[Etoys] screen sharing with Etoys on the XO

[Timothy Falconer]

One further point ...  if the teacher's badge disappears off the  
screen (since the stack vertically and disappear off the bottom), then  
you can get it back by clicking "Make a badge" then choosing the  
teachers name.

Etoys developers ... could we get a better display here?   Being able  
to see more than four badges on the screen at a time would be good :)

Thanks,
Tim


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Timothy Falconer
http://bigfractaltangle.com
610-393-1889 mobile

Immuexa Corporation
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On Aug 22, 2008, at 2:09 PM, Timothy Falconer wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I've been doing some experimenting with screen sharing to help our
> pilots in Nicaragua and Haiti.   They're having problems with twenty
> kids seeing the teachers laptop screen.
>
> Here's what I've found ...
>
> FOR THE TEACHER XO:
>
> 1) open up etoys on one XO, with the project you want to share
> 2) pause any scripts to make your life easier
> 3) click the white circle with the black dot in the toolbar
> 4) choose "make a badge"
> 5) when all other XOs have joined, you can safely delete the "buddy"
> holder
>
> FOR EACH OTHER XO:
> 1) click the neighborhood key (third from top-left)
> 2) find the shooting star and choose "join" from it
> 3) etoys should open, then show a "badge" with the teachers XO name
> 4) click the "S" button and a a little copy of the teacher screen
> should appear
> 5) click "1x1" to make the teacher screen bigger
> 6) move the pointer to the upper right corner and tell them not to
> move it (too confusing)
>
> You should now be able to use the teacher XO and have it replicated on
> the other XOs.  In testing, I've found it can take about 15 to 20
> seconds for the other XOs to catch up, though this varies based upon
> how much activity is happening from the teacher XO.  Sometimes its
> instantaneous.   In general, pause scripts when you can and plan your
> movements ... it'll speed things up.
>
> You can either broadcast from one mentor's XO to the other mentors,
> and assemble the kids around each, or you can try full broadcast.  I
> tested with ten XOs sharing and there was no noticeable slowdown.
> You might experiment with one XO sharing to four XOs, then those four
> sharing to five XOs.  Might speed things up.
>
>
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>
> --
> Timothy Falconer
> http://bigfractaltangle.com
> 610-393-1889 mobile
>
> Immuexa Corporation
> http://immuexa.com
> 610-797-3100
>
>
>
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