I couldn't find any I really liked for the main apps I use, so I made my own.
There are loads available online, for free or for a small fee. What also makes the Stream Deck really attractive to use is that you can use whatever icon designs you like. I even have profiles to use Emojis at the touch of a button! Stream Deck icons for facilitation apps I have a ‘Home’ profile for launching all the different apps I use, plus a profile for all the Bright Pilots classes, plus Zoom, Mural, Miro, Ecamm Live, and Butter. It's definitely one of those tools where the more you use it, the more uses you can find for it. Then, you just swap from profile to profile as you need them. You can set up as many profiles on a Stream Deck as you want to, where each profile is a group of functions. If your app has shortcut keys, you can set those up on Stream Deck. Stream Deck is like having a second keyboard for all the functions you use the most, in just about any app you use. Whether I'm facilitating an online workshop, conducting a training session, or recording a training video for on-demand learning, having all the shortcut keys for these apps set up as buttons on my Stream Deck makes it much easier. I've found that using my Elgato Stream Deck has been a game-changer for helping me handle a mix like this. Elgato Stream Deck makes online facilitation easier It can be a big load on the brain guiding a group conversation, as well as operating a mix of apps like this (a regular interactive cocktail for me is Zoom, Mural and a Mentimeter poll). Zoom, Hangouts, Butter, Teams…) can be fine, but adding other ways to interact and collaborate on work together (such as an online canvas, chat or polls) is often better.įacilitating online meetings and workshops with multiple modes and apps like this can take some getting used to, though. Having a conversation using a videoconference app (e.g. A big part of keeping online meetings and workshops productive and engaging for everybody is using a smart variety of interactions.