CIT has the Owl Labs - Meeting Owl Pro system available for meetings where a portion of the attendees are in person and a portion are remote. The Meeting Owl Pro has an advanced microphone and 360 degree camera system that can determine the location of the attendee speaking and automatically frame each speaker within the video feed that is sent to the computer for use in remote meeting software such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet.
Before You Start
- Obtain the Meeting Owl system from the CIT Help Desk in Fraser Library.
- Make sure you have the appropriate cables for the Meeting Owl.
- USB Type A to USB Micro B cable.
- Meeting Owl Pro Power Supply.
- USB Type A to Type C adapter if required.
- Extension cord for power depending on outlet location.
Using the Meeting Owl in Conference Software
Plug the USB cable into the base of the Owl and the other end into your computer.
- Plug in the power adapter and wait until the Owl’s eyes stop pulsing and you hear a hoot sound.
- Start your Meeting.
- Follow these directions for a Zoom meeting:
- Click on the Up arrow to the right of the Microphone icon on the bottom left of your screen. Select the Meeting Owl as both the microphone and speaker
- Select the Up arrow to the right of the Camera icon on the bottom left of your screen. Select the Meeting Owl as the Camera.
- Enjoy your meeting!
- Click on the Up arrow to the right of the Microphone icon on the bottom left of your screen. Select the Meeting Owl as both the microphone and speaker
- Follow these directions for a meeting in Microsoft Teams:
- Click on the 3-Dots More menu and then Settings and then Device Settings.
- In the Device Settings menu, Select Meeting Owl Pro in the Audio Devices drop down. This should set the Microphone and Speaker to the correct Echo Cancelling Speakerphone Meeting Owl setting. Then select Meeting Owl Pro in the Camera drop down.
- Enjoy your meeting!
- Click on the 3-Dots More menu and then Settings and then Device Settings.
When you connect your laptop to a projector or TV, using separate/extended display mode on your laptop allows you to share only the Teams meeting app on the projector or TV, and keep potential sensitive information on your laptop display.
- On a Windows Laptop, press the Windows Key + P to bring up the Project Menu where you can choose Duplicate or Extend as needed.
- On a MacOS laptop, the Screen Mirroring settings can be found in the Control Center.
Vendor Resources
- Owl Labs For Education - Everything You Need to Know About Hybrid Learning with the Meeting Owl
- Meet the new Meeting Owl Pro - YouTube
- Welcome to Owl Labs. - YouTube
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