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====Advanced: Desktop Sharing====  
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====Advanced: Screen Sharing====  
You can share whatever you display on your desktop to your students, such as Sakai, a Word document you want to edit, or a Spreadsheet you want to add a formula to.
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You can share whatever you display on your screen to your students, such as Sakai, a web site or a Word document you want to edit.
* What does an instructor [http://docs.bigbluebutton.org/support/faq.html#desktop-sharing need to do to share their desktop?]
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* What does an instructor need to do before they can share their screen?
** '''Important:''' You '''must''' download Java (BigBlueButton).
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** Currently, a presenter needs to use a desktop, laptop or chromebook to share their screen.
** See the Computer Set-up area for instructions for setting up Java on your computer.
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** You must use Chrome or Firefox as Safari, Edge and Internet Explorer don't support WebRTC enabled screen share.
* Here are the instructions for sharing your desktop: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTFuEvmEqB0 video]
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** For step by step instructions, please review these screenshots of [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025276251-Share-my-screen screen sharing with Chrome and Firefox] web browsers
* How does an instructor [http://bigbluebutton.org/2014/05/16/new-tutorial-videos-desktop-sharing-mac-os-x/ share their desktop on Mac OS X?]
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* This 23-second video quickly demonstrates '''[https://ytcropper.com/cropped/d55d0255fedbd77 how to share your screen]'''. In the video:
** Can an instructor share a video while sharing their desktop? '''NO.'''  
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** The left side of the video displays the instructor/presenter's screen while they are sharing it.
** Students would not hear the video (but the instructor would).  
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** On the right side of the video, at the same time, you'll find out what the student's view is of their instructor's screen.
** To share a video, share the link to the video in the Chat box.
 

Latest revision as of 18:18, 26 June 2019

Advanced: Screen Sharing

You can share whatever you display on your screen to your students, such as Sakai, a web site or a Word document you want to edit.

  • What does an instructor need to do before they can share their screen?
    • Currently, a presenter needs to use a desktop, laptop or chromebook to share their screen.
    • You must use Chrome or Firefox as Safari, Edge and Internet Explorer don't support WebRTC enabled screen share.
    • For step by step instructions, please review these screenshots of screen sharing with Chrome and Firefox web browsers
  • This 23-second video quickly demonstrates how to share your screen. In the video:
    • The left side of the video displays the instructor/presenter's screen while they are sharing it.
    • On the right side of the video, at the same time, you'll find out what the student's view is of their instructor's screen.