NMC Campus Observer

Skypecasting for Teacher’s Buzz

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Sep 13, 2006 08:45pm

To faciliate the communication, and also just to experiment with new technology, for the September 18 NMC Teacher’s Buzz meeting, we are going to enable a way to talk via audio using Skype.

If you are a Skype user, you can join our “Skypecast”, a group shared audio channel. (If you have not used Skype, it is a free application for Mac OSX and Windows that allows audio communication via the web… like a telephone without the telephone company.) Just visit
https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/skypecast/detailed.html?id_talk=34698

right at our start time, and we can try talking with our voices.

Regular Skype use is typically person to person, or conference calls with a handful of people. A Skypecast allows us to have up to 100 join in, and they can connect easily via a web URL. And it’s free to use.

If you do not have Skype, we can also stream the audio into Second Life so you can hear the chatter. Or, if you are not in Second Life, you can still tune in to the audio.

Pretty cool, eh? Especially if you are a slow and accident prone typer like myself, audio makes Second Life really come alive.

Story filed under: Teacher's Buzz

See all stories by CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine)