Video+Conferencing

This page contains websites used for video conferencing. Users can see and talk to each other while working in a shared space.

 functionality inside meeting room || of the room and talk through video and audio, as well as view uploaded files together and markup the files. || view one document in the process of being edited, watch a movie only available on one computer ||
 * Big Marker **
 * Website: || [] ||
 * Distribution: || In browser, flash plug-in required ||
 * Anonymous User: || View and participate in hosted meetings ||
 * Logged-in User: || Host and moderate meetings ||
 * Email Use: || Required for log-in account creation ||
 * Paid Option: || Create private groups and meetings ||
 * Comparison: || Robust collaboration tools beyond video conferencing, limited
 * Comparison: || Robust collaboration tools beyond video conferencing, limited
 * Description: || Users can create a video conference room, share the meeting
 * Uses: || Students could collaborate on an after school activity,

features and functionality until premium version is purchased || such as raising hands, very robust sharing options, free version lacks recording functionality || of the room and talk through video and audio, as well as view each other's desktop, share applications, and transfer files between members. || view one document in the process of being edited, watch a movie only available on one computer ||
 * Blackboard Collaborate **
 * Website: || [] ||
 * Distribution: || In browser, java plug-in required ||
 * Anonymous User: || View and participate in hosted meetings ||
 * Logged-in User: || Host and moderate meetings ||
 * Email Use: || Required for log-in account creation ||
 * Paid Option: || After free trial of premium version expires, free version loses
 * Paid Option: || After free trial of premium version expires, free version loses
 * Comparison: || Designed for educational use including quizzes and gestures
 * Description: || Users can create a video conference room, share the meeting
 * Uses: || Students could collaborate on an after school activity,


 * Team viewer **

connect to meeting without meeting id || of the room and talk through video and audio, as well as view each other's desktop and transfer files between members. || view one document in the process of being edited, watch a movie only available on one computer ||
 * Website: || [|http://www.teamviewer.com] ||
 * Distribution: || Download (Windows 98, Mac 10.4, Linux or higher) ||
 * Anonymous User: || Download, run and host private meetings ||
 * Logged-in User: || N/A ||
 * Email Use: || N/A ||
 * Paid Option: || Commercial license available ||
 * Comparison: || Very easy to use and share, robust tool options, difficult to
 * Comparison: || Very easy to use and share, robust tool options, difficult to
 * Description: || Users can create a video conference room, share the meeting
 * Uses: || Students could collaborate on an after school activity,

of the room and talk through video, audio and text, as well as draw on a shared whiteboard || backup if guest speaker has trouble connecting to skype ||
 * Tinychat **
 * Website: || [|http://tinychat.com] ||
 * Distribution: || In browser, flash plug-in required ||
 * Anonymous User: || Create and share a video chatroom ||
 * Logged-in User: || Create a password protected room ||
 * Email Use: || Required for log-in account creation ||
 * Paid Option: || N/A ||
 * Comparison: || Very easy to use and share, limited collaboration tools ||
 * Description: || Users can create a video conference room, share the URL
 * Description: || Users can create a video conference room, share the URL
 * Uses: || Students could collaborate on an after school activity, web