The Case for Virtual Schools
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Distance Webconferencing Products
Skype is a free tool you can download in order to place calls online. When you use Skype, long distance charges do not apply because you are using voice over IP technology. Download from Skype.com and start enjoying free talk, chat, and video online!
Tapped In is the online workplace of an international community of education professionals. K-12 teachers and librarians, professional development staff, teacher education faculty and students, and researchers engage in professional development programs and informal collaborative activities with colleagues
WebEx is a tool you can use to meet online whenever you want with on-demand web conferencing. You can schedule meetings in advance or start an instant meeting with the click of your mouse. Send invitations via email or IM--you can even start the meeting from within a secure instant messenger.
Wimba Live Classroomis the leading tools for K12 today when it comes to allowing schools to make their online courses more interactive and collaborative.
True Audio and Web Conferencing Service that integrates both audio and web conferencing for a single low price of 9 1/2¢ per minute per participant. This new conferencing service was developed to meet the cost, convenience and speed requirements of today’s small businesses and home office workers. The new “True Conferencing” is a high-quality conferencing service designed to be available whenever needed, for up to 50 participants, without any hidden charges or blocked calls. A free trial offer is available to those seeking to experience the “True Conferencing” difference.
Adobe now has the new Acrobat Connect™ line of products that enables interactive, real-world web conferencing through online personal meeting rooms that anyone can access instantly without cumbersome software downloads. Spontaneous collaboration through screen sharing has never been easier for both meeting hosts and attendees.
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Online Information about Interactive Videoconferencing:
http://k-12.pisd.edu/distance_learning/content-providers.htm
http://www.ja.net/community/schools/vc/content.html
k12opensource.org - Video Conferencing Content Providers
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/vidconf/directory.cfm
Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration
www.noodletrip.com
For more information about desktop videoconferencing, try:
Scott Merrick’s Desktop IVC blog
For more information about desktop videoconferencing, try:
Scott Merrick’s Desktop IVC blog