WebJunction

Wimba Classroom Service

WebJunction offers the powerful Wimba Classroom web conferencing service at a discounted rate as part of a special offer for libraries. Wimba combines an easy to use yet powerful technology with the training and support that will allow you to take full advantage of it. Conduct training and meetings across wide geographies while saving on the travel time and costs normally required for in-person training. The service enables you to take advantage of the latest in web-based technology while still maintaining the high touch needed for successful training and meetings. Wimba as offered through WebJunction is valuable as a standalone tool or as a powerful compliment to other WebJunction services as part of your blended learning solution.

Want to see Wimba in action? View a Wimba webinar produced by MaintainIT that was hosted on WebJunction.

Wimba Classroom Offers Unique Services

• Unlimited seats for every organization 
• A clean, easy-to-use interface
• Expert training in system administration 
• Comprehensive, 24/7 technical support through Wimba Classroom

The Wimba Classroom System

Wimba Classroom—an accessible, cross-platform, virtual classroom and meeting space featuring:

• Voice over IP with an integrated telephone bridge option
• A clean, easy-to-use interface
• Small or no download (requires users to have Java)
• Public and private text chat
• Polling and Quizzing
• Desktop sharing that includes remote control capability
• eBoard sharing with full annotation tools
• Breakout rooms
• Session recording that captures all activity, including public chat
• Section 508 compliant with closed captioning and screen reader accessibility
• Multi-way video with automated switching based on voice detection
• Phone-only access that can also be used for teleconferencing
• Interaction with audio, polls and hand-raising via phone
• Enhanced breakout rooms
• Emoticons

New Subscriptions

For information on new subscriptions, please contact info@webjunction.org.

Testimonials

"Recently, I began using Wimba to conduct online meetings for a project I had been assigned. This product has worked so well, my task force team members have voted not to meet in person again. It has not only saved us travel time and money (for mileage reimbursement), it has also allowed each staff member to be more accessible to service our customers.

Our task was to create a document consisting of competencies for our reference staff. My team of five was located in five separate library locations stretching across Lee County which is an 800-square mile area. Wimba has made it possible for us to meet at a specified time in order to accomplish our goals. The first meeting was spent getting to know the product and once we understood the options for interacting with each other, we were off and running. We can communicate verbally as well as through text. As a class instructor, I have the ability to store documents in the “meeting room” so they can be viewed by each of us at the same time.

It is so easy to use. I send an invitation to the task force team members listing the meeting’s day and time. At the appointed hour, we all log into the session and begin working on our project just as if we were face-to-face. We have a lot of fun using this product while getting a lot of work accomplished. This has been a GREAT tool for us and I have another task force team ready to start utilizing Wimba for our collaborative meetings."

Catherine Vaughn, CE Coordinator of Lee County Library System in Fort Myers, Florida