Meetings: Advanced: Desktop Sharing

Advanced: Desktop 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.

• What does an instructor need to do to share their desktop?
  • Important: You must download Java (BigBlueButton).
  • See the Computer Set-up area for instructions for setting up Java on your computer.
• Here are the instructions for sharing your desktop: video
• How does an instructor share their desktop on Mac OS X?
• Can an instructor share a video while sharing their desktop? NO.
  • Students would not hear the video (but the instructor would).
  • To share a video, share the link to the video in the Chat box.