I'd discourage google hangout for screen sharing. We use hangouts for lots of great stuff but it comes up short on screensharing b/c it renders the pages too small. Join.me is something else I know that some of my colleagues use but I don't have experience with it myself. --Susan On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Megan Dushin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I've used UMConnect for remote user testing. On their end, they'll need a > USB headset w/ mic if you want to record the audio w/ video (or I think you > can pay for a phone conferencing line to be hooked in so the recording can > capture both). If no audio (synced w/ video) recording is needed, regular > phone line should work fine. > > As I recall, you invite them into the room, then promote them to a > presenter so they can do screen and/or app share. They may need a plug-in, > esp. if doing screen share, and who knows, that may require an admin > password. > > Megan > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Peterson <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 10:42 AM > Subject: Re: [WEBSTANDARDS] Advice, please: screen share for user testing > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Both Google Hangout and UMConnect can do screen sharing and are free, > University licensed tools. > > HTH, > Dave > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Ann Nordby <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hello everyone: >> >> We have rebuilt our staff only pages (password protected) and I want to >> do some user testing with our staff, who are spread out across the state. >> My plan is to do a screen share with them while we're on the phone >> together, read out the tasks, and watch while they complete the tasks and >> describe their obstacles. >> >> I've used usertesting.com before, and that worked great for public >> pages, but that doesn't make sense for this section (signing staff up as >> testers through usertesting.com is an obstacle, etc etc) >> >> Can anyone recommend a screen share software? I haven't done this before. >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> >> *Ann Nordby* >> Web Manager >> *University of Minnesota | *Extension Center for Youth Development >> 1-612-624-9343 >> [log in to unmask] >> extension.umn.edu/youth <http://www1.extension.umn.edu/youth> >> Read our blog! Youth Development Insight<http://www1.extension.umn.edu/youth/research/> >> >> >> > > > -- > David Peterson > IT Professional > Office of Institutional Research > University of Minnesota > http://www.oir.umn.edu > > 612-625-0914 > [log in to unmask] > > > > -- > Megan Dushin <http://ici.umn.edu/index.php?staff/view/zp8jzk4z3>, > Communications Coordinator > Institute on Community Integration > University of Minnesota > 6 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsbury Drive SE > Minneapolis MN 55455 > [log in to unmask] > 612-626-8649 > http://checkandconnect.umn.edu > > > -- Susan B. Geller Project Director, Enterprise Portal, University of Minnesota Core Team Member, Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter UMN Community of Practice [log in to unmask] 612-624-7581 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about the Enterprise Portal project: z.umn.edu/portal; Tell me your ideas <https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/portal/home/feedback> for the Enterprise Portal Connect with Colleagues at the U: z.umn.edu/professionalgroups