- Go to “Menu” (top left) > “Split into rooms”
Select type of split; there are 3 types:
Random → only available when there are participants in the room
Custom → available anytime. Can be used to save the groups before a session
Poll based → only available when there is a poll active (at “show results” stage)
Select the number of participants per group
Select the time the split will last
Only for Custom split - Make the groups, picking out the participants in each one
A list with all the participants will appear, so they can be distributed into the groups
Connected and not-connected participants will show in a different colour circle
In session with translation, a label with the language will appear beside each participant
Every participant needs to be assigned a group (even not-connected ones)
The Split Rooms List appears, with all the groups and participants within; there are 2 options:
“save & close” (to use that configuration later)
“split now” (to use it now)
After splitting, the message “Dividing into groups” appears in the tablet for a few seconds
This action sends the participants present in the room to their Splits
But they won’t actually enter them until they click on the screen!
Then the Split Rooms List appears again with:
A timer on the top right corner, showing the time left in the Splits
A “Go to room” link beside every Split Room name
If clicking on “Go to room”:
Another tab opens with a “loading” message
Then “Turn camera on” and you will be in the Split Room as any other participant
Once you turn the camera on, the classical TurnOn/Off microphone button appears
Beware that you enter the Split Room unmuted by default.
To exit the Split Room, just close its tab
Repeat with any other Split Room
When time is over, the message “Split has ended” will appear on the Split Rooms menu.
Any Split Room open in other tabs should be closed
NOTE: during the Split Rooms, it is not recommended to touch the Surface (launching browser) for nothing else but entering the Split Rooms
- Any other action (creating polls, uploading material to the room, etc) is not recommended, as the stability of the Split Rooms depends on the Surface
- If during the Split Rooms time, the interface is somehow altered (browser accidentally closed or refreshed, reconnection on the tablet due to bad connectivity, etc), people will be left hanging in the Split Rooms, not coming back to the Main Room when time is over
Presenter will have to enter every Split Room to tell participants how to come back
This is a bug to be fixed
- There is a feature improvement planned to avoid the dependency on the room_admin sitemap