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To figure out pricing:
You’ll need to figure out how many internal faculty/staff members would be needed to organize/manage a meeting. If you have 5, for instance, that would be 5 X 46.63 ($233.15)
attending ~~meeting,~~ meetings, for instance, then that would be 10 X $16.11 ($161.10)
Any external meeting attendee would not need to be licensed. The licensing fees only apply to internal faculty/staff.
Again, I’m not sure about the $3890.58 subscription services fee and will find out about this.

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~~Live~~Microsoft Live Meeting Pricing
Here's what I've found out so far about ~~Micrisoft~~ Microsoft Live Meeting pricing through OIT:
· Office Live Meeting Pro Subscription Per User Through February 2009
· Part # M0371SS $46.63
· Part # M0032S $16.11
To figure out pricing:
1. ~~You’ll~~You’ll need to figure out how many internal faculty/staff members would be needed to organize/manage a meeting. If you have 5, for instance, that would be 5 X 46.63 ($233.15)
2. ~~Faculty/staff~~
Faculty/staff who need to attend the Live Meetings would need to purchase the Standard subscription. If you have 10 additional faculty/staff who will be attending meeting, then that would be 10 X $16.11 ($161.10)
3. ~~Any~~
Any external meeting attendee would not need to be licensed. The licensing fees only apply to internal faculty/staff.
4. ~~Again,~~
Again, I’m not sure about the $3890.58 subscription services fee and will find out about this.
Additional comments:
I’m assuming that the per user fees are yearly (not monthly fees).

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Live Meeting Pricing
Here's what I've found out so far about Micrisoft Live Meeting pricing through OIT:
~~Educational Pricing (latest info from BSU OIT):~~
· Office Live Meeting Pro Subscription Per User Through February 2009
· Part # M0371SS $46.63

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Live Meeting Pricing

Here's what I've found out so far about Micrisoft Live Meeting pricing through OIT:

Educational Pricing (latest info from BSU OIT):

· Office Live Meeting Pro Subscription Per User Through February 2009

· Part # M0371SS $46.63

· Office Live Meeting Pro Subscription Services Through February 2009

· Part # M0371S $3,890.58

(I was told by Microsoft that they no longer charge the subscription services fee, so we’ll need to check this out with OIT)

· Office Live Meeting Standard Subscription to February 2009 through February 2009

· Part # M0032S $16.11

To figure out pricing:

1. You’ll need to figure out how many internal faculty/staff members would be needed to organize/manage a meeting. If you have 5, for instance, that would be 5 X 46.63 ($233.15)

2. Faculty/staff who need to attend the Live Meetings would need to purchase the Standard subscription. If you have 10 additional faculty/staff who will be attending meeting, then that would be 10 X $16.11 ($161.10)

3. Any external meeting attendee would not need to be licensed. The licensing fees only apply to internal faculty/staff.

4. Again, I’m not sure about the $3890.58 subscription services fee and will find out about this.

Additional comments:

I’m assuming that the per user fees are yearly (not monthly fees).

So, based upon the estimates above (5 pro users and 10 standard), the total bill would be about $500. (This price assumes that Microsoft won’t charge us the yearly subscription services fee of $3890.58).

There is no celing on how much data you can store on the LiveMeeting data centers. A Pro license can store meetings for up to 365 days.

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Lectures need to be recorded and archived more than one year
Lectures to be given by different people about 2 to 3 times per month for one year
Live Meeting Pricing from OIT and info from Microsoft
Live Meeting Overview
Microsoft upgraded its Live Meeting 2005 to 2007 and with it came quite a few improvements. Microsoft will most likely be one of the key players in the web conferencing arena. Its biggest downside, I think, is that a complete web conferencing experience with the software is only available when using a PC. Meeting users also need to download a Microsoft plug-in the first time they use Live Meeting. With more Apple users, this could pose a serious challenge, but the software is very good and easy to learn. People who have an Intel Mac could install Windows and be able to use Live Meeting on their Apple.

