This week we looked at Online Meeting Tools and how they can be used for learning and support. Beth and I had a Skype meeting which was easy to set up but it is very limited in terms of learning and support. This tool would probably be more suitable for one to one language training but not for much else. Next we looked at join.me which is great for online presentations, video and audio conferencing it can also record your meetings so you can go back and refer to them later, or share the recordings with others. Join.me also allows you to screen share so for example, if a student was having problems downloading a piece of software they can allow their tutor to take control of their computer and show them how to do it whilst doing it for them but unfortunately, to benefit from all it's features, you have to be a paying customer. Lastly we looked at google hangouts, this tool is the best of them all as it has all the features Skype and join.me have but it is completely free, therefore students could be located all around the world but they could all access an online presentation through google hangouts with no extra cost of a subscription. This tool saves on carbon footprint, travelling time and costs, it can be used for distance learning and working collaboratively on a document. All in all, google hangouts is a fantastic Social Media Tool for learning.
Here is an Online Meeting Tool review blog that I found on the web
http://blog.webconferencing-test.com/
You did a great job explaining all the tools, the pros and cons of each tool. Consider splitting the paragraph up into the different tools as it will be more visually appealing. Otherwise, great response.
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