WiZIQ What is it?

WiZIQ or Wiz - IQ is a free online collaborative workspace and virtual classroom environment.
Similar to some of our other posts, this is an online environment with a virtual workspace that allows you to invite in users and share an interactive whiteboard experience: pdf, word, powerpoint, and images. You can also search their repository for information.

One additional item that is of some interest is that they have a area where you can upload test questions. Yes, online tests - built by users and shared into this environment. You just pick from the list provided or search a topic and the system gives you tests questions in a multiple choice format.

So here is another free tool in my quest to find more free online workspaces for collaboration and information sharing between students and teachers or teachers and teachers.

Palbee for Online Collaboration

Palbee allows up to 9 people to simultaneously work in an interactive online environment with video, chat, and whiteboard capabilities. Oh and not to forget the recording and sharing features of the output. This product is similar to Yugma but with its own twist.

So go out and take a look at this site to see what it has. You can take the content and embed it into your own webpage after you have recorded your session. You can upload photos, graphics and powerpoints which can then be added to the whiteboard area and changed, modified or drawn over.

This is a free online service that has you to create a username and password. All of your attendees will need to create a username as well to join in your session. But you can LOCK down the session so that only you, the owner, and the people you invite can participate. You can also set it as a widget on your browser.

Yugma- Desktop Sharing and Collaboration

While at the NCaect conference, I learned about a free web 2.0 tool called Yugma. Yugma allows you to share your desktop in real-time. At anytime, you can empower an attendee and have them take over as presenter. Their desktop is then shown and they take control of the mouse and keyboard. There is also a built-in whiteboard feature for collaboration. Yugma can work with Skype if you want audio or video with the presentation as well.