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~~Open this zip file and then click the HTML file to view a recorded Live Meeting~~
Microsoft Office Live Meeting is one consideration for web-conferencing, based upon the following grant requirements:
Live lectures to be delivered from presenter's office

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~~Click To Play~~
Open this zip file and then click the HTML file to view a recorded Live Meeting
Microsoft Office Live Meeting is one consideration for web-conferencing, based upon the following grant requirements:

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To ~~Play play_blip_movie_559107();~~ Play
Open this zip file and then click the HTML file to view a recorded Live Meeting
Microsoft Office Live Meeting is one consideration for web-conferencing, based upon the following grant requirements:

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Click To Play play_blip_movie_559107();
Open this zip file and then click the HTML file to view a recorded Live Meeting
Microsoft Office Live Meeting is one consideration for web-conferencing, based upon the following grant requirements:

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~~MicrosoftOfficeLiveMeeting~~Microsoft Office Live Meeting is one consideration for web-conferencing, based upon the following grant requirements:
Live lectures to be delivered from presenter's office
Large groups a possibility, with some attendees being from frontier areas

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Open this zip file and then click the HTML file to view a recorded Live Meeting
~~Microsoft~~ ~~Office~~ ~~Live~~ ~~Meeting~~!
MicrosoftOfficeLiveMeeting is one consideration for web-conferencing, based upon the following grant requirements:
Live lectures to be delivered from presenter's office
Large groups a possibility, with some attendees being from frontier areas

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~~Dec~~ 20 ~~09.23~~ ~~%5BMeet~~ ~~Now~~ ~~Barbara~~ ~~Schroeder%5D.zip~~Open this zip file and then click the HTML file to view a recorded Live Meeting
Microsoft Office Live Meeting is one consideration for web-conferencing, based upon the following grant requirements:
Live lectures to be delivered from presenter's office

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Dec 20 09.23 %5BMeet Now Barbara Schroeder%5D.zip
Microsoft Office Live Meeting is one consideration for web-conferencing, based upon the following grant requirements:
Live lectures to be delivered from presenter's office

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Meeting participants can record meetings themselves, which are saved on their own computer. This would solve the need to archive the recordings for more than 360 days on the Microsoft server.
You would be using the Microsoft server, which would be a dependable resource and not require additional IT and tech hardware expenses.
You could use the specialized RoundTable Microsoft camera, which allows a group of people sitting around a conference table to easily participate in a web conference. This camera is sound-enabled and rotates to the person who is speaking. The person's picture is also shown in the Live Meeting window when speaking. St. Luke's is using this camera to help young patients stay connected to their classrooms, with the classroom using the RoundTable camera and the patient using a traditional web cam. (This would be an excellent research topic/paper to write, by the way.) Here's the PDF file link for more info on the RoundTable: http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/0/2/f0237990-1852-4297-8cd8-17ac50ccba82/Microsoft%20RoundTable%20Datasheet.pdf
Research from contacting St. Luke's
I spoke with Tom Rowe at St. Luke's (381-2223) and he referred me to Kevin Mark (381-4491)

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Microsoft Office Live ~~Meeting~~ Meeting is one consideration for web-conferencing, based upon the following grant requirements:
Live lectures to be delivered from presenter's office
Large groups a possibility, with some attendees being from frontier areas
Lectures need to be recorded and archived more than one year
Lectures to be given by different people about 2 to 3 times per month for one year
Live Meeting Overview
Microsoft upgraded its Live Meeting 2005 to 2007 and with it came quite a few improvements. Microsoft will most likely be one of the key players in the web conferencing arena. Its biggest downside, I think, is that a complete web conferencing experience with the software is only available when using a PC. Meeting users also need to download a Microsoft plug-in the first time they use Live Meeting. With more Apple users, this could pose a serious challenge, but the software is very good and easy to learn. People who have an Intel Mac could install Windows and be able to use Live Meeting on their Apple.
An Apple user can go to a Live Meeting using the Safari browser, but cannot participate fully in the meeting.
Meeting participants can record meetings themselves, which are saved on their own computer. This would solve the need to archive the recordings for more than 360 days on the Microsoft server.
You would be using the Microsoft server, which would be a dependable resource and not require additional IT and tech hardware expenses.
from contacting St. Luke's
I spoke with Tom Rowe at St. Luke's (381-2223) and he referred me to Kevin Mark (381-4491)
Kevin gave me a lot of info about Live Meeting and how they are using it at St. Luke's. It might be possible to use their license, but it would require someone at St. Luke's to set up the meeting and invite people. I'm not sure if they would be willing to do this or if we have a more direct connection to someone at St. Luke's. Kevin said that Live Meeting is being used by about 350 people at St. Luke's, that the users liked it and it was easy to learn how to use.
Recommendations

