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Voice Direct (chat tool)
Voice Direct allows you to have a conference call over the Internet without having students in the same room.

Overview: flash movie (0:33) | Demo **Type in your name as the screen name.

How to set up: flash movie (1:05)

Fine-tuning your voice direct:

1. How can I archive activities on my voice direct?
2. How can I change the audio quality?
3. How can I restrict access to my voice direct?
4. How can I give my TAs the instructor level privilege (e.g. control the microphone & view archives)?
5. How can I view archives?
6. How can I pass the microphone to a student of my choice?

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1. How can I archive activities on my voice direct?

1. Login to Wimba.
   
2. Click Voice Direct on My Manager.




3. Click on the name of the voice direct you want to modify.
4. Click Settings.
5. Check the Archive sessions checkbox.
6. Click Apply.

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2. How can I change the audio quality?

1. Login to Wimba.
   
2. Click Voice Direct on My Manager.




3. Click on the name of the voice direct you want to modify.
4. Click Settings.
5. Choose an appropriate audio quality for your purpose.
6. Click Apply.

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3. How can I restrict access to my voice direct?

1. There are two kinds of restricted access (available in Basic Rights):
   
   Registered Users = anyone who has a wimba account can access
   Privileged Users = only users who are specified in Privileged Users and/or Privileged Group can access


2. To make your students Registered Users or Privileged Users, please request your ITC to create student accounts for your class. You will be asked to provide a latest class roster that includes student names, UIDs, and email addresses listed on URSA (This information is available on MyUCLA. Go to Roster >Download Excel format).


3. To specify a certain group of students as the Privileged Users, click on the title of the voice direct you want access control.
4. Go to Basic Rights.
5. Choose Privileged Users for Participate (listen and write) and Talk and click Apply.
   
   


6. Go to Privileged Users and type in a student's wimba account and choose appropriate privileges for this student. For your information, when Participate is checked, students can listen and read others' communication on the voice direct; when Talk is checked students can talk with others. The Admin privilege is the instructor level privilege.
   



7. Click Apply.
8. Repeat this process for as many students as you have.

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4. How can I give my TAs the instructor level privilege (e.g. control the microphone & view archives)?

1. To give your TAs the Admin privilege, they have to have Wimba accounts. Please request your ITC to create Wimba accounts for your TAs.
   
2. Click on the title of the voice direct to which you want to add your TAs as Admin users.
3. Go to Privileged Users and type in a TA's wimba account and check the Participate (listen and read) , Talk, and Admin privileges.
4. Click Apply.
5. Repeat this process for as many TAs as you have.
   
   

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5. How can I view archives?

1. Login to Wimba.
   
2. Click Voice Direct on My Manager.




3. Click on the name of the voice direct you want to modify.
4. Go to Archives.
5. Click here.
   
   


6. If you want to download voice messages, click Export.

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6. How can I pass the microphone to a student of my choice?

1. As the instructor, you have the ability to pass the microphone. The person who is given the microphone, including yourself, has to have the hand raised.
   
2. Right-click (option+click on the Mac) the name of the student you want to give the microphone.
3. To give the microphone to yourself, raise the hand, right-click (option+click on the Mac) your name.

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