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Macromedia Breeze is a web communication system that lets you view presentations, attend meetings, and receive training over the Internet using the familiar Microsoft PowerPoint application, a web browser, and the Macromedia Flash plug-in.

Breeze includes a set of components that provides an integrated solution. For this grant, Breeze will be used with these components:

Breeze Meeting: Lets you view and participate in a meeting over the Internet in real time.

Breeze Presenter: Lets you view a presentation with voice-over in a standard web browser through Macromedia Flash Player.

Breeze Meeting: View a Breeze Meeting Demonstration: (click "Launch the Breeze Meeting Experience") http://www.adobe.com/products/breeze/productinfo/meeting/experience/index_mm.html

Breeze Meeting Participant Guide (PDF) http://training.unl.edu/Breeze/meeting_ug_participants.pdf

Your turn to participate!

Enter our Breeze Meeting Room and participate in a Breeze Meeting

URL to enter: http://breeze.boisestate.edu:8080/FLADworkshop

Enter as “Guest”

Experiment with the interface and try the different pods:

Chat pod

Share pod

White board

Break: 15 minutes

3. Using the microphone and webcam with Breeze (3 – 3:45)

In this final session for today, you’ll experience participating in a Breeze Meeting using a microphone and/or webcam. This will closely simulate a real meeting experience you will have at your school or home. Remember, you should be using high-speed Internet when you participate in a Breeze Meeting.

Instructions:

Break into school district groups and practice participating in a Breeze Meeting as if you were all together at your school.

Go to our Breeze Meeting room: http://breeze.boisestate.edu:8080/FLADworkshop

Enter as “Guest”

Username can be your name or school name, whatever will make sense.

Barbara will be on another computer and will host the meeting.

Again, experiment using webcam and microphone, with each group member trying it out.

Break: 15 minutes

4. Feedback/reflections on today’s activities (4 – 4:30)

What did you learn today and what problems did you encounter?

5. Optional Homework Assignment:

Practice using Breeze Meeting by going to our meeting room (http://breeze.boisestate.edu:8080/FLADworkshop) and meeting with some of the grant participants. Maybe set up a meeting time now?

Take a look at the following Breeze Meeting features and think about ways you can use Breeze: http://www.adobe.com/products/breeze/productinfo/features/meeting/