NSDA Campus
This software is intended for Live/Synchronous Competition. Asynchronous speech rounds using one recording for the duration of the tournament is a FREE feature offered through Tabroom.com.
Determining How Many Rooms to Purchase
For each day of your tournament, determine the maximum number of rounds you will run simultaneously—that number is the number of rooms you should purchase. This is equivalent to an in-person tournament—you will need the same number of NSDA Campus rooms per day you would need to hold those same rounds in person per day. Example: If you will have 30 rounds happening at the same time on Friday, then 25 on Saturday, and 10 on Sunday, you’ll need to purchase 65 rooms. Flighted rounds are possible in NSDA Campus and do not require separate rooms. Determine the number of rooms based upon how many rooms are running simultaneously in a time slot, not how many “rounds” are happening in a room. If you need to run more than 150 rooms simultaneously, please contact us before buying so that we can provide you with more information about running a tournament of that size.
Purchasing NSDA Campus Rooms
Although one does not need to be an NSDA Member to purchase NSDA Campus rooms, they must have a free SpeechAndDebate.org website account to complete the purchase. For a quicker purchasing process, be sure to be signed into your SpeechAndDebate.org account before requesting rooms in Tabroom.com. After creating a tournament and making decisions regarding entries, schedules, and fees, etc., tournament directors can purchase rooms in NSDA Campus. Under the Settings tab, select Sites & Rooms. In the top right corner of the screen, there is a white rectangle titled NSDA Campus. Click on the yellow rectangle in that box to begin configuring your purchase. Select the total number of rooms needed for the tournament (each “room” is good for a 24-hour period beginning at 6:00 a.m in your local time zone). You will have the opportunity to divide and assign the rooms as needed in the tournament setup after purchase. After filling in the quantity, click the button next to it that says Go. That will load a purchase form with the important details filled in and allow you to complete checkout. Remember—rooms will not be activated until payment is received. The tournament must be created and paid for (a Purchase Order counts as payment) at least two full business days before the tournament starts. Rooms can be added after the original purchase by contacting via phone or email. There are no exceptions to the policy and no refunds or credits available for unused rooms.
Configuring an Event as Online via NSDA Campus
Once an event has been created, an Online tab will appear. Use the Online Event toggle to set the event to green (online). Select NSDA Campus by clicking on the circle to the right of the text. Make the appropriate selections under Identify Users in Online Rooms. This gives you the option to set how each user’s name is displayed in the video room. For example, Tab - George Brown, Judge - Alana Green, or Code - Student Name. Select the option that works best for your tournament.