Breezing Through Presentations Macromedia Breeze Demonstration EdTech 650 Fall 2004 Susan Connell and Jerry Marino

Macromedia Breeze An online conferencing and training application that allows you to meet online, share desktops and applications, provide training and stream narrated presentations over the Internet in synchronous or asynchronous modes.

Breeze Key Functions

Breeze Modules Meet and collaborate — Breeze Live Online conferences and collaboration Present — Breeze Presentation Presentations with sound and animation available anytime Train and educate — Breeze Training Online courses with quizzes, registrations and tracking

Breeze Presentation PowerPoint with audio presentation Narration and animation Converted to Macromedia Flash (no knowledge of Flash programming required) Delivered through a web browser with Flash plug-in Asynchronous presentations (anywhere, anytime)

Breeze Training Added interactivity for online PowerPoint presentations Narration and animation Surveys, tracking, analysis, course administration and content management

Breeze Live Interactive online meetings (synchronous) Upload slides and presentations Video, audio, chat, whiteboard, and notes Polling and surveys Share screens and applications

Breeze Examples Marci Bober’s ED 791AFall 2004 Expert Panel 1: Expert Panel 3:

Alternative Products WebEx Microsoft LiveMeeting (Placeware) Microsoft NetMeeting Instant Messenger Programs from Microsoft, Yahoo! and others See comparison information at:

Breeze Info Links Macromedia: Details from ET650 Project: PC Magazine Review: Streaming Media Review: