Wimba Voice Tools

Introduction

Wimba Voice Tools makes it possible to record and post audio to your ELMS (powered by Blackboard) site. Wimba Voice incorporates the use of threaded voice boards, voice-enabled email, embedded voice within course pages, as well as live group discussions and debates, which increase the interaction and student engagement level of any online course.

Wimba Voice also allows instructors to not only grade a voice discussion board from within Wimba Voice but to automatically add these evaluations to the ELMS gradebook.

Getting Started With Wimba Voice:

Wimba Voice Tool Suite is installed as a building block in ELMS (powered by Blackboard). If you don’t have an ELMS course space, please request it from elms.umd.edu. Wimba Voice audio content can be created from"Communication" link in your ELMS course space.

Technical Requirements [1] include Java, internet access, a microphone, and speakers for play back.
Online Workshops [2]
On-campus f2f Workshops. [3]
Quick Start Flash Video Tutorials:
-- Creating a New Podcast
-- Creating Voice Web Presentation [4]
-- Voice Authoring
[5] -- Voice Board: Creating a Post [6]
Wimba Voice Tutorials:
-- Wimba Voice User Guide 6.0 [7]
-- User Guide 6.0 (WebHelp) [8]
Voice Tools Features:
-- Voice Podcaster --Try now [9]
--Voice Presentation
--Voice Discussion Board -- Try now
[10]--Voice Recorder
--Voice E-mail: -- Try now! [11]

Run the setup wizard [13] to make sure that your computer is ready to use Wimba Voice.

Join Wimba Community

Please join our Wimba Community [14] to learn and share the best practices, tips and tricks of using Wimba tools with your peers.

Get Help

Email:
learningtools@umd.edu [15]
technicalsupport@wimba.com [16]

Phone: 301-4405-1500
Or 1-866-350-4978

FAQs and Knowledge Base

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Last modified: Fri December 11, 2012 11:34 AM
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Links:
[1] http://otal.umd.edu/wimba-voice-technical-requirements
[2] http://www.wimba.com/company/events/wow/
[3] https://www.training.umd.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.CourseDetail&CLASS_ID=54651
[4] http://www.wimba.com/assets/videos/Podcaster/Podcaster.html
[5] http://www.wimba.com/assets/videos/VoiceRecorder/VoiceRecorder.html
[6] http://www.wimba.com/assets/videos/VoiceBoard/VoiceBoard.html
[7] http://www.wimba.com/assets/resources/WV_60_User_Guide.pdf
[8] http://webhelp.wimba.com/WV/v6_0/User_Guide/
[9] http://demo2.horizonwimba.com/demo/pc?action=display&rid=943-1181068273486
[10] http://demo2.horizonwimba.com/demo/board?action=display&rid=1-1100023378056
[11] http://demo2.horizonwimba.com/demo/vmail?action=display&rid=0-1100023220563
[12] http://otal.umd.edu/umdvoice/diagnostic/main
[13] http://umdvoice.horizonwimba.com/umdvoice/wizard/launcher.jsp?show=wizard.frames
[14] https://listserv.umd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=wimba-community-um&A=1
[15] mailto:learningtools@umd.edu
[16] mailto:technicalsupport@wimba.com
[17] http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8052