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Web Collaboration Services
Wimba Basics
The Wimba web site provides resources to help you get started:
- Wimba Classroom screenshot
- Instructor QuickStart
- Wimba Basics for Students
- Wimba 24X7 Support
- Wimba Knowledge Base
- Wimba Community Forums
Wimba for Higher Ed
Wimba is available through each institution’s Blackboard Vista course management system.
Wimba for K12
Wimba is now available through my.uen to K12 educators in Utah with Premium Status.
Learn more about the Wimba Classroom Portlet on my.uen.
Web Conferencing Presentations
UEN's license for Wimba ends Aug. 2012. The two finalists in the RFP conducted a 1-hour public web-based presentations on Tues., Jan. 17th. View the recording of the presentations and complete the online evaluation.
Presenter Resources
Wimba Classroom Teaching Matrix (pdf)
- 10 Meeting Prep Tips (pdf)
- Images: Basic Instructions, etc.
- Countdown Images
Getting Started Videos:
Learning about Wimba Classroom
Frequently Asked Questions
Wimba is a suite of online communication tools. It includes a live virtual classroom with 2-way audio, video, interactive whiteboard, computer desktop sharing and chat.
Other tools allow teachers to easily post audio podcasts, audio email, and voice announcements on the web. Higher education users also have course authoring and instant messaging tools.
Other tools allow teachers to easily post audio podcasts, audio email, and voice announcements on the web. Higher education users also have course authoring and instant messaging tools.
The Utah Education Network licenses the tool for educational use within Utah’s public schools, colleges and universities.
Fully interactive Wimba Classroom sessions work best using a computer with a high-speed internet connection, headphones, a USB microphone and a web camera. Basic meetings may simply use a browser and a telephone. Both the presenter and the participants must turn their browser's Pop-up Blocker off.