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How Do I Upload a Powerpoint to Wimba?
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1) While in BlazeVIEW, left click the link to access the Wimba classroom. After left clicking the link, you will come to Wimba Classroom screen where you will left click the tab named Enter this Room indicated by the outlined green box.
2) After left clicking the tab, Enter this Room, the Wimba Classroom will open.
3) Once inside Wimba Classroom, you will be able to access the tools listed on the right side of the Wimba Screen (indicated by the green highlighted box). From here, you will be able to upload you PowerPoint to Wimba by left clicking on the Import PowerPoint button (indicated by the red highlighted box).
4) Next, the import PowerPoint screen will appear for you to upload your PowerPoint. Be sure that the “Display In:” section is showing “a new window.” (Depending on your instructor’s settings, you will either have to have the setting labeled “the eBoard, the Content frame, or a new window” in the “Display In:” box. For this guide we will be using “the eBoard.” After selecting the where you would like to display your PowerPoint, left click the Browse button (indicated by the red box).
5) Left Click the browse button on this screen and select the folder in which your PowerPoint was saved. For example, the PowerPoint being used for this guide is saved in My Documents. Left click the PowerPoint Document and it should appear in the field labeled "File name:." From here, find your file, left click the PowerPoint once. The PowerPoint file name should appear in the box labeled file name (indicated by the green box). Next, left click the open button (indicated by the blue box).
6) Next, left click the Import button.
7) Once the PowerPoint is uploaded you will receive a confirmation screen saying your PowerPoint was successfully uploaded.
8) From the Wimba Classroom screen, your PowerPoint will be listed on the right side of the Wimba Classroom screen for access. You can click on each individual link to present to your instructor (indicated by the blue box). The tools on the left side of the screen (indicated by the red box) are used write, draw, highlight, or point out information that is important in your PowerPoint. Explore the keys and their functions in Wimba Classroom.
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