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Microsoft Live Meeting
~~Microsoft Live Meeting Home Page~~
Microsoft upgraded its Live Meeting 2005 to 2007 and with it came quite a few improvements. Microsoft will most likely be one of the key players in the web conferencing arena. Its biggest downside, I think, is that a complete web conferencing experience with the software is only available when using a PC. Meeting users also need to download a Microsoft plug-in the first time they use Live Meeting. With more Apple users, this could pose a serious challenge, but the software is very good and easy to learn. People who have an Intel Mac could install Windows and be able to use Live Meeting on their Apple.
An Apple user can go to a Live Meeting using the Safari browser, but cannot participate fully in the meeting.

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Microsoft Live Meeting
Microsoft Live Meeting Home Page
PC. Meeting users also need to download a Microsoft plug-in the first time they use Live Meeting. With more Apple users, this could pose a serious challenge, but the software is very good and easy to learn. People who have an Intel Mac ~~may~~ ~~want~~ to could install Windows and be able to use Live Meeting on their Apple.
An Apple user can go to a Live Meeting using the Safari browser, but cannot participate fully in the meeting.
Here is the link that compares the various web conferencing solutions of Live Meeting: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/livemeeting/FX102407251033.aspx

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There are many ways you can conduct conferences online. There is no "one size fits all" web conferencing system. For instance, most web conferencing software should work great if all you need to see is the person's face. However, if you want to view an entire room of people and demonstrate something or show a product, you would want to use a more interactive type of video conferencing system like we have at BSU: Tandberg, http://www.tandberg.com/products/video_systems/index.jsp
One of the important points you should remember is that this market is evolving QUICKLY and is CHANGING CONSTANTLY. Therefore, you need to think about the sustainability and reliability of the product you want to use. Sure, there are tons of free programs out there, but it is really and UNKNOWN how long they will be available and if they will always be free. So, this knowledge should affect your decision-making process.
~~Some~~ of ~~the~~ ~~FREE~~ ~~programs~~ ~~out~~ ~~there~~ ~~are~~ ~~still~~ ~~either~~ in ~~Alpah~~ ~~(really~~ ~~buggy)~~ or ~~Beta~~ ~~(not~~ as ~~buggy,~~ ~~but~~ ~~still~~ in ~~developmental)~~ ~~stages:~~Free Software
WizIQ is a free web-conferencing software that I have used. It's pretty good, offers whiteboard, presentation, recording, and its strength is that you can use other content on the system. It fits in the social networking model of sharing knowledge.
WebHuddle is called "Alternative Communication" and is also a pretty good web conferencing tool. They have some examples on their website and you can sign up for a free account.
DimDim is in Alpha stages and is not yet available (although I understand from Val that ISU is using it as a plug in with Moodle, their Learning Management System. The software needs to be installed (and of course managed) on a server, but participants don't need any additional software. It looks pretty robust and has features like presentation/whiteboard/video/text chat that are basic, but required stuff.
Skype offers plug ins that add to the functionality of this free communication service. They have conferencing plug ins that allow small groups to meet and tons of other programs. Take a look at their site and download the software to try it out.
~~Programs~~ ~~that~~ ~~require~~ ~~licensing~~ ~~fees:~~$$$$$
Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional
I heard from Adobe and they were supposed to call me back with a price quote, but still haven't heard back from them. I would provide a ball-park figure in the $10 to $20K range for about 5 to 10 users for a yearly licensing fee that would include using the Adobe server along with support (limited) to host all of the files/meeting.

