd.edu [9]
technicalsupport@wimba.com [10]
Phone: 301-4405-1500
Or 1-866-350-4978

Students Wimba Support [11]

Basic Steps of Running a Wimba Classroom in ELMS

1. Before the Session:

Setting up a Wimba Live Classroom in ELMS
How Do I...? [12]
How Do I...? [13]
Make sure all students have run the Setup Wizard
How Do I Run the Setup Wizard.? [14]
Send your students the Wimba Orientation link.
Students Wimba Classroom Orientation. [15]
Upload all content in the Wimba room.
How Do I Upload Content to a Wimba Room? [16]

2. During the session:

Conduct an audio check
Start archive
Present: How Do I...? [17]
Success with Wimba Classroom [18]

3. After the session:

Access the archive

FAQs and Knowledge Base

Visit Wimba FAQs and Knowledge base site [19] to get your questions answered.

This page is maintained by the Division of Information Technology
Last modified: Fri December 11, 2012 11:34 AM
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For questions about the website, contact learningtools@umd.edu

Links:
[1] https://elms.umd.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_12_1
[2] http://otal.umd.edu/wimba61
[3] http://otal.umd.edu/wimba-tech-requirements
[4] http://67.202.209.32/wizard/launcher.cgi
[5] https://www.training.umd.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.CourseDetail&CLASS_ID=54651
[6] http://www.wimba.com/company/events/wow/
[7] http://otal.umd.edu/wimba-how-do-i-videos
[8] http://otal.umd.edu/wimbapdfs
[9] mailto:learningtools@umd.edu
[10] mailto:technicalsupport@wimba.com
[11] http://otal.umd.edu/students-wimba
[12] http://otal.umd.edu/sites/default/files/wimba/wimba61/wimbaBB61.pdf
[13] http://otal.umd.edu/SettingUpWimba
[14] http://otal.umd.edu/wimba-live-classroom
[15] http://otal.umd.edu/studentWimbaOrientation
[16] http://otal.umd.edu/node/330
[17] http://otal.umd.edu/PresentWimba
[18] http://training2.wimba.com/index.html.pl?launcherlink=1&credential_2=&channel=learningservices_2008_0522_1210_23&presenterOnLoad
[19] http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8052