Groupboard/Groupworld Newsletter — December 2018
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CONTENTS
1. Groupworld updates: upload from webcam + show all pdf pages + bluetooth headset fix + keyboard shortcuts2. TutorCruncher integration with Groupworld, offering tutor scheduling and payment
3. Ability to control each user's webcam, microphone and whiteboard permissions
4. Check out Tomorrow's Genius Campus' customized Groupworld classroom
1. Groupworld updates: upload from webcam + show all pdf pages + bluetooth headset fix + keyboard shortcuts
We recently added a new feature to Groupworld allowing you to upload images to the whiteboard directly from a webcam:
Other recent changes to Groupworld include:
- All pages in a pdf are now displayed in the drop-down page chooser after uploading.
- 8khz telephone quality bluetooth headsets now work properly (e.g. Mpow Thor).
- Keyboard shortcuts added to the whiteboard. For more details, see:
http://www.groupworld.net/help/newui.html#shortcuts
2. TutorCruncher integration with Groupworld, offering tutor scheduling and payment
TutorCruncher offers a powerful online scheduling and payment system for tutoring companies, and we have now added TutorCruncher integration to Groupworld, allowing you to launch your Groupworld rooms from TutorCruncher. Contact us for more details, or to set it up.
For more details about TutorCruncher, see:
3. Ability to control each user's webcam, microphone and whiteboard permissions
In Groupworld you can now control each user's webcam, microphone and whiteboard access in presenter mode, when using the Janus Gateway option (for high quality WebRTC audio/video with more than 2 users).
The presenter will now see icons for controlling each user's audio, video and whiteboard permissions when Janus Gateway has been enabled for the room and a presenter has been set.
4. Check out Tomorrow's Genius Campus' customized Groupworld classroom
Tomorrow's Genius Campus are using the enterprise version of Groupworld for online tutoring, and they have customized the user interface:
To see more details about their customized classroom platform, see:
TG Campus Online Tutoring Features
Please contact us if you are interested in customizing Groupboard or Groupworld to your requirements.
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