Webconferencing+Platforms



Second Life: An Introduction**
 * Making the Most of Social Networks

Dimdim, host up to 20 people/seats free Elluminate GoToMeeting; GoToWebinar ReadyTalk WebEx
 * LearnCentral, social learning network for education, sponsored by Elluminate; for any educator who is passionate about teaching and learning and wants to find and connect with like-minded colleagues to share content, develop best practices, and collaborate on a global level

WIZiQ: Free online teaching and elearning Supercool School


 * Also Consider**

Skype FreeConferenceCall (ppts) Chatterous - group chat using the web, im, email, or phone Posterous - put anything online using email jing - screencasting
 * Caren's bookmarks about Skype


 * Alternative Community Platforms / Digital Storytelling / Fun**

Caren's bookmarks about digital storytelling

Tom Barrett's Interesting Ways Series, including:

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 * Caren's bookmarks about VoiceThread
 * Animoto for Education


 * Miscellaneous Resources**

Nancy White's Conference Call Tips [|Instructional Strategies that Work with Videoconferencing: Increasing Interactivity], Janine Lim presentation

InSync Training (Jennifer Hoffman; see publications and tips) Learning in Real Time: Synchronous Teaching and Learning Online by Jonathan Finkelstein (see also LearningTimes) Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom by Palloff and Pratt

NTEN, nonprofit technology network TechSoup, the technology place for non profits Lasagna and Chips, communities of practice and more

Caren's bookmarks about webinars Caren's bookmarks about facilitation