tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070053904538802680.post1801382788814332986..comments2023-09-01T12:42:38.329-07:00Comments on Teaching Without Walls: Life Beyond the Lecture: Screensharing with SkypeMichelle Pacansky-Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373124619557441649noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070053904538802680.post-28208115165406800792010-06-22T13:26:29.664-07:002010-06-22T13:26:29.664-07:00Hi Diane,
Thanks for visiting and leaving a comme...Hi Diane,<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. It's always fun to connect with other art educators. <br /><br />I don't know if Skype is right for your needs (at least the free version of Skype). If you are mainly interested in presenting screencasts (essentially what you see on your screen), my first question would be, "Does it need to be a synchronous experience?" In other words, do you think it's necessary or important for students to be viewing the demonstration live, as you present it? If so, you need to be aware that the free Skype version right now only allows you to screenshare with one other Skype user. If you have a group call in action, the screenshare function doesn't work.<br /><br />If an asynchronous experience would work (that is a recorded presentation of your screen), I'd encourage you to check out Jing for a terrific free option (but recordings are limited to 5-minutes). You can dowload the Jing movies and upload them into a CMS or share them via Screencast.com (which comes with Jing when you create your account) or you can upload them easily to YouTube and share them that way.<br /><br />If you're on a Mac, Screenflow works beautifully (but runs about $100) and Camtasia is a very popular tool also (available on PC and a limited version on Mac) and runs somewhere around $150 (I think) for educators.<br /><br />I'm certain others have more great ideas too.<br /><br />I'm checking out "Innerpass" this week which is a premium Skype "add on" and provides many collaborative features for group synchronous presentations with screensharing and recording. I'll keep you posted via my blog!<br /><br />best,<br />MichelleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741293307003893760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070053904538802680.post-91043506043673117732010-06-15T15:44:36.062-07:002010-06-15T15:44:36.062-07:00Hi Michelle,
Great information about screen share...Hi Michelle,<br /><br />Great information about screen share using Skype. I have never used Skype although my colleagues say it is easy. I am very interested in trying Skye with the split screen for my online classes. I teach totally online (except for one course in the fall). I teach art education and wonder if Skype would be a good platform for an art media demonstration.<br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br />Diane<br /><br />What doDiane Gregoryhttp://www.onlinelearningcafe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070053904538802680.post-42587636560780349072010-06-09T08:09:47.072-07:002010-06-09T08:09:47.072-07:00Hi Justin,
Yes, I have heard about DimDim (good t...Hi Justin,<br /><br />Yes, I have heard about DimDim (good things too!) but, honestly, I haven't tried it yet. Thanks for the reminder! I'll need to give it a whirl.<br /><br />best,<br />MichelleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741293307003893760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070053904538802680.post-2148411822025504732010-06-09T06:06:15.327-07:002010-06-09T06:06:15.327-07:00Hi Michelle, have you heard of DimDim.com? It'...Hi Michelle, have you heard of DimDim.com? It's a nice alternative to GoToMeeting and been doing screen sharing for a while (long before Skype). Our institution likes it better than Skype or GoToMeeting.<br /><br />It's free and has a few nifty features. Check it out!<br /><br />- JustinJustinLitalienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11498337247486009095noreply@blogger.com