Special Guest Instructions
Thank you so much for agreeing to be our special guest on the Classroom 2.0 LIVE! show on Saturday at 12pm Eastern time. We are so excited to be have you join us! Our shows are hosted in Blackboard Collaborate so if you're not familiar with moderating in that platform and would like to have a practice/dry-run prior to the show to check your audio settings and try out any web tours or application sharing you'd like to do, I am happy to arrange that. This is completely optional! Let us know when you would like to do that by sending me an email and I'll send you a link to the Blackboard Collaborate room. Additionally, please share a link to your blog, bio, etc, with your picture, in the Google planning document. (Planning doc link is sent to you in a confirmation email message.)
Helpful Tips
Some things you probably already know but we hope will be helpful as a guest on the show:
A USB headset with a microphone is really important for minimizing feedback (not a built-in mic on your computer). Blackboard Collaborate recommends a USB headset for the best results. Show hosts log in approximately 30 minutes prior to the show to welcome participants, check audio settings and manage last minute details. The show format consists of a Blackboard Collaborate explanation (provided only if there are people new to BBC about 10 minutes before the show officially begins), Newbie Question, Topic, and announcements of upcoming events. Your presentation including time for Q/A is usually about 45-50 minutes. We also provide closed captioning in all of our sessions which is not only valuable to hearing impaired people but also those who don't speak English as their primary language. We do not use webcam for our shows because of the bandwidth required for our participants so feel free to participate in your PJs since you won't be on camera!
The Blackboard Collaborate session link is: http://tinyurl.com/cr20live . This link may be shared with others on Twitter, blogs, etc. FYI: When you tweet about the session it is best to use the website URL (http://live.classroom20.com/) rather than the direct link to Blackboard Collaborate. Most people prefer a heads-up if a link is going to require them to download something and they can click on the link to join the session from the web page. The hashtag for Classroom 2.0 LIVE is #liveclass20 . Detailed information about the session is listed on our website homepage.
Google Planning Document:
We use a Google planning document for our show and the link to the doc is in your confirmation email. Your website, blog or any other links that you would like us to include will be listed in our follow up resources via our LiveBinder. Be sure to include any links you plan to use during your presentation. We will create the LiveBinder for your session. (If you are unfamiliar with LiveBinders click here for an example of how we share resources provided by the special guest prior to the show via the planning doc: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2325678
Presentation Slides/PPT and Hyperlinks:
Please email any slides you plan to use to [email protected] at least 24 hours in advance of Saturday so that they will be ready to upload prior to the start of the show. We will combine your slides with our intro/exit slides in a Google presentation and the link for the combined slides will be on the Google planning doc. Please format your slides for Wide Layout (16:10) so they will be compatible with our intro/exit slides.
Please be aware that hyperlinks on your slides are not clickable in the Blackboard Collaborate whiteboard so please add them to the LiveBinder list of links in the Google planning doc. We will add them in the chat room at the appropriate time. It's fine to include URLs on your slides as information but don't hyperlink them. Transitions, animations and special effects do not work in Blackboard Collaborate. Also be aware that Keynote, Prezi or PDF presentations won't upload to Google or Blackboard Collaborate (only PPT) so if you prepare your presentation in Keynote, Prezi or PDF, the slides will have to be converted to images to upload.
A USB headset with a microphone is really important for minimizing feedback (not a built-in mic on your computer). Blackboard Collaborate recommends a USB headset for the best results. Show hosts log in approximately 30 minutes prior to the show to welcome participants, check audio settings and manage last minute details. The show format consists of a Blackboard Collaborate explanation (provided only if there are people new to BBC about 10 minutes before the show officially begins), Newbie Question, Topic, and announcements of upcoming events. Your presentation including time for Q/A is usually about 45-50 minutes. We also provide closed captioning in all of our sessions which is not only valuable to hearing impaired people but also those who don't speak English as their primary language. We do not use webcam for our shows because of the bandwidth required for our participants so feel free to participate in your PJs since you won't be on camera!
The Blackboard Collaborate session link is: http://tinyurl.com/cr20live . This link may be shared with others on Twitter, blogs, etc. FYI: When you tweet about the session it is best to use the website URL (http://live.classroom20.com/) rather than the direct link to Blackboard Collaborate. Most people prefer a heads-up if a link is going to require them to download something and they can click on the link to join the session from the web page. The hashtag for Classroom 2.0 LIVE is #liveclass20 . Detailed information about the session is listed on our website homepage.
