Adobe Connect - Switch Interact

• Use your Browser with 'Flash' installed:
  • When you open the URL for the lecture streaming, the browser will ask you for 'Flash' if not already installed.
  • Additional, in most browser you have to actively permit execution of the Flash plugin: e.g. click on the flash icon.

• ... or better install the app:

  • Windows

  • Mac

  • Android

  • iOS

• Linux: there is no app. Install Adobe Flash Player

• Do a test: https://collab.switch.ch/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

Login Student

• Please log in with the URL given by lecture speaker.

• When you open the Adobe Connect URL choose between guest login and personal AAI login.

The best is to use the personal AAI login. If this does not work, try the Guest login.

Speaker / Host

• To use screen sharing: you have to install and use the Adobe Connect App (see above).
• First time:

  • Log in: https://collab.switch.ch with your UZH AAI login.

  • Create a meeting.
    • Create a name for your meeting, e.g. the module number of your lecture.

    • Typically do not request registration or named user, let the meeting open for anonymous access.

    • If you have more than 30 participants, please check https://help.switch.ch/interact/seminar-licence/.

• Publish the meeting url to your students.

Streaming

• Log in to the URL which you provided to your students - use your AAI login.
• Make yourself the 'Presenter'
• Share your screen.
• Bring the application, which should be shown to the students, to the front.

Handwriting

Windows: Tablet

• Use an App wich you are comfortable with. E.g. OneNote, EverNote, PenBook, ...

• Start the screen share and bring handwriting app to the front.

iPad

• The iOs Adobe Connect App can't share the screen (as far as we know).

• Workaround: we share the iPad screen to the Mac and on the Mac there is Adobe Connect running and shares the MacBook screen.

• Share iPad to MacOs: https://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/two-different-ways-to-mirror-an-ios-device-to-a-mac--cms-23533

Android

• The Android Adobe Connect App can't share the screen (as far as we know).

• Workaround: we share the tablet screen to the Notebook (Windows) and on the Notebook there is Adobe Connect running and shares the MacBook screen.

• Share tablet via MiraCast

  • Check that your tablet supports MiraCast.

  • E.g. Use Windows 10 - https://www.howtogeek.com/269093/how-to-cast-your-windows-or-android-display-to-a-windows-10-pc/

  • E.g. Samsung Galaxy S4 - https://allaboutgalaxys4.com/the-ultimate-guide-of-galaxy-s4-screen-mirroring/

Record your session

• When you open the Adobe Connect Session, start recording.

• After ending the session, stop recording.

• Log in to https://collab.switch.ch and navigate to 'recordings'.