Skype an Author Into Your Library or Classroom - Skype An Author Network
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Wouldn't it be great to invite authors into your classroom or library to video chat with students before, during, and/or after you've read their books? We are growing a list of authors who want to make that connection with you. See the alphabetical list in the scrolling author box on the left. Read on to find out just how easy it is!

Authors to Skype into classrooms and library

When you want to do a one-on-one video chat with someone else, what do you use? The first thing that probably comes to mind is Skype. While Skype is a

Forget Skype: TinyChat Launches Dead-Simple Video Chat http://bit.ly/ACYSq [from http://twitter.com/gohewitt/statuses/4508167690]

To test this thing out, Mashable’s (Mashable) Christina Warren and I just went to the same link (let’s say http://p2p.tinychat.com/anyroom). Once we were there, TinyChat connected to our webcams and … presto! The live chat was working. It even blocks others from entering once there are two participants, so you know your privacy is protected.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Tools for Schools: Live Online Conferencing As an Adobe Education Leader, I am lucky enough to have access to a full version of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, a full-featured video conferencing and synchronous collaboration tool. (If anyone ever wants to see how it works, please let me know and we can set up a time for a meeting demo!) Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro is not free, and I have yet to find a no-cost option for schools that comes close to its capabilities. However, here are a few free options that provide more than just video-calling (like Skype and ooVoo). The sites listed below will allow you to experiment with a more full-featured toolset and, perhaps, provide enough justification in your school or district for the purchase of a full-fledged system! These are just brief overviews of the capabilities of each of these systems. Each system often adds new features, so take the time to give each of them a try and re-visit them regularly.

Adobe options for online conferencing; good for pandemic

Conferenze 3d con webcam