Implementation of Distributed Shared Whiteboard Using Web Socket Protocol

Abstract

Our proposal on Shared Whiteboard is the online platform bringing together the learners either local or distant and the teachers within one class through the help of web based system. It is referred as a web based system as it requires computer and internet connection. Shared Whiteboard has the features of chatting as well as video and audio conferencing between the teacher and the students. The teacher can register new students, set the agenda i.e. what he is going to teach, he will give the brief outline of topics to the students. Then he will start the presentation, he can also upload the resources like images, text file etc. After giving presentation the teacher will end the presentation by clicking on “end presentation” button, and then he will be redirected to the login page of the system. Similarly, the students can apply for the registration in the whiteboard system; he can attend the presentation and download the resources which are available on the whiteboard. First student will login into the system using username and password, after successful login he will be redirected to the page from where he will click on the “attend class” button and then he will be redirected to the shared whiteboard page. Both teacher and students can use different functionality of the shared whiteboard system like both the users can use different buttons to draw different types of figures or they can use pencil to write or draw anything. Similarly, whiteboard is provided for the sharing of ideas or any important messages among the teachers and students. As shared whiteboard is the representation of real classroom virtually, students are fully benefited as per in the real classroom. They can share the ideas, knowledge, and subject matters with the teacher and among the other students.