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General Information about Wimba Voice Presentation
Voice Presentation is one of Wimba's most recent features within Blackboard. It enables instructors to narrate web pages and media rich sites such as YouTube, Expert Village, Google Video, etc. within their Blackboard course. Students can also narrate web pages and record an audio reply or response to an instructors audio message. Voice Presentation can be used in conjunction with other Wimba Voice Communication tools such as the Wimba Voice Board.
A quick reference guide has been provided below for faculty members who wish to utilize this technology.
Instructors who have questions about this technology can contact Wimba at: (866)350-4978 or at technicalsupport@wimba.com
Creating a New Voice Presentation within Blackboard
Instructors can now create a recorded narration to a web page within Blackboard. To create a new Voice Presentation within Blackboard, do the following:
1. Log into Blackboard and select the course you would like to add the the Podcast to.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Select one of the three options from the Content Area Section. (SyllabusCourse Documents or Assignments). Note: the Voice Presentation will be listed in whichever one of the three Course Content options you select.
4. From the Select Options pull down menu located in the upper right hand portion of the Blackboard screen, select the Voice Presentation option and click on GO.
5. An Add Voice Presentation screen will appear. Type in the Name and Description for the Voice Presentation.
6. An instructor also has the option of enabling students to respond to a narrated web page, the system default. Make sure the All students to comment on slides option is checked. For other Voice Presentation settings, it is recommended to use the system defaults.
7. Click Submit in the lower right corner of the screen.
8. Click OK on the Voice Presentation Added screen.
8. You can rearrange the order of the material posted to your course content area by changing the number in the far left. The system default is to put the Voice Presentation in the last position within the content area.
Recording a Voice Presentation within Blackboard
1. The Voice Presentation will appear in whichever Blackboard content area it was created in. Select the content area where it was created (Syllabus, Course Documents or Assignments).
Note: A student will access the Voice Presentation from one of the course content areas on the main Blackboard course page.
2. Click on the Enter Voice Presentation link listed just below the title of the Voice Presentation you wish to access. The Voice Presentation interface screen will be launched.
When you launch the Voice Presentation tool, you may get a Security Warning message. If you do, be sure to select YES to allow the Wimba applet to play and record within Blackboard.
Note: you will need a microphone to record a message.
Recording a new Voice Presentation
1. Two window panels will be displayed. The left pane has the record and play controls for recording voice narration. The right pane displays the web site or URL that you intend to narrate.
To record a message click New.
After a message has been recorded, students can comment on your audio message. You can also edit, or delete the message as well as import other files to append to the recorded message.
2. Type a name for your message on the Subject line of the new slide screen. You can also type a Description in the blank text area below the URL text box. Type the URL address of the web site you want to narrate. The web page will appear in the right window pane.
3. To record a message, click on the Record or Circle icon.
4. After you have finished recording your Podcast message, click Stop or Square icon. You can also press the Pause icon (two vertical lines) to momentarily pause the recording of a message.
5. If you want to re-record your audio message, simply stop recording and select the Record icon again. Click Yes on the message overwrite warning screen.
6. After you have finished recording your message, and when the audio message is ready to be posted to the board, select the Send icon (upper right part of the screen).
7. When a student clicks on this entry, they will hear your audio narration while seeing the web site you're referencing in the right window pane.
8. After a student has played a message, he or she can record a response and then the instructor can provide audio comments about the student's recorded response.