I don't know why it happened to show up in my RSS feeds, but this morning I read a post dated March 31 by Maryanne Campo at Blended Edu about Elluminate's free vRooms. I signed up for one this afternoon. It looks like a great possibility for holding virtual office hours. The "room" will hold up to three people and, according to the web site, provides
- Two-way audio
- Interactive whiteboard
- Direct messaging
- Application sharing
- File transfer
- Synchronized web tour
- Live webcam
- Breakout rooms
It looks like a great tool, and I want to play with it soon to see what it will do.