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"Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in student motivation and involvement" (Chickering & Gamson, 1987).
This wiki was created to provide resources and information on synchronous learning. Its focus is on computer technologies/web conferencing to augment online, hybrid, and sometimes even face-to-face courses. I will continue to add to this wiki and encourage anyone who wants to contribute to contact me for a password.
that ~~lists~~ ~~features~~ of ~~web-conferencing:~~ provides questions for researching web-conferencing solutions: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2002130,00.asp
The navigation structure is to your right, where you can select the pages to view. This tab should be open, but if it isn't, click SideBar and you'll see everything.
Webinar Wire | CNet Reviews: Web Conferencing Comparisons (2003-5) | InfoWorld Web Conferencing Reviews

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In order to be a savvy consumer of web-conferencing software, you should know what to critique and the various options provided by this software. Here's a great resource that lists features of web-conferencing: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2002130,00.asp
The navigation structure is to your right, where you can select the pages to view. This tab should be open, but if it isn't, click SideBar and you'll see everything.
Webinar Wire | CNet Reviews: Web Conferencing Comparisons (2003-5) | InfoWorld Web Conferencing Reviews
Contact me: Barbara Schroeder, bschroed@boisestate.edu, BSU ext. 61870
View my Academic Technologies blog: http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com
~~Webinar Wire | CNet Reviews: Web Conferencing Comparisons (2003-5) | InfoWorld Web Conferencing Reviews~~
How to get started with this wiki:
Login to this wiki (you'll need to get the password from bschroed@boisestate.edu)

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Contact me: Barbara Schroeder, bschroed@boisestate.edu, BSU ext. 61870
View my Academic Technologies blog: http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com
Wire
~~CNet~~ | CNet Reviews: Web Conferencing Comparisons (2003-5)
~~InfoWorld~~ | InfoWorld Web Conferencing Reviews
How to get started with this wiki:
Login to this wiki (you'll need to get the password from bschroed@boisestate.edu)

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"Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in student motivation and involvement" (Chickering & Gamson, 1987).
This wiki was created to provide resources and information on synchronous learning. Its focus is on computer technologies/web conferencing to augment online, hybrid, and sometimes even face-to-face courses. I will continue to add to this wiki and encourage anyone who wants to contribute to contact me for a password.
In order to be a savvy consumer of web-conferencing software, you should know what to critique and the various options provided by this software. Here's a great resource that lists features of web-conferencing: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2002130,00.asp
The navigation structure is to your right, where you can select the pages to view. This tab should be open, but if it isn't, click SideBar and you'll see everything.
Contact me: Barbara Schroeder, bschroed@boisestate.edu, BSU ext. 61870
View my Academic Technologies blog: http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com
Webinar Wire
CNet Reviews: Web Conferencing Comparisons (2003-5)
InfoWorld Web Conferencing Reviews
How to get started with this wiki:
Login to this wiki (you'll need to get the password from bschroed@boisestate.edu)

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~~LiveMeeting~~Live Meeting
Instant Messaging
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The software is expensive, but includes a management portal, Adobe Presenter software that is a PowerPoint plug in to create narrated Flash presentations that will upload easily to the Adobe server, monitored quizzes, reports, and a host of other options. It is a VERY powerful system with a lot of tools.
Microsoft Office Live Meeting
LiveMeeting on ~~this~~ page for information on another grant project for the Nursing Department here at BSU.
Elluminate
This software is similar to Adobe Connect Professional and again, it comes with a price. Blackboard apparently has a Bulding Block plugin that uses Elluminate, but I don't know if we can/will get it and how powerful it is/what it does. I have not been impressed by Elluminate's video capabilities.

