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Collaboration Tools

Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional
Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional  
  Web-conferencing solution; communicate and collaborate with up to 2,500 people; easy to use and easy to access; engage participants with rich multi-media content; rapidly create and track meetings, training and presentations; remove traditional barriers of traditional web conferencing
 Upgrade from Breeze to Adobe Connect
 
 

Blogging
Blogs  
  Write online journal entries; comment on authors' postings; upload multimedia content; flexible platform. Log in to the ABEL community to access demonstrations, read more about the benefits of blogging in education, request a blog space and learn how teachers are using blogs in their classrooms.
"Blogs in and around the Classroom"
 
 

Intrafinity
Intrafinity Collaboration Server  
 

Share files, calendars, forums, notes and surveys; create sub-workspace and breakout team work; keep information organized; follow the development of a document; automatically keep team members up-to-date.

   
 
 

Personal Response System
Personal Response System  
  Combines interaction and assessment; easy to use technology; lecturers can obtain instant feedback from every student who uses a remote response pad to interact with lecture materials; streamline grading.  
See how York University is Using Personal Response Systems
 
 

Polycom PVX
Polycom PVX  
  Works with PC and USB camera; best audio and video; maximum flexibility; use polycom technology to stay connected, for interactive distance learning classes, professional development opportunities and much more!
   
 
 

Second Life
Second Life  
 

A 3D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents; buy, sell and trade with other online residents. Visit the ABEL Island and Teenage Grid by logging in to the ABEL Community.

Read about Second Life
 
 

VSee
VSee  
 

Allows you to connect with people at multiple points; remotely edit and annotate documents; share applications and desktops; transfer files; record and share videos; pan, tilt and zoom remote cameras; show microscope and whiteboard cameras

   
   
 
 

Wikis
EduCause's 7 Things you should know about Wikis  
  Web publishing tool; asynchronous communication and group collaboration; upload multimedia content;    
Learn how ABEL teachers are using Wikis in their classrooms