More Tools for Communicating and Collaborating

 

 

Let's Chat!

 

Get a room!

Chatzy provides an archivable text chat room. Good for "back-channeling" during your class or presentation. Suggest you appoint a moderator!

http://www.chatzy.com/ 

 

 

 

Video Chat

http://vawkr.com/

Instant group video chat from your web browser.

 

http://www.mebeam.com

Another free online video chat room. 

 

Too many identities? No need to split your personality:

 

(Mac users only): http://www.adiumx.com/

Download this app to login to multiple IM accounts. 

 

http://meebo.com

Login to multiple accounts with this web interfaced. Don't use public Meebo rooms... too many oddballs. 

 

 

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Why aren't you blogging?

 

http://edublogs.org

 

http://blogger.com

 

http://classblogmeister.com

 

 

Cover It Live!

Don't just blog, live blog - for play by play action, embed into your blog!

http://coveritlive.com/

See example from NECC 2008 Opening Keynote Address --  as hosted by Vicki Davis (aka coolcatteacher) at: http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2008/06/live-blogging-keynote-wisdom-of-crowds.html

 

 

Blogs too much work? Consider a Tumblelog from Tumblr, to easily and quickly post and share anything you find or create.

http://www.tumblr.com/

 

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Create and publish web content for free with wikis

 

http://pbwiki.com

 

http://wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

 

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