Loading Images

Besides the PowerPoints and sharing applications, images can be easily loaded onto the whiteboard. There are two distinct methods for doing this. The first is the easiest, and works best for the moderator loading multiple images, but doesn't allow for resizing of the image - small images will stay small and large images will stay large. The second has more flexibility, but can be more tedious when resizing images. However, the second method allows for students to load single images.

Approach One
 This method follows the same process as uploading PowerPoints. To begin, the folder icon next to the whiteboard must be clicked. This is the whiteboard tool bar to the lower left.
 
Load Images

The next window merely wants to know whether or not to replace the current screen. Unless the current screen is something for the session, then selecting "Replace Screen" is a good choice.

Select Screen in eLive

By default, eLive will look for whiteboard files. "Files of Type" here must be changed from whiteboard files to images.

File Types for eLive

Here are the additional file types for eLive. Besides Images and Whiteboards, there are PowerPoint and Star Office/Open Office.

Other file types in eLive

Once the file is selected and uploaded, it may be larger than the viewable whiteboard area. In this case scroll bars will be available to view the entire image, as seen in the example below.

Uploaded Picture - large format

Approach Two
This method uses the image tool icon that is available to all in the session. It looks like the mountain with the sun rising.

Load Image in eLive

Once clicked, the following window appears, allowing the computer to be browsed and the image to located.

Image browsing window in eLive

 
NOTE: There are also tabs here for preloaded clip art, which includes a variety of math symbols, as well as a screen capture tool. The clip art can be easily added by clicking on an image, selecting OK and then clicking on the whiteboard will insert the image.

Once the image is located, double-clicking will bring the image to the whiteboard. However, it will still need to be placed on the whiteboard. To do this, the image should be arranged how it is needed and then it must be clicked onto the whiteboard. Practicing this will help to illustrate it better.

Placing an image in eLive

 
NOTE: The image should be less than 1600 by 1600 pixels and the size of the image file must be less than 2 MB.

PROS APPROACH 1:
  1. Provides an easy way of displaying multiple images to students.
  2. Images can be drawn upon once on the whiteboard

CONS APPROCH 1:

  1. Images may have to be resized ahead of time to display correctly.

PROS APPROACH 2:

  1. Allows for some instruction "on the fly"
  2. Students can upload images, too, for sharing and/or presenting

CONS APPROACH 2:

  1. Images don't resize to the whiteboard
  2. Only one image at a time can be loaded.

Content by UAA eMedia/edited by UAS IT Services