When each user joins an Elluminate Live! session, a private work area is created with one blank screen called Private Screen 1, which can’t be seen by anyone else, including the moderator. While moderators can use their own private work areas at any time, participants can use their private work areas only when granted permission.
How can you use your private work area? Here are two examples.
- To prepare content during the session, a moderator or co-moderator can add content to the private work area and then copy the screens to the main room or a breakout room. For example, if you are co-teaching a session, one instructor can be loading or creating content in the private work area while the other is teaching the planned lesson. Then the new screens are copied and pasted into the main room as needed.
- To make notes during a session, moderators and participants can use the Notes Tool at any time. However, there may be an exercise that is better executed by using a whiteboard screen. The private screen can be saved and printed.
Note that the moderator cannot see a participant’s private work area. If Follow Moderator is selected, participants cannot access their private work areas. To enable participants to access their private work areas, the moderator must deselect Follow Moderator and select Roam.
Source: Elluminate Techline