Showing student screen on whiteboard

[witch]

The ICT co-ordinator has asked me if there is anything free or cheap that will allow him to show the whole class a students work. He had Impero in his old job but we don't have anything like that here.

 

Ours is a Windows environment with a Smart board.

 

Any advice?

[free780]

ABTutor will do it. Cheaper than impero. Other than that running vnc server. Then set the viewer to view only by the shortcut.

[DavetheITguy]

you can use Italc, it's free and it's just like abtutor. It's easy to install and use, I used to use it when I worked for a smaller academy.

 

Hope this helps.

 

iTALC

[mikeprice]

Yup - iTalc will do this fine - and for free

Not as good as ABTutor - but works fine once you get the keys sorted out

[witch]

Not as good as ABTutor - but works fine once you get the keys sorted out

 

...and what exactly do you mean by this, @mikeprice ??

[mikeprice]

it uses a couple of keys (ie codes in a file- not bits of metal that open doors!) on the master and client computers

I only mention it because I have recently been messing about wit it and I have messed up the keys which has proved to be a pain to sort out

[witch]

So...it should work OK in the first instance then?

[mikeprice]

I suppose so - but it was already set up and working when I started here - if I hadn't tried to 'improve' it it would have been OK

 

Other people I have talked to say it works fine if you install it properly

 

BTW - the reason I was trying to mess with it was because it could only have about 9 thumbnails of kids computers on the screen at once - whereas I was used to ABTutor that can have the whole class and I was trying to re-install it with a new version to see if I could change it

[free780]

Always better with a paid solution with support

[witch]

Always better with a paid solution with support

 

Really? You think?

 

No money makes that a non-runner or I would be looking at a paid solution

[mjk]

Have you tried Google Hangouts? As long as both have the chrome browser running the students can enter a hangout with the teachers machine and then do a screenshare.

 

It's a free solution with support.

[witch]

I have tried to install italc with no success. The keys won't work no matter what I do. I have saved the key in an accessible location but the client computer cannot see it.

Any advice?

[mikeprice]

I am going to try to re-install it in out computer room sometime soon - If I find out anything I will let you know

[paulellam]

I have tried to install italc with no success. The keys won't work no matter what I do. I have saved the key in an accessible location but the client computer cannot see it.

Any advice?

 

Have you svaed them on a network shre, as thi caused me problems

[witch]

Maybe - will try with a usb stick on Wed when I am back in that school

[kennysarmy]

We use ABTutor here....licenced by number of teacher PC's not students PC's....

[paulellam]

I saved the key on all the stations in a folder within the italc folders.