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The software is expensive, but includes a management portal, Adobe Presenter software that is a PowerPoint plug in to create narrated Flash presentations that will upload easily to the Adobe server, monitored quizzes, reports, and a host of other options. It is a VERY powerful system with a lot of tools.
Microsoft Office Live Meeting
a ~~separate~~ ~~page~~ LiveMeeting on this for information on another grant project for the Nursing Department here at BSU.
Elluminate
This software is similar to Adobe Connect Professional and again, it comes with a price. Blackboard apparently has a Bulding Block plugin that uses Elluminate, but I don't know if we can/will get it and how powerful it is/what it does. I have not been impressed by Elluminate's video capabilities.

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Microsoft Live Meeting

Microsoft Live Meeting Home Page

Microsoft upgraded its Live Meeting 2005 to 2007 and with it came quite a few improvements. Microsoft will most likely be one of the key players in the web conferencing arena. Its biggest downside, I think, is that a complete web conferencing experience with the software is only available when using a PC. With more Apple users, this could pose a serious challenge, but the software is very good and easy to learn. People who have an Intel Mac may want to install Windows and be able to use Live Meeting on their Apple.

An Apple user can go to a Live Meeting using the Safari browser, but cannot participate fully in the meeting.

Here is the link that compares the various web conferencing solutions of Live Meeting: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/livemeeting/FX102407251033.aspx

Live Meeting Professional is the license to go with if you want to conduct meetings with up to 1250 participants and unlimited storage of shared meeting recordings for 360 days. It also offers the following features over the standard license that would be valuable:

Event and class registration
Public events page
Advanced testing and grading
Shared recordings
Virtual breakout rooms

Advantages of using Live Meeting

It appears to be VERY reasonably priced. Check out the pricing comps at this page: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/livemeeting/HA102030111033.aspx
- Professional Users (Minimum 5 users) are $15.42 per user per month with no one-time fees.
It also appears to be VERY reliable, with 99.99% historical availability. This is important when you want to make sure the server will be available for the meeting!
It's Microsoft, so you can feel pretty secure it will be around and not disappear overnight.
Meeting participants can record meetings themselves, which are saved on their own computer. This would solve the need to archive the recordings for more than 360 days on the Microsoft server.
You would be using the Microsoft server, which would be a dependable resource and not require additional IT and tech hardware expenses.

Research from St. Luke's

I spoke with Tom Rowe at St. Luke's and he referred me to Kevin Mark (381-4491)
Kevin gave me a lot of info about Live Meeting and how they are using it at St. Luke's. It might be possible to use their license, but it would require someone at St. Luke's to set up the meeting and invite people. I'm not sure if they would be willing to do this or if we have a more direct connection to someone at St. Luke's. Kevin said that Live Meeting is being used by about 350 people at St. Luke's, that the users liked it and it was easy to learn how to use.

Recommendations

Live Meeting appears to be an excellent way to conduct web conferences/meetings online, since it is reliable, easy to use, and inexpensive.
Instead of depending upon St. Luke's (and maybe they wouldn't even do this!) to set up meetings, the grant could include the cost of Live Meeting (the professional license) for a minimum of 5 users. (I have not spoken to anyone at Microsoft, just read the info on the website. The prices should be confirmed before including them in the grant.)
Presenters and participants will need to have SOME initiation/training on how to use Live Meeting. Microsoft has some tutorials online. People using Live Meeting should be required to have their computer set up and configured, ready to participate in a meeting. They should also be familiar with the configuration of Live Meeting and be comfortable using it. They should also know what to do in case of technical difficulties.
Presenters should be very well-versed in how to use Live Meeting, how to upload content, and use all of the features they need for their presentation. They should also know how to record a meeting.
A tech/troubleshooting person should probably be available during all meetings, to help presenters and participants if any problems do occur. This person can be at another location, but in the meeting room during that time. There will likely be an extra cost associated with this service.

