While viewing classroom media, you can take notes about it, bookmark videos or slide locations, and engage with other students and the instructor in discussions about the content. The Classroom toolbar, located across the top of the media player, also allows you to skip to a different class or to exit the classroom and return to the section class list.

Note: To increase the amount of screen space available for classroom materials, the playback bar now auto-hides. It should appear when you first enter the classroom then disappear after a few seconds. To reveal the bar again, hover your mouse over the bottom of the classroom window.  However, if the classroom only has a presentation, you will not see a playback bar, as the controls will not apply.

The following tools are available to you, identified by number in the figure above to correspond with the descriptions below:

1. The Notes icon  opens a panel accessible only to you. Use to take notes at certain timestamps.

2. The Discussion icon  opens the Discussions panel to the right of the media view, allowing you to view any questions or comments the students may have entered, and to respond or ask your own questions as necessary.

3. The New Question icon  with the plus sign opens the Discussions panel but with a New question entry box open and ready for input. This is the same view you would get if you clicked New Question from the top of the Discussions panel while viewing posted comments.

4. The bookmark icon saves the item under Study Guide for the unit.

5. The I'm Confused icon  appears with a notification dot if any students have marked that location or slide in the classroom as confusing. Confusion flags are also listed with the Analytics, along with links to the media locations that were flagged.

6. The Class List opens the class list (sometimes called the Class List Tray) listing all the classes in the section, allowing you to switch to a different classroom.

7. Playback Controls: these include the standard play/pause button, fast forward, and rewind (each click moves the playback 10 seconds in either direction; click and hold to scrub through playback).

You can also click on a location of the playback bar to move the playback to that location.  Use the time indicators to see where you are currently in the playback and the total time of the video.

8. The right side of the playback bar contains several icons that control the media and how it is being played back for you. Each is identified below.

Sound Control

The sound control button allows you to change the volume of the playback, including clicking the icon to mute the playback.

Source View Control

If the classroom has multiple visual feeds, you can select to view all or just one or two of them at any given time. You must also use the Sources button to re-enable any visual feed you closed using the X icon in the top right corner of the media's panel.

Playback Quality and Speed

Most video media is processed for both standard and high definition playback. If your network connection is a problem, you can switch to lower quality playback (or switch back to high definition if applicable).

In addition, you can view the classroom at up to 2x speed or as low as .5 speed, at .25 intervals as needed.

Click in each of the boxes to see the options available for Quality or Speed controls.

Media Layout

The media layout button allows you to change how the media items on the screen are displayed, viewing a single feed maximized with others in thumbnail, or with all items at equal size.

Click through them to see which layout works best for you.

Full Screen

The maximize or "full screen" icon appears in the top right corner of each media panel in the classroom. It allows you to view that media feed in full screen mode. Press the ESC key to exit out of full screen mode.

See specific guides on taking notes, bookmarking and more for more information.

Downloading Content from a Class

NOTE: Instructors have the ability to disable content downloads for a course/section. If the Download options described below are disabled (greyed out), the functionality may be unavailable to you. Check with the instructor if you are not sure.

You can download content from the Class List page if you want a local copy of the media. This also allows you to download a local copy for offline viewing, or to upload the content so it appears in your Library.

With respect to downloading presentations, the item downloaded is the original file that was uploaded. This means that:

• If the file has not been altered, you will get the same presentation you see in Echo360 ALP.
• If slides have been added, they will not appear in the downloaded file.
• If slides have been deleted, they do appear in the downloaded file.
• Interactive activity slides are not included in any download.
• If the file was created in Echo360 ALP, the Download option is greyed out; these presentations do not have an originally uploaded file to download.
• You should check with your instructor if it is appropriate to download the content. 

To download content from the class list page, find the course in your hompage containing the class you want and click the course. The class list page appears.

1. Click the content icon to show a menu of options for that content. Clicking the icon opens the classroom page with that item maximized for viewing.

2. Click Download original. Depending on your browser settings, you may be prompted to save the file to a specific location, or the browser may automatically save it to your Downloads folder.