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WEB 2.0

Social Networking

A Social Network is a structure based on the connections created between a group or individual, for example a person who is linked with family, friends, work, community, etc. The more associations created, the bigger the network becomes. Once the associations are established, you then interact and network with others in an online environment.

Stay on top of social networking by joining the Social Networking in Class Ning.

Web Conferencing

When you want to meet in an synchronous environment that allows you to view, speak and text chat, then you need to use a web conferencing tool. Web conferencing is often used for weekly or bi-weekly class meetings for an online course, faculty office hours, guest speaker in an online course and other instances where the ability to interact synchronously is necessary.

COLRS maintains several Elluminate rooms that can be scheduled. It is important to note that Elluminate supports voice over IP (VOIP). This means that anyone using Elluminate will not need to also "call-in" via a telephone number. VOIP is not only reliable, but provides superb quality.

ITS maintains another web conferencing tool, Go To Meeting that faculty may choose to use. Contact ITS to setup a meeting to review the tool and how to best roll-out within an online/blended course.

Examples:

Brio (Adobe Labs), Tiny Chat, Dim Dim