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I heard from Adobe and they were supposed to call me back with a price quote, but still haven't heard back from them. I would provide a ball-park figure in the $10 to $20K range for about 5 to 10 users for a yearly licensing fee that would include using the Adobe server along with support (limited) to host all of the files/meeting.
The software is expensive, but includes a management portal, Adobe Presenter software that is a PowerPoint plug in to create narrated Flash presentations that will upload easily to the Adobe server, monitored quizzes, reports, and a host of other options. It is a VERY powerful system with a lot of tools.
Elluminate
This software is similar to Adobe Connect Professional and again, it comes with a price. Blackboard apparently has a Bulding Block plugin that uses Elluminate, but I don't know if we can/will get it and how powerful it is/what it does. I have not been impressed by Elluminate's video capabilities.
Microsoft Office Live Meeting
I downloaded the 30-day trial version and am working with this program. It looks very promising, and I'll be creating a separate page on this for information on another grant project for the Nursing Department here at BSU.
Elluminate
This software is similar to Adobe Connect Professional and again, it comes with a price. Blackboard apparently has a Bulding Block plugin that uses Elluminate, but I don't know if we can/will get it and how powerful it is/what it does. I have not been impressed by Elluminate's video capabilities.

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Programs that require licensing fees:
Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional
I am ~~getting~~ an ~~educational~~ ~~quote~~ on ~~this~~ ~~software~~ heard from Adobe and they were supposed to call me back with a price quote, but still haven't heard back from them. I would provide a ball-park figure in the $10 to $20K range for about 5 to 10 users for a ~~hosted~~ yearly licensing fee that would include using the Adobe server ~~and~~ ~~ten~~ ~~authors.~~ ~~The~~ along with support (limited) to host all of the files/meeting.
The software is expensive, but includes a management portal, Adobe Presenter software that is a PowerPoint plug in to create narrated Flash presentations that will upload easily to the Adobe server, monitored quizzes, reports, and a host of other options. It is a VERY powerful system with a lot of tools.
Elluminate
This software is similar to Adobe Connect Professional and again, it comes with a price. Blackboard apparently has a Bulding Block plugin that uses Elluminate, but I don't know if we can/will get it and how powerful it is/what it does. I have not been impressed by Elluminate's video capabilities.

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This software is similar to Adobe Connect Professional and again, it comes with a price. Blackboard apparently has a Bulding Block plugin that uses Elluminate, but I don't know if we can/will get it and how powerful it is/what it does. I have not been impressed by Elluminate's video capabilities.
Microsoft Office Live Meeting
I ~~have~~ ~~not~~ ~~tried~~ ~~this~~ ~~software,~~ ~~but~~ my ~~main~~ ~~question~~ is ~~"Does~~ it ~~work~~ downloaded the 30-day trial version and am working with ~~Apple~~ ~~computers?"~~ ~~However,~~ ~~Microsoft~~ ~~should~~ this program. It looks very promising, and I'll be creating a ~~leader~~ in separate page on this for information on another grant project for the ~~web~~ ~~conferencing~~ ~~field,~~ so it ~~should~~ be ~~something~~ to ~~seriously~~ ~~look~~ ~~at.~~ Nursing Department here at BSU.

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Thanks, Pam, for your comments. Yes, Audacity is a great program, free and multiplatform that you can download at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ It's an audio recording/editing program that is very easy to use. Also, you'll need to download an additional program (LAME encorder) that will convert the audacity file to other formats, such as mp3: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

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Synchronous ~~Learning~~ ~~Resources~~ Learning
"Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in student motivation and involvement" (Chickering & Gamson, 1987).
This wiki was created to provide resources and information on synchronous learning. Its focus is on computer technologies/web conferencing to augment online, hybrid, and sometimes even face-to-face courses. I will continue to add to this wiki and encourage anyone who wants to contribute to contact me for a password.

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Pam... one of the programs that uses avatars is SecondLife. The edtech dept. here at BSU uses this and so Barbara probably is familiar. I have created an avatar and experimented some. It is very interesting and probably has some creative educational uses. http://secondlife.com/

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Contact me: Barbara Schroeder, bschroed@boisestate.edu, BSU ext. 61870
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"Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in student motivation and involvement" (Chickering & Gamson, 1987).
This wiki was created to provide resources and information on synchronous learning. Its focus is on computer technologies/web conferencing to augment online, hybrid, and sometimes even face-to-face courses. I will continue to add to this wiki and encourage anyone who wants to contribute to contact me for a password.
The navigation structure is to your right, where you can select the pages to view. This tab should be open, but if it isn't, click SideBar and you'll see everything.

