Using+Online+Conferencing+&+Chats

Online [|Video-Conferencing] & Chats --Various applications which allow students from around the world to engage in synchronous conferencing through live video feeds, video replays, chatting, and/or voice. Examples: iChat (a free application as a part of the iLife suite in MacOS) Elluminate, at [|http://www.elluminate.com], a free application for up to three participants (prices for additional participants vary by number.) Also acts as a electronic whiteboard. Vyew, at [|http://www.vyew.com], a completely free desktop sharing application. Applications in Education: >
 * Teachers can create online working spaces for student groups within and between their classrooms, grade levels, schools, states, and nations of the world.
 * Students can work collaboratively on group assignments and keep active communications ongoing with e-pals.