New Tools for Voice and Video
The following are Web sites that allow you to communicate in various ways with your students. With the exception of Wimba, which is a service that Chemeketa Community College has purchased, all of the tools mentioned here are free.
Audio Tools
Horizon Wimba: This service offeres a suite of “voice tools” which can be added to Web pages or integrated with a course management system such as Blackboard’s e-learn.
Wimba’s tools include a threaded voice discussion board and voice email functions.
To learn more go to: http://www.wimba.com/
YackPack: This oddly named service provides a unique interface for providing asynchronous voice discussions for groups.
Other Voice communication sites worth looking at include:
Odeo: http://odeo.com/ (voice email)
Vaestro: http://vaestro.com/ (voice board)
VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/about/empowering/
Video Tools:
Viddler: This service allows you to record, share and comment on videos online using only a simple Web camera. Perhaps the greatest strength of this site is the user’s ability to comment on a video at a specific place in the timeline.
I’ve created a short Viddler tutorial here: http://newterra.chemeketa.edu/faculty/vanslyt//computerskills/tutorials/viddler.swf
Other video tools:
Eyejot: Video email http://www.eyejot.com
More information on using technology: visit my Web page for teachers:
http://newterra.chemeketa.edu/faculty/vanslyt/computerskills/tech4teachers.html