BOARD & mODERATOR INFORMATION
MODERATOR CHECKLIST:
YouTube help video presented by ATA Staff: Moderator help
PDF Moderator Help This has been updated since our January board meeting so it is a newer version.
Make sure to wear your convention vest.
YouTube help video presented by ATA Staff: Moderator help
PDF Moderator Help This has been updated since our January board meeting so it is a newer version.
Make sure to wear your convention vest.
PREPARING TO PARTICIPATE IN ONLINE CONVENTIONS BOOK A LEARNING APPOINTMENT
Convention boards are strongly encouraged to prepare speakers, teachers, moderators (if applicable), and board members for participating in online conventions. To support this, Danny Maas of ATA will be offering numerous live support sessions for presenters and convention board members Sunday through Thursday evenings from 6-8:00 p.m. 15 or 30 minute appointment slots can be booked at https://calendly.com/ata-conventions. These sessions will be offered starting this upcoming Sunday, Jan. 11 right through Thursday, Mar. 4 and will address the following:
• Testing equipment and bandwidth for Zoom compatibility
• Gaining fluency sharing presentation content in Zoom
• Managing interactivity during sessions (chat, Q&A, breakout rooms, etc)
• Tips for creating engaging presentation content
• Tips for dealing with inappropriate participant behavior
Convention boards are strongly encouraged to prepare speakers, teachers, moderators (if applicable), and board members for participating in online conventions. To support this, Danny Maas of ATA will be offering numerous live support sessions for presenters and convention board members Sunday through Thursday evenings from 6-8:00 p.m. 15 or 30 minute appointment slots can be booked at https://calendly.com/ata-conventions. These sessions will be offered starting this upcoming Sunday, Jan. 11 right through Thursday, Mar. 4 and will address the following:
• Testing equipment and bandwidth for Zoom compatibility
• Gaining fluency sharing presentation content in Zoom
• Managing interactivity during sessions (chat, Q&A, breakout rooms, etc)
• Tips for creating engaging presentation content
• Tips for dealing with inappropriate participant behavior
A few sessions have limited capacity. The speakers will have a list of names of participants who can attend. Moderators can search for those names in the waiting list and let them in.
Test your ability to connect before convention starts. Zoom offers for people to test their devices to see if they can connect. Click https://zoom.us/test to get to the test site you can join from. Once there click on the Join button and follow what happens on the screen.
Also important is to download the latest version of Zoom at https://zoom.us/download The one you need for your computer is right at the top of the page called ZOOM CLIENT FOR MEETINGS. There are features missing unless you have the latest version. There have been several new versions in January.
Also important is to download the latest version of Zoom at https://zoom.us/download The one you need for your computer is right at the top of the page called ZOOM CLIENT FOR MEETINGS. There are features missing unless you have the latest version. There have been several new versions in January.