When we started going virtual for everything I purchased a couple of items that have proved invaluable. One was a $30 USB web cam/mic from Walmart.com because my desktop didn't have those. It clips to the top of the monitor screen. Admittedly, for that price the video isn't HD but the mic works fine. I did some online research to see how to improve video quality and ended up downloading a free app called DroidCam to my phone and my desktop. (There are others, including iPhone ones.) It lets me bluetooth connect my phone to the computer to use the phone's camera, which is much better. I bought a $15 Aduro gooseneck tablet stand with clamp on Amazon. (The tablet size stand holds my tablet the short way and my phone the long way, and it swivels 360 degrees, so the orientation can be adjusted.) The phone is held snuggly in a spring type slot. The arm is pretty strong and stiff, 22" long. I have it clamped to a shelf. For a lace class, I would simply use the little webcam for me (the teacher doesn't need me in HD) and use the clamp to hold my phone over my pillow with its own Zoom login (the teacher will have 2 windows per student - you and your pillow.)
Under $50 US and I have a pretty flexible though not elegant set up. Kathy Draves - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
