Hello everybody,
I would like to know the following things:
1 - Can we do video conferencing in Moodle? I want my students (10 students) hear me and see what happens on my computer screen. Movement of the mouse, opening programs, Power Point presentations, similar to what occurs with Camtasia, which captures the screen, but without using the Webcam.
Thanks a lot to help,
Regards, Marcelo.
Marcelo,
You are asking a lot from Moodle. We use Adobe Connect Pro. For $55.00 a month for unlimited use of 100 seats, I don't think there is anything that can compare. It even gives you the ability to see your students and take control of their screen if desired.
Jim
Moodle itself does not have any video conferencing ability, but there are several integrations with video conferencing software, such as Elluminate, Adobe Connect, DimDim, just to name a few.
... and BigBlueButton
You should have a look at Web conferencing plugins forum
Hi Marcelo
There is limited support for this in PoodLL. We use a java applet to capture the screen and send it out as stream to a Red5 server. The students can see the "screencast" .
The applet is basically a modified version of this open source project
http://code.google.com/p/red5-screenshare/
Bear in mind there is no audio. When I get a bit of time I intend to to overlay a webcam of the teacher into the top right corner of the screencast to provide teacher input and audio to what the students are seeing.
This route might be a "heavy" solution to your problem though. Another option if you don't need to be "live," Is to simply record the whole show over at screecast-o-matic.com
Hi Marcelo,
All the options mentioned on this thread require central media servers. this kind of setup is generally poorer quality and less reliable than peer-to-peer options like Skype. The only caveat being that all users must have a peer-to-peer VoIP client installed on their computer. I've been using VoIP for years - they're usually free and you can try them out without any initial outlay. When you have a good idea of what you need, you can decide if VoIP clients are appropriate for your particular circumstances or whether you need to contract a media service provider.
Just my €0.02!
