ROLES

There are three user roles in iConference: viewer, presenter, and moderator

Viewer: are users who have no authority within the conference; their primary role is to view the presentation as well as chat amongst other participants. In a course the viewer would be the students.

Presenter: has all the same capabilities as a participant, with the added features of uploading presentations and sharing their desktop

Moderator: has all the capabilities as a participant, with the added features of uploading presentations and sharing their desktop.

VIEWER

The following is the overview of the features for a participant.

RAISE YOUR HAND

The Web Participants window lets you see all the users logged into the current session. Any user can raise their hand to get the attention of the presenter.

SEE ALL PARTICIPANTS

The Voice window shows all the users that are currently connected to the voice conference bridge, either by calling in directly or using the built-in voice over IP client.

WATCH PRESENTATIONS

The presentation window displays the current presentation Participants can zoom in the presentation using the slider, as we navigated through the slides using the arrow button.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CHAT

The Chat window enables all participants to conduct public or private chats.

SEE EACH OTHER

Share video over the web using a built or external webcam. Multiple participants and a presenter can be sharing their video simultaneously.

SEE THE PRESENTERS CURSOR

Within the presentation window, viewers are able to see where the presenter is pointing to by the indication of a red circle.

PRESENTER

The following is the overview of the features for a presenter:

YOU ARE THE PRESENTER

Users with the role of presenter appear with a presenter icon next to their name.

MUTE OR EJECT PARTICIPANTS

You can and un-muting participants in the conference by clicking the icons located at the bottom left side of the module. You can also eject participants from the voice conference by clicking on their name and then clicking the eject button.

SHARE ANY PDF OR OFFICE DOCUMENTS

A presenter is able to upload any PDF or Office document. You can upload multiple documents and switch between them during the presentation. All participants see the current slide as the presenter moves through their presentation.

SHARE YOUR DESKTOP

As a presenter you have the capability of sharing your desktop with others in the conference. When you share your desktop, BigBlueButton will launch a Java Applet that asks for your permissions to run. You have the option of sharing a portion of your desktop or the entire screen.

MODERATOR

MAKE A PRESENTER

As a moderator you make anyone (including yourself) a presenter by clicking the participants name and then clicking on the presenter icon.