Tele-+and+Videoconferencing

[|Skype] Unlimited calls to any phone in the US and Canada for less than $3 per month. You can call computer-to-computer or computer-to-landline. [[|Yugma] Check out Yugma's use with Skype. Skype revolutionized real-time communication online. Now, Yugma revolutionizes real-time collaboration by enabling quick and instant sharing of ideas by letting you conduct virtual meetings or share desktops spontaneously. Yugma works across platforms - working seamlessly between Windows, Mac and Linux, and is easy to use. Yugma lets you connect with up to 10 other people for free. You can upgrade any time to host meetings with up to 500 other people.]

iChat lets you easily [|__chat__] using text, audio, or video with other iChat, .Mac, and AOL Instant Messenger ([|__AIM__]) users over the Internet—or just on a local network using Bonjour (formerly "Rendezvous"). You can also send and receive files with iChat. Find answers to common questions in this [|FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) document].

[|iChat AV]: "Featuring a three-dimensional view, iChat AV 3 for Tiger practically puts your colleagues in the room with you, making it easier to follow the conversation. View their faces reflected into space, just as if they were sitting around a conference-room table."

[|Elluminate and Blackboard: Teaching and Learning Transformed]

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 * Unlimited access of [|Elluminate //Live!// Lite Edition] for one year, with full-duplex audio, shared whiteboard, chat, math symbol library, graphing calculator, advanced moderator tools, and much more.
 * Free Elluminate Plug-in for your favorite Learning Management System
 * [|Elluminate Blackboard Building Block] (for Blackboard Learning System – Enterprise).
 * [|Moodle Plug-in] - Download from [|here] for installing on your own servers
 * Lite Edition virtual classroom software hosted by Elluminate — or on your own server.
 * Easy upgrade to complete functionality of [|Elluminate //Live!// Academic Edition™]

[|Flashmeeting] The simple meeting tool that works in a web browser and creates instant web replays!

[|How do I configure iChat for Google Talk?]

[|Ustream] What is Ustream? Ustream is a platform that provides live interactive video for everyone. Anyone with a camera and an Internet connection can use Ustream to broadcast to a global audience. ALSO SEE Will Richardson plays with Ustream and Camtwist ALSO SEE [|Camtwist] Please note: CamTwist does **NOT** work with iChat. Please see [|ChatFX] for a similar product that works with iChat. Known to work with:
 * CamTwist** is a software package that lets you add special effects to your video chats. It's also possible to stream your desktop and still images. With CamTwist, you can also use multiple video chat programs at the same time.
 * Stickam.com
 * Yahoo
 * Skype
 * amsn

[|Using Video Streaming and Podcasting to Design Rich-media Online Courses] "This session will cover lessons learned and best practices for creating highly interactive, student-centered, rich-media online courses with customizable and mobile learning using Mediasite video streaming and video and audio podcasting. It will include a tour of a course Web site, 10 principles for good practice for innovative online education, and a course design toolkit."