A virtual classroom is a web-based tool in which you can communicate to students using live video, audio or chat. In many virtual classrooms you can share files, websites, powerpoints and desktops. Most virtual classrooms can be recorded for and used as a vodcast later on.
Virtual classrooms are great tools to facilitate online communication and collaboration with students on-campus and off-campus. Students can quickly feed off each other’s ideas and share digital resources. Breakout rooms allow for small group work.
Some virtual classrooms available:
- Elluminate
- Wimba
- Blackboard (built in to the learning management system)
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