I actually didn't know this until a week ago but it seems the new version of Skype allows screensharing.
For those of you who aren't familiar with the concept, screensharing basically allows the person you're calling to see exactly the same thing that's on your screen. It comes in handy when you want to discuss a document online because the presenter can flip through pages, point to relevant parts of the document, etc.
This should be good news for some tutors who frequently use their own teaching material.
(Check out the original post to download.)
I just did a conference call with China this morning using the new feature and it worked *perfectly*. I was quite blown away with the smoothness of graphic transitions. But then again, I have a pretty fast connection so you might want to test it out with friends living overseas before you start using it for your lessons. And I still need to check whether this works if the person you're talking to has an older version of Skype.
If you have any ideas as to how you can use this for your lessons you're welcome to share them through comments.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Skype 4.1 beta with screensharing.
I actually didn't know this until a week ago but it seems the new version of Skype allows screensharing.
For those of you who aren't familiar with the concept, screensharing basically allows the person you're calling to see exactly the same thing that's on your screen. It comes in handy when you want to discuss a document online because the presenter can flip through pages, point to relevant parts of the document, etc.
This should be good news for some tutors who frequently use their own teaching material.
(Check out the original post to download.)
I just did a conference call with China this morning using the new feature and it worked *perfectly*. I was quite blown away with the smoothness of graphic transitions. But then again, I have a pretty fast connection so you might want to test it out with friends living overseas before you start using it for your lessons. And I still need to check whether this works if the person you're talking to has an older version of Skype.
If you have any ideas as to how you can use this for your lessons you're welcome to share them through comments.
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