Google Planning Document:
We use a Google planning document for our show and the link to the doc is in your confirmation email. Your website, blog or any other links that you would like us to include will be listed in our follow up resources via our LiveBinder. Be sure to include any links you plan to use during your presentation. We will create the LiveBinder for your session. (If you are unfamiliar with LiveBinders click here for an example of how we share resources provided by the special guest prior to the show via the planning doc: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2325678
Presentation Slides/PPT and Hyperlinks:
Please email any slides you plan to use to [email protected] at least 24 hours in advance of Saturday so that they will be ready to upload prior to the start of the show. We will combine your slides with our intro/exit slides in a Google presentation and the link for the combined slides will be on the Google planning doc. Please format your slides for Wide Layout (16:10) so they will be compatible with our intro/exit slides.
Please be aware that hyperlinks on your slides are not clickable in the Blackboard Collaborate whiteboard so please add them to the LiveBinder list of links in the Google planning doc. We will add them in the chat room at the appropriate time. It's fine to include URLs on your slides as information but don't hyperlink them. Transitions, animations and special effects do not work in Blackboard Collaborate. Also be aware that Keynote, Prezi or PDF presentations won't upload to Google or Blackboard Collaborate (only PPT) so if you prepare your presentation in Keynote, Prezi or PDF, the slides will have to be converted to images to upload.
A Newbie Question of the Week will be shared with you via the Google planning doc. This is a question YOU as the presenter will answer and is designed to provide some background scaffolding to participants who may not be familiar with your topic. "Newbies" may be new to using technology in their teaching or they may be new to your topic. You can always suggest a different newbie question appropriate for your topic/presentation and add it to our planning doc. One of the show co-hosts will introduce the presenter(s) and the newbie question. At that point, you will take over, address the newbie question and continue with your presentation on your topic.
The Topic for the Week will also be shared via the Classroom 2.0 Ning Network, email blast and Twitter/Facebook so a short title/topic is best. During your presentation on your topic, participants will share comments/questions in the chat window. When invited, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions via the mic or chat window. We will monitor the chat for questions asked by the participants. During your portions of the show (Newbie Question and Topic) you will have an opportunity to present anything you choose about the things you are passionate about, both in the classroom and professionally. Your experiences, resources, and examples pertaining to your topic will be valuable contributions to the conversation during your presentation.
The Topic for the Week will also be shared via the Classroom 2.0 Ning Network, email blast and Twitter/Facebook so a short title/topic is best. During your presentation on your topic, participants will share comments/questions in the chat window. When invited, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions via the mic or chat window. We will monitor the chat for questions asked by the participants. During your portions of the show (Newbie Question and Topic) you will have an opportunity to present anything you choose about the things you are passionate about, both in the classroom and professionally. Your experiences, resources, and examples pertaining to your topic will be valuable contributions to the conversation during your presentation.
Archives:
Previous shows may viewed on the archive page of our website to get a feel for the show format and content if you are new to our webinar format ( http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html ). All technical aspects within Blackboard Collaborate will be handled by the co-hosts.
Post Show:
Our show generally lasts an hour and in respect of our presenter's time we plan to stick as close as possible to this time line.
We often have 25-35 participants in the show, and our show website averages around 600-1000+ hits the days before the show. We have several regulars with many participants from other countries and a large following that view the recordings or subscribe to the recordings in iTunesU. Full recordings [Blackboard Collaborate, video (mp4), audio (mp3)] are all published in a blog post fairly soon after each show and can be accessed in the Archives and shared with this URL: http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html We also post the video on our YouTube channel and our iTunesU channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/Classroom20LIVE
This link will open iTunes so participants can subscribe to our video podcasts.) http://bit.ly/cr20liveitunesu
Please email if you have questions. Have a great day!
Regards,
The Classroom 2.0 LIVE Team:
Peggy George, Lorie Moffat, Tammy Moore, Paula Naugle and Steve Hargadon
Contact Information:
[email protected]
Peggy George - [email protected]
Our show generally lasts an hour and in respect of our presenter's time we plan to stick as close as possible to this time line.
We often have 25-35 participants in the show, and our show website averages around 600-1000+ hits the days before the show. We have several regulars with many participants from other countries and a large following that view the recordings or subscribe to the recordings in iTunesU. Full recordings [Blackboard Collaborate, video (mp4), audio (mp3)] are all published in a blog post fairly soon after each show and can be accessed in the Archives and shared with this URL: http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html We also post the video on our YouTube channel and our iTunesU channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/Classroom20LIVE
This link will open iTunes so participants can subscribe to our video podcasts.) http://bit.ly/cr20liveitunesu
Please email if you have questions. Have a great day!
Regards,
The Classroom 2.0 LIVE Team:
Peggy George, Lorie Moffat, Tammy Moore, Paula Naugle and Steve Hargadon
Contact Information:
[email protected]
Peggy George - [email protected]
