FlashMeeting
FlashMeeting is an easy to use online meeting application that uses audio and video. It allows a dispersed group of people to meet from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.
What is a Flashmeeting?
FlashMeeting is an easy to use online meeting application that uses audio and video. It allows a dispersed group of people to meet from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.
FlashMeeting support from the ACEnet team?
The ACEnet team is using FlashMeeting as their online meeting tool for members’ workshops. Workshops run to date can be viewed here.
Why do people use FlashMeeting?
- FlashMeeting is available online at no charge for educational purposes
- Up to 25 people can participate in a FlashMeeting sharing audio and video
- Participants can share text chat, URLs and whiteboard features
- FlashMeetings can be recorded for participants to access later. Participants need to be made aware that a meeting is being recorded, this is the responsibilitiy of the meeting organiser.
- No user account, username or password required but registering is recommended to enable users for use all available features
What do you need to use FlashMeeting?
- Internet broadband connection
- Microphone
- Web camera (not essential but recommended)
Learning how to use FlashMeeting
Everything you need to know about FlashMeeting can be found at the FlashMeeting website - http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net/
Watch ACEnet's Jan Collier's FlashMeeting session on the use of FlashMeeting
Join a Demo FlashMeeting which allows you to use the full features of FlashMeeting. For helpful tips there is Quickstart.
To run your own FlashMeeting you will need to Create a sign in account and upgrade your status to a ‘booker’.
Remember you can join an ACEnet FlashMeeting workshop or organize an introduction to FlashMeeting with members of the ACEnet team.
What will you see in a FlashMeeting?
Here are some screenshots from ACEnet’s first online workshop with Marian Richards, held 29 January 2010.
The first picture on the right shows what your screen would have looked like if you had joined us during the workshop. When you use this tool – flashmeeting (http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net/) – you can see videos of others who are there, if they have a webcam. As you can see, for this meeting, 10 of us had a webcam and 2 didn't. This means you can see what others are doing – smiling, laughing or yawning – as well as hear them talk.
The second picture on the right shows what you will see on your screen if you go to the recording and use the List View. You may need to scroll down to get to '46:10'.
You can also click on the ‘chat’ tab in the upper right hand corner to see what we were typing in chat while Marian talked.
