Student's video while sharing screen

[Yulia Mi]

Hi everyone!

I am new to the platform and there are a few things I would like to get some assistance with. I can't see my student's video when I'm sharing the screen. Can it be solved somehow?

I will really appreciate any advice.

[ganesh swami]

Hi Yulia Mi

RIght now this feature is not available in BigBlueButton. But yes it is possible using some custom coding.

[Yulia Mi]

Thank you for the answer!

As I am not really good at programming, please, explain who can do the custom coding you mentioned. Can it be done by an IT specialist in our organisation? Should I apply somewhere else?

[ganesh swami]

Hi Yulia Mi,

There are some BBB developer out there, They may help you.

I am also BBB expert, have done this for someone, you can contact me at " Bigbluebutton developer" 
 

[Fred Dixon]

Hi Yuila,

I'm the co-founder of BigBlueButton Inc.

> I am new to the platform and there are a few things I would like to get some assistance with. I can't see my student's video when I'm sharing the screen. Can it be solved somehow?

Because BigBlueButton runs within the browser, joining a BigBlueButton session is easy. There is no software to download or install.  

The browser provides all the means for sharing audio/video/screen.  There are some limitations, however, in that the browser can't "float" a video (or series of videos) above the desktop.  The videos are only visible within the browser tab running BigBlueButton.

If you switch away from the browser tab or minimize the browser, it hides the BigBlueButton client and the videos.

The best solution is to add a second monitor -- this way you can share your screen on your second monitor and have BigBlueButton available on the first monitor.  

> I am also BBB expert, have done this for someone, you can contact me at

Ganish, I would be interested to hear more about your self-declared "BBB expert".    Your link takes to a page "higher a BigBlueButton developer"

I cannot find any evidence of any contribution you've made to the project.  We don't have any record of a contributor agreement from the company you linked.  This is the first time you've posted to any of our forums.  

Your statement "I have done this for someone" is suspect.

Some browsers have a "picture-in-picture" capability to float a webcam on the desktop -- you can right-click on any video to have this feature.  The community would be very interested if you found some other way.  Do share.  

I would be very suspicious of anyone who advertises their expertise without having made any contributions to the project. 

Regards,... Fred

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