Getting Started & Working in Engageli

No, you have options. Here's a pros and cons list of your options.  

You can share your screen from a browser (Google Workspace or Microsoft 365) or from a Desktop window OR upload a PowerPoint File.

If you choose to upload a file to your Engageli Library, it can be a PDF or PowerPoint (PPT) file.   Engageli will convert the PowerPoint file when it is uploaded.  You may find uploading a PDF file to be a bit quicker.  

Both PowerPoint files and Google Slides can be saved as PDFs.

• Saving a PowerPoint Deck as a PDF 

• Saving a Google Slides Deck as a PDF 

If you want MORE PDF tools, or need to edit a PDF that you didn't create, TechRadar has recommendations for free programs and sites that can help.

• TechRadar:  Best Free PDF Editors

Not at this point, but you can limit the chat so that messages can only be sent to staff.  This has been a frequent request and you may want to add your voice to the Engageli Feature Request Page to let them know what features are important to you.

Have a 'chatty' group?  Here are a few resources to help:

• Five Strategies for Behavior Management in a Virtual Classroom | Literacy Minnesota (literacymn.org) 

• Classroom Management Strategies for Elementary School Students | Class 

• 10 Ways to Harness the Power of the Chat Function in Middle and High School | Edutopia 

If Engageli detects that your laptop is low on resources or that your Internet Bandwidth is inconsistent,  the program will switch into Low Bandwidth Mode. Certain features can be affected by Low Bandwidth  Mode. Click here for more information. 

• Option 1:  Content is displayed from the PDF Share 'Present' Option

Use the 'Annotate' option to write on the PDF File 

• Option 2:  Content is displayed from the 'Present' Screen Share Option

Start the Screen share and use Engageli's "Annotate' option to write on the screen   

• Option 3:  Content is displayed from the 'Present' Screen Share Option

Start the Screen share and use the annotation tools from Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Adobe. 

To review your options, check out the pros and cons of presenting content. 

Quick polls allow instructors to quickly create and save polls for checks for understanding, icebreakers, etc. Quick polls can be single-choice, multiple-choice, or word cloud.  Responses are saved in the Admin Portal and can be viewed in the class gallery. 

Action tags allow the instructor to preplan and create clickable responses or answer fields in any presentation slide or document. Action tags can also be single-choice, multiple-choice, or word cloud. The action tags for the specific field can be reused. So, a word cloud action tag can be reused for any other word cloud question. Action tags also have different features and options in the Admin Portal. 

Click here to see a pros and cons list of your polling options.  Click here for premade Action Tags to copy, paste, and use.