Conferencing



== There is no need for staff meetings to remain in the traditional staff lounge or conference room. FREE online video and audio conferencing allows teachers to meet with students, teachers and parents outside of the classroom. Professionals can meet to simply chat or organize a recorded conference with tools to spare. ==

Start a quick chat room with the topic of your choice and invite others by way of email. Chatzy is simple and easy to use on all computers. || Start a meeting place in your own chat room and allow anyone with the link to attend. Discussions can go on during a staff meeting without interrupting the speaker. || A free online video conferencing tool that allows users to share their desktop with one other participant for up to 30 minutes. || An ad supported conferencing tool that allows professionals to share screens, use live video feed, and record meetings for those unable to attend. || Video conferencing supports professional development with the ability to upload videos, files, and documents for users to access at any time. Conferencing rooms are saved for later attendance. || Open Tok's Tokbox is a cloud based conferencing tool that gives the user choices in size, layout and type of interaction during the meeting time. A variety of features are provided that include private chats as well as open broadcasts. || This article from the "Teacher Leaders Network" discusses how flipping the faculty meeting would provide teachers opportunities to collaborate across grade levels/departments and would model an effective instructional practice that empowers students and teachers. || Back to Top
 * [[image:chatzy.png link="@http://www.chatzy.com/"]] || ==**Chatzy**==
 * [[image:Today_s Meet-1.jpeg width="160" height="48" link="http://www.todaysmeet.com/"]] || ==**Today's Meet**==
 * [[image:yugma.gif width="98" height="44" link="@https://www.yugma.com/"]] || ==**Yugma**==
 * [[image:anymeeting-logo-horizontal.png width="286" height="31" link="http://www.anymeeting.com/"]] || ==**Any Meeting**==
 * [[image:vyew.png width="138" height="49" link="@http://vyew.com/s/"]] || ==**Vyew**==
 * [[image:open tok.jpeg width="157" height="49" link="@http://www.tokbox.com/"]] || ==**Tokbox**==
 * [[image:tln_logo2.gif link="@http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/2012/07/flippedclassroom-cpchat-edleaders.html"]] || ==Article: What if you Flipped the Faculty Meeting?==