Downloadable version of handout attached.
Webconferencing Tools and Programming: A Sampling of Tools and Opportunities
A Few Free Version Tools
- Dim-Dim http://www.dimdim.com
- Skype http://skype.com
- iChat (Macs) http://ichat.com
- Meebo Chat Rooms.http://meebo.com
- Yahoo Messenger http://messenger.yahoo.com
- Google Docs http://docs.google.com
- tinychat http://tinychat.com
- Scriblink www.scriblink.com/
- iLibrarian: 6 Free Web Conferencing Tools Librarians Will Love http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2008/6-free-web-conferencing-tools-librarians-will-love
Other Online Conferencing tools
- OPAL (A library consortium) http://www.opal-online.org/ membership fact sheet: http://www.opal-online.org/factsheet.htm
- ReadyTalk via TechSoup
- Adobe Connect discussed here, please share in the discussion, others you use!
Reviews of Online Conferencing tools
- Real-Time Web Conferencing (an independent guide to software & services enabling real-time communication): http://thinkofit.com/webconf/realtime.htm
- Unique around the world: vendor-independent review of web conferencing solutions: http://www.webconferencing-test.com/en/webconference_home.html
- Web Conferencing Roundup: 9 Tools for Online Meetings: http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/11/12/web-conferencing-roundup/
- 8 Free Web Conferencing Tools: http://open-tube.com/7-free-web-conferencing-tools
- A Few Good Online Conferencing Tools: http://www.idealware.org/articles/few-good-online-conferencing-tools-0
- Web Conferencing for Libraries: "Can You Hear Me Now?": http://www.infotoday.com/online/jan04/perez.shtml
- TechSoup Review: Web Conferencing Tools: Right for You?": http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page5975.cfm