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email@hidden () — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:00:24 +0000

Thank you Barbara, useful information for us. I was recently at the University of Oklahoma and they talked about a program called Audacity (don't know if I've spelled it right). Also, they are investigating using something called Medsphere or Medisphere and another program called (ooh, I've forgotten and will have to look it up in my notes at home) but it was one that involved avatars. I suppose I am way off of web conferencing but in looking at some of these, are there any conferencing components that might be an adjunct to other "cutting edge" features that might be useful to us? If not, just say no and don't spend any time on this. Thanks. Pam

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Basically, to conduct a web conference, you'll need the following:
A computer with, preferably, a high speed Internet connection

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There are many ways you can conduct conferences online. There is no "one size fits all" web conferencing system. For instance, most web conferencing software should work great if all you need to see is the person's face. However, if you want to view an entire room of people and demonstrate something or show a product, you would want to use a more interactive type of video conferencing system like we have at BSU: Tandberg, http://www.tandberg.com/products/video_systems/index.jsp
One of the important points you should remember is that this market is evolving QUICKLY and is CHANGING CONSTANTLY. Therefore, you need to think about the sustainability and reliability of the product you want to use. Sure, there are tons of free programs out there, but it is really and UNKNOWN how long they will be available and if they will always be free. So, this knowledge should affect your decision-making process.

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A web camera (optional, but really nice)
You'll also need to know how to configure your audio settings if necessary, so you'll need some computer expertise.
with specific equipment suggestions . and links. . .

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Web Conferencing Equipment

Basically, to conduct a web conference, you'll need the following:

A computer with, preferably, a high speed Internet connection
A headset that includes microphone and headphones
A web camera (optional, but really nice)

You'll also need to know how to configure your audio settings if necessary, so you'll need some computer expertise.

I'll add to this page with equipment suggestions . . .

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This wiki was created to provide resources and information on synchronous learning. Its focus is on computer technologies/web conferencing to augment online, hybrid, and sometimes even face-to-face courses. I will continue to add to this wiki and encourage anyone who wants to contribute to contact me for a password.
The navigation structure is to your right, where you can select the pages to view. This tab should be open, but if it isn't, click SideBar and you'll see everything.
~~Barbara~~Contact me: Barbara Schroeder, bschroed@boisestate.edu, BSU ext. 61870
How to get started with this wiki:
Login to this wiki (you'll need to get the password from bschroed@boisestate.edu)

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option to ~~include,~~ ~~explore.~~ you could include. Besides chatting online, you can also usually transfer files and do application sharing.
There are several IM clients you can install on your computer and most of them are multi-platform. The market is steadily growing, with some clients (such as Trillian and Meebo) offering a single-platform for signon with multiple services. Here is a list of some of the more popular services:
AOL Instant Messenger: http://dashboard.aim.com/aim

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Instant meetings: Informal learning opportunities
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Moodle and other dynamic software tools (conent management software, blogs, wikis) include a "presence indicator," that shows who is online. Once you are on one of these interactive sites and see that someone else is also there, you can communicate with them through chat rooms.
Blogs and wikis offer widgets and/or gadgets that allow you to install web text and audio chat. Examples of these plug ins:
Meebo ; http://wwwl.meebo.com/

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This wiki was created to provide resources and information on synchronous learning. Its focus is on computer technologies/web conferencing to augment online, hybrid, and sometimes even face-to-face courses. I will continue to add to this wiki and encourage anyone who wants to contribute to contact me for a password.
The navigation structure is to your right, where you can select the pages to view. This tab should be open, but if it isn't, click SideBar and you'll see everything.
Barbara Schroeder, BSU ext. 61870
How to get started with this wiki:

