PB Wiki and Yack Packs
Anne has already posted on this this morning but I wanted to pick up the thread here as well.
PB Wiki (disclaimer: I sit on their board) has posted a new widget that is called a Yack Pack. Basically an easy install walkie talkie (push to talk) it ads voice functionality to any wiki.
Later in the morning I had a great conversation with Anne, someone whose work I greatly admire, about the work that our classes are doing together. Anne and I have had little luck connecting our kids on Skype due to drop outs and other general frustration issues. Yack Pack worked wonderfully and has the potential to be another wonderful (and free; I'm all about free tools!) way to allow kids to discuss the work they are doing with others.
Another step for making international collaboration easier.
CF: We've got a video walkthrough up on our blog now, too: http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/04/11/pbwiki-announces-voice-chat-and-it-is-awesome/
Posted by: Curt | Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 06:26 PM
We've used Yack pack a little at my campus and have been trying to use it to communicate with another school out of state.
Great to hear that it will work with the wiki now!
It's very user friendly.
Posted by: Carolyn Foote | Sunday, April 15, 2007 at 08:21 PM