99 Chats is an easy to use chat service
that lets teachers create chat rooms that can be added to a class website or
blog. 99 Chats is highly customizable and can be a great way to expand the
school experience beyond the physical walls of school. Imagine using a service
like this on a class website as a way to offer extra help for students when
they need it or perhaps even to communicate with parents. It is easy and free
with lots of possibilities to improve communication in the school environment.
Big Marker is a free real-time social
conferencing web tool. Users can create video multimedia streams of
presentation content and then share the work with a single student or multiple
students at the same time. There are excellent collaborative features such as
Document Editing, Multi-Video Chatting (which is not limited to simply three
users), and a slew of interactive white board features that allow students and
teachers to mark up the virtual space together. This is a great way for
students and teachers to work together collaboratively whether they are in the
same classroom or involved in distant learning.
Twiddla
is a no set up, web based meeting playground. It’s a mark up websites,
graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas. Browse the web
with your friends or make that conference call more productive than ever. No
plug-ins, downloads, or firewall voodoo - it's all here, ready to go when you
are.
Storybird allows you to make, read, and share visual stories. It's A global community of readers, writers, and artists of all ages.
Watchitoo is a collaboration platform that allows up to 25 meeting
participants to collaborate in a virtual video conference environment, around
nearly any form of rich media (like PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, documents,
photos and Hi-Definition video clips), with an
internet connection. This rich media and video
collaboration to be viewed by audiences of thousands of people. Which could be
use as a great tool for teachers!
