Ofee – Host Online Experiences to Teach and Share
Ofee is a new service that lets anyone who has a lesson to teach, share it with the world in a live online setting. Ofee was developed by three high school students. This morning I had a Zoom meeting with one of those students (and his mom) and got a tour of how Ofee works. […]
GoTalk – Simple Video Conferencing for Small Groups
GoTalk is a new video conferencing system designed for small groups. The GoTalk system is easy to use. Part of the reason why GoTalk is easy to use is that it doesn’t require you to register to get started. To get started simply go to the GoTalk site, select a URL for your conference room, […]
Use a Whiteboard in Skype Interviews
Skype Interviews is a free Microsoft service that was developed for employers to use to interview potential employees. It was specifically designed with coders and programmers in mind as there is a code editor component that lets candidates display their skills in realtime. Yesterday, Microsoft added a whiteboard to Skype Interviews. The whiteboard in Skype […]
Draw Chat – Free Video Conferencing With a Whiteboard
Draw Chat is a free service that allows anyone to create a video chat over a whiteboard, PDF, image, or map. To use Draw Chat you just have to visit the site and click “Start New Whiteboard.” Once your whiteboard launches you will have the option to enable access to your webcam and microphone. You […]
How to Quickly Create a Virtual Conference Room
Whether it is to host an online tutoring session or to connect with colleagues to plan a school event, from time to time we all can use a free and easy way to create online conference rooms. You could use Google Hangouts, but more times than not at least one person has trouble signing into […]
WebRoom – Free Online Conferencing With Virtual Whiteboard
WebRoom is a free service for hosting online meetings. WebRoom doesn’t require you to download any software and you don’t need to register in order to use it. To launch a meeting on WebRoom you simply enter your name and email address. Your meeting room launches as soon as you finish entering your email address. […]
How to Use Know Lounge to Host Online Tutoring Sessions
Know Lounge is a free service for hosting online tutoring sessions. A bunch of new options were added to Know Lounge this week so I made a new video to demonstrate how to use it. In addition what is demonstrated in the video above, Know Lounge now includes a quiz function. You can create a […]
Know Lounge – Host Online Tutoring Sessions for Free
Know Lounge is a complementary service to the Know Recorder app that I reviewed yesterday. Know Lounge lets you create an online room in which you can host tutoring sessions and record videos. In the video embedded below I demonstrate how to use Know Lounge as teacher. Applications for Education Know Lounge could be a […]
Three Ways to Host Online Tutoring Sessions
I recently received an email from a reader who was looking for some tools that she could use for online tutoring/ instruction. The catch was that she needed to be able to share a whiteboard with her students. That’s not an unusual request because whiteboards can be invaluable when trying to explain a mathematics concept […]