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Application Sharing
What is it? 
Application sharing refers to two or more computer users that have access to an application or document at the same time from different locations. There are several different application sharing programs. Access to the application is usually granted through either giving users a username and password to access an application or through an access granting mechanism of the software. In addition, users who are granted permission to access and edit the document are said to have "control access" and those who can see the document in real time but cannot edit it have been given only "view access."
Application Sharing
What are the educational uses and benefits?
Communication:
- Allows two or more users to simultaneously edit a document or application such as in a synchronous class activity.
- Allows distance learners to edit a document or application in real time.
- Use of application sharing activities helps to create a sense of community among students and instructors in a distance learning setting.
- Allows instructors and students to participate in hands on activities.
- Allows instructors to demonstrate and teach complicated software applications in real time.
- Allows instructors to coach students through the use of complicated software applications.
Application Sharing
Can I see an example?
See an Example of Application Sharing using the Elluminate Live! Virtual classroom.
Application Sharing
How do I get started?
Many Application Sharing programs are included as a part of a collaborative software package such as in Elluminate Live!, Windows Messenger, and Skype, although stand-alone application sharing programs are also available.
Most Application Sharing programs function in the following manner:
- The primary user who is hosting the application sharing function opens the program or document that they wish to share on their computer.
- The primary user opens or signs-in to the Application Sharing program.
- The primary user contacts those who are online that they wish to share the application with and invites them into the application sharing session.
- The primary user grants “control access” to any secondary user that they wish to have control over the program. The secondary user now has control over the program and can modify, manipulate, edit, or apply the program.
- The primary user grants “view access” to any secondary user that they wish to be able to see the program but not have control over the program.
Application Sharing
Where can I learn more?
- Answers - Application Sharing: A detailed explanation of application sharing.
- Application and Whiteboard Sharing Using Windows Messenger v4.0: An article describing how to use Windows Messenger v4.0, which comes with Windows XP, in order to conduct application sharing activities.
- Collaboration Tools - Application Sharing: A list of collaboration tools that include application sharing.
- Elluminate Live – Application Sharing: A PDF quick reference guide for moderators of application sharing sessions held in the Elluminate Live virtual classroom.
