During a session, instructors can broadcast a selected student's virtual machine so that other students can see it. Broadcasting a participant VM can be useful if you want to provide a current live example.
You broadcast the student VM via the Share with Students option.
Sharing from 'Zoom In' Mode
- While using the Zoom In screen for a participant, open the CloudShare menu.
- Click Share with Students. The Select Sharing Recipients dialog is displayed.
- Select the Sharing mode desired. You can select all students or specific students.
- Then click Start Sharing. The currently active VM of the selected student will be shared with other participants in the class.
Note: You can broadcast VMs from multiple participants' environments at the same time. However, only one VM can be shared from a selected environment at any time.
Sharing from the Students List
- From the Students tab at the left side of the Instructor Console, select the checkbox next to the student whose VM will be shared.
- Click the more actions
icon, and then select Zoom In. A Zoom In screen will be displayed for the selected student.
- From the Zoom In screen, click Share with Students. The currently active VM of the selected student will be shared with all other students in the class.
Using Share with Students
When a participant VM is shared, a new tab is opened in other participants' browsers in order to display the shared VM. Existing browser tabs are not changed.
The selected student must confirm sharing in order for their VM to be shared with other participants.
Do not refresh or close the browser window when sharing is active. This will close the shared connection and the share will need to be recreated by the instructor.
When an instructor shares a participant VM, the share is always focused on the VM active at the time sharing begins. Even if the instructor switches from one VM to another while sharing is active, the shared VM will not change.
Participants in the session can quickly navigate between all currently shared VMs by clicking on the desired browser tab.
Switching a VM While Sharing
When broadcasting, only a single VM can be shared at a time for any shared environment. If the instructor wishes to share a different VM, the following steps are needed:
- From the Zoom In screen for the shared student, open the CloudShare menu and click Stop Sharing.
- Click the Take Over option to navigate to the specific student VM desired for sharing.
- Re-share the student environment.
When the Share with Students option is active, the Take Over option is not available.