Wimba Voice Tools
This web page introduces you to the basic wimba tools.

Useful resources for students
Voice Communications Tools
Voice Board

Voice Presentation

Voice Email

Voice Direct (chat tool)

Voice Direct allows you to participate in a live conversation with your classmates and/or instructor without being in the same room.

  1. Access the voice direct for your class
  2. Participating in a voice direct session
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Last updated Sept. 29, 2006
UCLA Center for Digital Humanities

1. Access the voice direct for your class
  1. Click the link to the voice direct on the ecampus course web site for your class. (It may take a moment for the screen to pop up.)
  2. If your browser asks whether or not to accept a java applet, click Run or Yes.

  3. PC:
    applet_pc

    Mac:
    applet_mac

  4. On the Authentication window, type in your name as the screen name (unless you were told to use your Wimba account) and click Submit.

  5. authentication

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2. Participating in a voice direct session
  1. On the right side of the window, you will see the list of people currently on this session.
  2. In a voice direct session, only one person can speak at a time. Click on the Hand icon to request the microphone.
  3. The microphone will circulate on a first-come, first-served basis (unless your instructor controls it). When you see the microphone next to your name, you can start speaking. Other participants will hear your voice on the headphones. Click give up mic when you are done, and the microphone will go to the next person on the list.

  4. participating

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