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

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Last updated Sept. 29, 2006
UCLA Center for Digital Humanities

1. Access the voice presentation for your class
  1. Click the link to the voice presentation 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. Compose a posting (a link to a web page + voice annotation)
  1. Click New, and a new window pops up.
  2. Type in the subject. If you want to identify yourself, type in your name in the subject line or the text box. (Note: Your name won't automatically show up on Voice Presentation.)
  3. Type in the URL of the web site that you want to make a voice annotation.
  4. Click play to start recording a message. Click stop to stop. Click playto listen to the recorded message.
  5. Click Send.

  6. compose a posting
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3. Listen to a posting and post a comment
  1. Click once the posting you want to listen to. The linked web page appears on the right side of the screen. (If you see thread next to postings, that means that somebody made comments. Click on it to access the comments.)

  2. listen to a posting

  3. Click play to listen to the message.
  4. Click Comment.
  5. Add a text comment if you want.
  6. Click record to start recording a message. Click stop to stop. Click play to listen to the recorded message.
  7. Click Send.

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4. Save a posting on your hard drive
  1. save asClick save on the bottom-right corner of the player component. When Save As appears, click on it.
  2. Give the file a name and choose the file format and the location where you want to save the file.
  3. Click Save.

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