What This Tool Offers

Product

Example

Tips

Real-Time classes that can be recorded, staff or student conferences, presentations, create tutorials

Elluminate

Link to recorded session on Web2.0, Oh Why?

http://elm.elluminate.com:80/FRONTRANGE/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1204154613757

Once Elluminate has downloaded, type in your name, then click on logon to view and listen.

No password is required.

Vroom is free for groups of 3, larger user groups need to purchase services

http://elluminate.com

Free phone calls, small group conversations, Recording Sound Files of call w/ others

Skype

http://technologypd.pbwiki.com/Skype+in+Education

This is a wiki by educators who are using Skype.

Free use for those who have downloaded Skype to their machines; small cost to buy credit to call phones.

http://skype.com

One or more authors can share text, image, sound with many; readers can comment.

blog

(Web+log)

http://mocozone.blogspot.com

Consider the privacy issues.

Look into how the mobile-blogging piece.

Allows writing by several authors who can have permissions to group edit, versions can be viewed.

wiki

http://chiresources.pbwiki.com/

Some are free or have education accounts, look for easy editing tools. http://pbwiki.com

Store video you or others have created,  control who views and adds to channel.

Youtube

Teachertube

http://mocozone.blogspot.com/2008_05_18_archive.html

Try it at: http://youtube.com

User Name: showknow  password: september28

Get an account, upload your own video or found videos into for private or public sharing.

Create slide shows  with or without voice that others can remark upon, can control who has access.

Voice Thread

http://faculty.coloradomtn.edu/blog/2008/05/proficiency-exercise-d-span-102.html

Free allows smaller amount of online storage and recorded minutes than a paid subscription.

http://www.voicethread.com

Create sound files from either phone or desktop.

Gabcast

http://gabcast.com/index.php?a=episodes&id=6604

Try it by calling this number and using this password: 1.800.749.0632, Channel 13431#, Password 092007#

Create sound files via a computer or telephone. Free and paid services.  http://gabcast.com

Allows you to embed one tool into another and have any updates added to your site automatically.

RSS Feeds

http://www.gabcast.com/casts/6604/rss/rss.xml

http://feeds.delicious.com/rss/Chiresources

Click on RSS Feed Symbol and copy URL up in Browser

Allows you to save websites with notes about them, and tag them with key words. These bookmarks can be viewed on the web.

Del.icio.us

http://del.icio.us/chiresources/

Add a resource here: Google “Delicious”

User Name: chiresources Password: share!

Click on the “Post” tab at the top of the page.

Accounts can be public or private. You can create a common account for classes.

Experience/participate in a virtual world through your character (avatar).

Second Life

Video:  http://blip.tv/file/262909/

Get started: http://sl.nmc.org/join

http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/

There are defined separate virtual communities for those over and under eighteen (Teen Grid).