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ManyCam

ManyCam is a webcam software that online English teachers are using to deliver creative lessons online. It comes in both free and paid versions.

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Many teachers are using it as a secondary reward system.

(for those of you that don’t know yet, secondary reward systems are digital or physical reward systems - other than your company’s built-in reward - that you give to students for behaving or performing well)

However, it has many other uses outside of a secondary reward system.

Check out this fantastic video below from Teacher Joe showing all the ways you can use ManyCam in the online classroom:

 

 
 
 
 

Available Plans

As we previously mentioned, ManyCam has both free and paid versions. The Trial Version has limited functionality, but it will allow you see some of the features.

ManyCam has two main plans that are suitable to teachers:

Standard Plan

  • can be installed on one device (computer, tablet, laptop)

  • supports four video sources

  • The Standard Plan has all of the features we previously mentioned except the green screen feature.

The Studio Plan

  • can be installed on up to two devices

  • supports 12 video sources

  • supports 4K video

  • has the chroma key (green screen) feature

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ManyCam Technical Considerations

We want to mention that ManyCam is a pretty advanced graphics program which can cause older computers to slow down when in use. Many teachers use ManyCam and never have a problem. However, we recommend you check ManyCam’s minimum requirements before trying it out while teaching.

We also recommend testing it out as much as you can BEFORE trying it in the real classroom. Play around with it on your computer, try using it when video chatting to a friend. Login to your real classroom hours ahead of time and see how it works with your company’s interface.

 
 

ManyCam System Requirements

The system requirements listed below apply to one active ManyCam video preset with one 720p video source selected.

The minimum system requirements for ManyCam are:

(Windows)

  • Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

  • Intel Core i3 or faster processor (i5 or greater preferred)

  • 2 GB RAM

  • Graphics card drivers must be up-to-date

  • Broadband Internet Connection (high-speed) is required for ManyCam subscription activation,


(macOS)

  • MacOS X 10.10 and higher

  • Intel Mac only

  • Broadband Internet Connection (high-speed) is required for ManyCam subcription activation

  • Firefox browser


Please remember these are the minimum system requirements to run ManyCam. In general, the better your processor is, the better ManyCam will perform.