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Moodle, a learning management system, is open-source and needs to be on a server using mySQL as the database. It is easy to install, configure, and use and offers MANY modules that can be added to increase collaboration/communication. For instance, students can see who is online when they enter the course site, can include their Skype account to be contacted that way, can communicate via text/audio and maybe video conferencing (dimdim?). Using Moodle would of course require another server to house the software, someone to upgrade, maintain, add modules, and back up the files, new learning for faculty and students, and the possibility that BSU would not be interested in supporting it. So, there are some hurdles to overcome.
Moodle creates a personal atmosphere by including students' pictures and includes a very nice graphical interface for its discussion forums.
BSU ~~wiki~~ wikis
Academic Technologies will be hosting a wiki service through a new Apple server that is scheduled to be installed in spring 2008. Using a wiki as a course site for certain courses that would require more writing and exploration could be a real possiblilty. Of course, any number of free wikis could be used too
http://wetpaint.com
http://wikispaces.com
http://pbwikis.com
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We are planning on instituting iTunes U at Boise State, which will provide instructors with an entry portal for their courses and the ability to create and host podcasts. Podcasts can be created by faculty and/or students and could provide possibilities to demonstrate learning, record interviews for additional discussion, and many other instructional purposes. We still don't know when this service will be available, but are shooting for spring 2008.

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Moodle creates a personal atmosphere by including students' pictures and includes a very nice graphical interface for its discussion forums.
Hosted BSU wiki
too ~~(http://wetpaint.com,~~ ~~http://wikispaces.com~~
http://wetpaint.com
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http://pbwikis.com

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Moodle creates a personal atmosphere by including students' pictures and includes a very nice graphical interface for its discussion forums.
Hosted BSU wiki
too ~~(http://pbwiki.com~~ , ~~http://wetpaint.com,~~ ~~http://wikispaces.com)~~ (http://wetpaint.com, http://wikispaces.com
http://pbwikis.com

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Moodle creates a personal atmosphere by including students' pictures and includes a very nice graphical interface for its discussion forums.
Hosted BSU wiki
too ~~(http://pbwiki.com,~~ (http://pbwiki.com , http://wetpaint.com, http://wikispaces.com)

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Other Collaborative Tools

Although this wiki focuses on web conferencing, it is also important to discuss possible learning tools that can enable collaboration and asynchronous communitation.

Moodle

Moodle creates a personal atmosphere by including students' pictures and includes a very nice graphical interface for its discussion forums.

Hosted BSU wiki

Academic Technologies will be hosting a wiki service through a new Apple server that is scheduled to be installed in spring 2008. Using a wiki as a course site for certain courses that would require more writing and exploration could be a real possiblilty. Of course, any number of free wikis could be used too (http://pbwiki.com, http://wetpaint.com, http://wikispaces.com)

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Web Conferencing Software
There are many ways you can conduct conferences online. There is no "one size fits all" web conferencing system. For instance, most web conferencing software should work great if all you need to see is the person's face. However, if you want to view an entire room of people and demonstrate something or show a product, you would want to use a more interactive type of video conferencing system like we have at BSU: Tandberg, http://www.tandberg.com/products/video_systems/index.jsp
are tons of free programs out there, but it is really and UNKNOWN how long they will be available and if they will always be free. So, this knowledge should affect your decision-making process.
Some of the FREE programs out there are still either in Alpah (really buggy) or Beta (not as buggy, but still in developmental) stages:
WizIQ is a free web-conferencing software that I have used. It's pretty good, offers whiteboard, presentation, recording, and its strength is that you can use other content on the system. It fits in the social networking model of sharing knowledge.
Elluminate
This software is similar to Adobe Connect Professional and again, it comes with a price. Blackboard apparently has a Bulding Block plugin that uses Elluminate, but I don't know if we can/will get it and how powerful it is/what it does. I have not been impressed by Elluminate's video capabilities.
~~Windows~~Microsoft Office Live Meeting
I have not tried this software, but my main question is "Does it work with Apple computers?" However, Microsoft should be a leader in the web conferencing field, so it should be something to seriously look at.