TechGeeks'R'Us

= ** __Tech Geeks 'R' Us Professional Development__ ** = **GOAL:**
 * Identify the technological needs of our faculty for the instructional classroom.
 * Provide technological resources to faculty to supplement instructional needs.

**OBJECTIVE:**
 * Gain insight into the faculty's needs for effectively incorporating technology into instruction by participating in this // Wiki // experience.
 * The faculty will navigate through this //Wiki// and explore evolutionary technology that engages and motivates students to learn.

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Teacher Resources: [] ...synchronous audio and the ability to share photos, files, and videos makes this tool very cool; you need to install a local client to use it, but you do not have to have an account to join a room
 * Zorap**

[|http://www.wiziq.com] ...WizIQ is intended to allow users to teach within their system. It allows uploads of presentations, audio for all participants, sharing of a whiteboard, and video for the instructor
 * WizIQ**

[|http://www.yugma.com] ...the free version of Yugma requires registration by each of the (up to 20) attendees you host for a meeting. There is a download of Java required as well as a small client. The free version basically allows screen-sharing and chat. There is a Skype version of the client that utilizes the audio and chat within Skype as well.
 * Yugma**

[] ...the no-cost version of this tool only allows for the presenter's video feed, and four users with voice, but does allow 20 users in the room, and includes a whiteboard, a chat area, and some screensharing
 * DimDim**

[|http://vyew.com] ...this tool is very full-featured, and the free version allows only 5 users and the site is ad-supported; there is an easy-screenshot feature, lots of plug-ins such as a YouTube Player, a graphing calculator, desktop sharing, and much more
 * Vyew**

[] ...includes many of the features of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, such as video and VOIP for all, screen sharing, whiteboards, etc., but only allows three users to participate in the conference; I would strongly suggest this one for small synchronous sessions
 * Adobe ConnectNow**

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