Media for Ministry -- Ministry Training » VIRTUAL MEETING HELP http://mediaforministry.org Ministry training and tools for using facebook, wordpress, blogging, livestream, and more in ministry. Sponsored by Keynote New Media Labs, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:56:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 USTREAM Streaming Video on Your WordPress Blog http://mediaforministry.org/272/ustream-streaming-video-on-your-wordpress-blog/ http://mediaforministry.org/272/ustream-streaming-video-on-your-wordpress-blog/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:00:38 +0000 Chris Zaugg http://mediaforministry.org/?p=272

Using a USTREAM live video feed on your blog is easy, and it makes finding your streaming  feed easy for your target audience! This screencast tutorial will help you embed both video and chat on your WordPress blog. NOTE: If you scroll down this page, you’ll see I have pasted some code that I refer to in this video. You can cut and paste it when you go through the setup.

This is #2 in a series. Click here for #1.

HTML code for your blog:

<html>

<body>

<table border=”0″ width=”100%” cellpadding=”10″>

<tr>

<td width=”50%” valign=”top”>

////Your video embed here////

</td>

<td width=”50%” valign=”top”>

////Your chat embed here////

</td>

</tr>

</table>

</body>

</html>


]]> http://mediaforministry.org/272/ustream-streaming-video-on-your-wordpress-blog/feed/ 1 USTREAM Live Video Streaming Setup http://mediaforministry.org/257/ustream-live-video-streaming-setup-online-resources-for-ministry/ http://mediaforministry.org/257/ustream-live-video-streaming-setup-online-resources-for-ministry/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:00:10 +0000 Chris Zaugg http://mediaforministry.org/?p=257

USTREAM is a great tool to use for virtual meetings, allowing you to broadcast your meeting, and chat live with your viewers. Here’s a screencast that shows you how to login & set up video settings in USTREAM. (Addendum: At one point I mention “flash” based cameras, when I meant to say “firewire” based cameras.)

]]> http://mediaforministry.org/257/ustream-live-video-streaming-setup-online-resources-for-ministry/feed/ 5 Using Social Media For Campus Ministry http://mediaforministry.org/203/using-social-media-for-campus-ministry/ http://mediaforministry.org/203/using-social-media-for-campus-ministry/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:26:26 +0000 sam http://mediaforministry.org/?p=203

Check out this great article Brian Barela wrote for his blog about leveraging technology and social media for ministry on college campuses.

Leveraging Technology for Campus Ministry

I think he makes a great point by distinguishing between the different types of communication and when they might be appropriate in using Facebook Fan Pages vs. Group Pages. He also makes some great points about integrating a blog to make your online presence more visible and outward facing.

]]> http://mediaforministry.org/203/using-social-media-for-campus-ministry/feed/ 0 Using a Laptop Computer Camera with Livestream http://mediaforministry.org/71/using-a-laptop-computer-camera-with-livestream/ http://mediaforministry.org/71/using-a-laptop-computer-camera-with-livestream/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:18:07 +0000 sam http://mediaforministry.org/?p=71

If you are broadcasting a meeting using Livestream, but you do not have an external video camera, here’s a screencast that shows you one way to get around that using the camera built into a laptop computer.

]]> http://mediaforministry.org/71/using-a-laptop-computer-camera-with-livestream/feed/ 0 How to Set Up a Room for Your Livestream Broadcast http://mediaforministry.org/68/how-to-set-up-a-room-for-your-livestream-broadcast/ http://mediaforministry.org/68/how-to-set-up-a-room-for-your-livestream-broadcast/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:00:14 +0000 sam http://mediaforministry.org/?p=68

If you are broadcasting using Livestream, this is one way in which you can set up and configure the camera and computer in a meeting room.

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Livestream allows you to chat live with your online audience during your virtual meeting. Here is a screencast showing you how to monitor your chat during a livestream broadcast, and remove users if necessary.

You can also check out the Livestream user guide for more info.
Livestream User Guide

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Livestream can be a great tool to use for virtual meetings, allowing you to broadcast your meeting, and chat live with your viewers. Here’s a screencast that shows you how to login & adjust your initial audio & video settings of livestream.

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