Online webinars

Nowadays it is easy and cheap, to use the internet for communication with others.

Most people  use only emails and the social media.

 But there is much more possible:

• online phoning and  online video conferences  ( using for instance skype:  www.skype.com )

• online reports and online seminars  ( using: www.edudip.com )

Skype is simple to use and can also be used with smartphones, which can save quite some money, if one has to do far distance phone calls.

But it lacks several features  compared with edudip, which makes the last the better choice for online reports and especially online seminars:

• private and public seminars

• number of participants  ( 500 in the free version and unlimited in the paid version )

• duration ( 60 minutes in the free version and unlimited in the paid version )

• Sale of webinars is possible

and  several more useful features. Just have a look at their website.

Assuming, that your internet bandwidth is large enough and you have a high speed internet connection, then  this is an excellent tool, to inform and educate people.

And for such a purpose  it can be used by:

•  private groups 
•  companies 
• organizations 

If only informations  are exchanged, then it is as good as  face to face meetings, saving a lot of  time and money for all participants.

Best is, to take part at some free  webinars,  then offer some  free webinars    and later decide, if one should use the paid version.

Mikogo is a screen sharing software

Mikogo is a screen sharing software. Several people can be invited, to have a look, what is shown on a computer screen.

This is very convenient in combination with skype. It is possible to integrate Mikogo into Skype, but I think, it is better, to use it parallel. If the internet connection with Skype should collapse, then there is a chance, that Mikogo still works; at least it tries to connect again.

Mikogo-website:
http://www.mikogo.com

The software is free for download

• download the software from http://www.mikago.com; either the versions for Windows or the version for Mac. R egister; the user name and the password will be sent per email to you

• download the user guide, which is in pdf format, save it on your hard disk and study it.

• to start Mikogo: the button of Mikogo is shown in the tool button

• starting Mikogo

give in your user name (emailadress) and your pass word and your name
activate: load Mikogo at start up

• invite others

1. start Mikogo, by clicking on the tool button
2. in the Menu use: start meeting
3. a menu shows up: got to www.Mikogo.com and click on Join Meeting
   

• enter meeting ID

• enter your Name ( name of participant )

• click join meeting

These information must be sent to all participants per email, to invite them for the meeting. They must respond during 15 minutes. If they respond, they can see the computer screen of the invitor.

If a password has been used for the meeting, the participants must give in the password in a second window

Lock meeting: after all participants have arrived

4. end of meeting

click M in the tool button and select End Meeting

Skype must be opened independently from Mikogo.

5. other features of Mikogo

• pause: activate the M icon, select pause transmission; computer screen is not shown. Activate again by selecting Continue Transmissiowhiteboard: drawings can be made on the computer screen, on top of what is already shown
• closing the whiteboard, select x in the top right corner
• switch presenter: computer screen of a participant is shown, The participant must agre
• remote control: presenter can control the other screens, when he gets the permission.
• send files
• share applications: select application selection
• back monitor: shows a small screen of the presenters screen on his own screen for controllin
• recording of meetings
• end meeting: click x on the top right corner
• scheduler: can be started before the meeting. The same ID number can be used for future meeting