VirtualMV/Internet and Web/Web Conferencing/Content

Overview

By the end of this page you will be able to: Have an understanding of various webconferencing systems

Overview

There are many Internet Protocol (IP) based teleconferencing systems

Wikipedia (2009a) has a count of the number of users

Examples

Microsoft Live Messenger

• Includes text chat, video conferencing and interactive whiteboard.
• Users: 300 million (May, 2008)
• URL: http://download.live.com/?sku=messenger
• References: (Wikipedia, 2009b)

Skype ( http://www.skype.com )

• More than 276 million users (Jan, 2009)is a leader in videoconferencing.
• Users: 309 million (May 2008)

Gmail video and Voice ( http://mail.google.com/videochat )

• Introduced November 2008 the video and voice capabilities are embedd into Gmail
• Users:

Dimdim ( http://www.dimdim.com )

• Enables users to deliver synchronised live presentations, white boards and web pages accompanied by voice and video. Runs in a web browser and uses Open Source Software. Also has a Dimdim Virtual Classroom Pack for educational customers.
• Users:

Webinar

Has restricted functionality for users. The one I participated in had voice only and no idea of who was online or stats to help create a sense of class.

2011: Webinar Web Conferencing explaining Softchalk in an OER discussion

Videos onine

There are services that create videos online

• Examples: http://animoto.com, http://www.jumpcut.com, http://www.toufee.com, and http://www.digitalfilms.com