2. Get an Adobe Connect Account Contact Rich Phelps or Steve Garner to request an account When your account has been created, login to http://connect.uky.edu/ using your LinkBlue ID and password You will be taken to a Home page where you can set up your Adobe Connect room
3. Setting up a room in Adobe connect Login to Adobe Connect (http://connect.uky.edu/) On the Home page, select Create New: Meeting Enter the Name This is the room name; you may want to name it something related to your course/training, such as: Wheat Issues in Kentucky Spring 2011. Enter your Custom URL It is recommended to use something simple like “wheat_issueSpr11” If you are setting up a test or practice room, you may want to name it something like: AgWheat_TestRoom
4. Setting up a room in Adobe connect (Cont.) You can ignore the Summary, Start Time, and Duration, especially if you have multiple or recurring meetings This information is for informational purposes only and is used later for an auto-generated email; it does not affect access Leave the default setting for Select Template (Shared Templatesefault Meeting Template), and Language (English)
5. Setting up a room in Adobe connect (Cont.) Under Access, choose “Anyone who has the URL for the meeting can enter the room” unless you have reason to limit access, in which you would choose “Only registered users and accepted guests may enter the room.” The “Anyone who has the URL…” option allows anyone with the URL to access the room at any time, even if you are not present The “Only registered users…” option requires you to be in the room to grant access to users. This can be useful if you want to limit/restrict access to the room.
6. Setting up a room in Adobe connect (Cont.) After selecting your Access option, skip over the Audio Conference Settings, scroll to the bottom and select Next You will be taken to a screen where you can Select Participants. Scroll to the bottom and select Next
7. Setting up a room in Adobe connect (Cont.) You will be taken to a screen to Send Invitations which will allow you use your email client to send invitations to your colleagues, clientsand guest speakers Using this email option will place the URL and date/time information (that we previously skipped) automatically into an email. If you choose this option, you can edit/remove the information in your email before you send it. Since you may not have access to all your clients email addresses, skip this step and instead copy the URL and create a link in your Blackboard course. Scroll to the bottom and select Finish
8. Setting up a room in Adobe connect (Cont.) You will be taken to a screen with your room information You can click on the URL or Enter Meeting Room to access your room The room will automatically be set up with a default layout. Spend some time trying out the different features and layouts in the room As you use the different pods, make use of the very useful Help resources available through Adobe Connect (click Help on the upper right-hand side of the screen)
