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Instructional Media publication: 127 6/03/2014

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Features

Introduction

This document is to help you determine which tool will best suit your video conferencing needs. These video conferencing tools will let you share face-to-face conversations with students and others at a distance, host webinars, conduct interviews, or even collaborate with colleagues in real-time, and at no cost. Most are serve yourself!

Adobe Connect, Google Hangouts, Skype, WebEx

Video Conferencing Comparison

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Adobe Connect Google Hangouts

Skype WebEx (Free account)

How to setup a meeting Contact imfacultylab@howardcc.edu

Do It Yourself Do It Yourself Do It Yourself

Maximum number of participants 100 10 25 Free Account= You + 2

Host needs to create an account (To schedule and conduct the meeting)

Participants need to create an account

Live audio and video

Ability to mute participants’ audio

Group video calls (Multiple users sharing web cam & voice, same time)

Group voice calls (Multiple users talking, same time)

File sharing with voice & web cam

File sharing & Collaboration on documents simultaneously

File sharing & Collaboration on a Google doc, presentation, or spreadsheet with voice

Desktop sharing (Share your screen with others)

Whiteboard (Shared with annotations)

Private chat messaging (Text chat. Useful for comments, Q&A)

Host controls which participant can present and share files, desktop, or whiteboard

Ability to pre-schedule meeting, share files before meeting (e.g. agenda), reminders sent to host & participants

Do It Yourself Do It Yourself

Polling (Collect responses to questions)

Record meetings

NEED MORE HELP? Contact IMFacultyLab@howardcc.edu