Edu Go Standard - Streaming Media Plug-Ins

A Building Block Partner of Blackboard Inc, TechShastra has developed Edu Go  - a series of Streaming Media Plug-ins for the Blackboard Learning System running on both Microsoft .NET and JAVA Platform. These Building Blocks help Institutions to upload and stream Audio/Video contents related to various courses conducted by them.

Sr. No.	Streaming Media Plug-Ins Details
Ver.2.0	Media with Text Plug-In ARCHIVED Media with Text Plug-In LIVE Media with Text Plug-In Media with PowerPoint Plug-In ARCHIVED Media with PowerPoint Plug-In LIVE Media with Text Plug-In

Edu Go - ARVCHIVED Media with Text Plug-In

This Plug-In facilitates uploading of Media and its associated Text content. It provides an interface to stream the uploaded media content and displays the associated text content with it. The Blackboard system administrator has the rights to change the settings related to uploading and streaming of the media content. He can also set the threshold bandwidth required to distinguish between a high or a low bandwidth media file. The Plug-In has a feature in which the Content Creator has the option of selecting any one of the six layouts mentioned below:

Process Involved

The Content Creator provides the media files that are to be uploaded on the FTP servers and the associated text content which are stored in the database. On successfully uploading the media files and text content a link is created in the Blackboard Learning System. To view this uploaded media and text content, one has to click on the link generated in the BlackBoard Learning System. The media file is then streamed from the server and the associated text content is displayed adjacent to it as per the layout selected by the content creator.

Note: The Plug-In uploads both HIGH BANDWIDTH & LOW BANDWIDTH media files which has to have the same name. The network bandwidth at the client’s end is detected by the Plug-In and if this bandwidth is greater than the threshold Bandwidth (which is set by the administrator) the HIGH Bandwidth media file is streamed otherwise the LOW Bandwidth media file is streamed.

Edu Go - LIVE Media with Text Plug-In

This Plug-In facilitates the streaming of LIVE Media with its associated text content on a scheduled date. The Blackboard system administrator has the rights to change the settings related to streaming of the LIVE media content. The Content Creator has been provided with the flexibility of changing or canceling the date on which LIVE streaming has been scheduled. The Plug-In has a feature in which the Content Creator has the option of selecting any one of the six layouts mentioned below:

Process Involved

The Content Creator is first given an option of selecting a suitable date of his choice for LIVE streaming. Further to which he has to provide the associated text content. On successfully uploading the text content a link is created in the Blackboard Learning System. The LIVE media and text content can be viewed only if the content viewer clicks on the link generated in the BlackBoard Learning System on the scheduled date.

Edu Go - ARCHIVED Media with PowerPoint Plug-In

This Plug-In facilitates uploading of Media and its associated PowerPoint content. It provides an interface to stream the uploaded media content and displays the associated PowerPoint content with it. The Blackboard system administrator has the rights to change the settings related to uploading and streaming of the media content. He can also set the threshold bandwidth required to distinguish between a high or a low bandwidth media file.

Process Involved

The Content Creator provides the media files that are to be uploaded on the FTP servers and the associated PowerPoint content which are also uploaded to a webserver. On successfully uploading the media files and the PowerPoint content a link is created in the Blackboard Learning System. To view this uploaded media and PowerPoint content, one has to click on the link generated in the BlackBoard Learning System. The media file is then streamed from the server and the associated PowerPoint content is displayed adjacent to it.

Note: The Plug-In uploads both HIGH Bandwidth & LOW Bandwidth media files which has to have the same name. The network bandwidth at the client’s end is detected by the Plug-In and if this bandwidth is greater than the threshold Bandwidth (which is set by the administrator) the HIGH Bandwidth media file is streamed otherwise the LOW Bandwidth media file is streamed.

Edu Go - LIVE Media with PowerPoint Plug-In

This Plug-In facilitates the streaming of LIVE Media with its associated PowerPoint content on a scheduled date. The Blackboard system administrator has the rights to change the settings related to streaming of the LIVE media content. The Content Creator has been provided with the flexibility of changing or canceling the date on which LIVE streaming has been scheduled.

Process Involved

The Content Creator is first given an option of selecting a suitable date of his choice for LIVE streaming. Further to which he has to provide the associated PowerPoint content. On successfully uploading the PowerPoint content a link is created in the Blackboard Learning System. The LIVE media and PowerPoint content can be viewed only if the content viewer clicks on the link generated in the BlackBoard Learning System on the scheduled date.