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Install the FREE Real Player 8 Basic, which you can download from http://www.real.com/player/index.html?. We provide tips for downloading Real Player at the bottom of this page.
Before participating, it's recommended that you practice viewing a previous Estuary Live to test Real Player and ensure you are connected properly.
We would like to as many people to participate in Estuary Live as possible. To ensure everyone will be able to connect to the site, we recommend that you ask students to share computers while viewing the program. If your entire classroom can use one large screen, that would be even better.
Further technical information on Estuary Live is posted on www.estuarylive.org.
Tips for Teachers, Developed by Teachers
I. Download RealPlayer 8 – Directions needed, practice makes perfect
- Click on RealPlayer icon or call your tech people for assistance.
- Look for RealPlayer basic 8 FREE version. (Usually located on the lower left hand side of web site.
- Select which RealPlayer to install (it makes its own selection choose it). Choose - Download FREE basic now.
- Click on city closest to your location.
- Follow the prompts:
- Close all applications and Real Products
- Choose accept conditions
- Choose the program folder
- Uncheck all check marks unless you want to install them. - Choose next
- Keep current home page - Click Continue
- RealDown load setup - Click ok
- Make sure your e-mail, country, zip code are correct. - Choose next
- Choose correct speed (RealPlayer will make a good suggestion for you). - Choose next
- Following 4 screens – Choose next
- Channel line up – Choose Finish
- Welcome message
- Close out all windows
- Go to internet connection to test your RealPlayer
- Go to www.estuarylive.org
- Go to Learn from the Waters of Life (scroll down to the end of the web page).
- Choose topics to view RealPlayer (These are great to view prior to participating in the Live Field Trip.)
II. To increase the size of the viewing area of the video:
- Go to the ZOOM (Magnifying glass icon. This is located at the bottom left of the video picture.) – Click on the icon.
- Choose from the menu the size of your choice.
- To return to the original size – right click mouse on top of the video screen to display the menu or ESC on your keyboard
- On the menu choose ZOOM to resize your picture.
HINT 1 – If you loose your connection to the live stream, try first to reconnect by selecting the PLAY button on the RealPlayer screen. Since this is a LIVE stream connection it may take a while to restore (up to three minutes).
HINT 2 – If you don't get reconnected to RealPlayer it is possible that it has crashed and you will need to reboot your computer.
HINT 3 – If your computer only has a black screen but yet you are hearing sound you may have to adjust the color on the monitor. Call your tech person to help you.
HINT 4 – Ideally it is best to have three computers set up and running. One would be used to view the LIVE program, one would be used to send e-mail messages to ask questions, and the last to use for research purposes.
HINT 5 – To send an e-mail message to Estuary Live you must scroll down to the bottom of the REAL GATEWAY VIDEO page. Enter all information with your question. Click on send. You will get a message stating that your message has been sent. To RETURN back to the e-mail screen click RETURN TO FORM.
For technical questions prior to EstuaryLive regarding the installation of RealPlayer, please send Doug an email.
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