LTGR Ep. #59 - “Collaborating Online”
In this episode, Susan and Dan talk with Kevin Johnson of The Cutting Ed about tools and methods for collaborating online.
Show Notes:
In this episode, Susan and Dan talk with Kevin Johnson, CEO of The Cutting Ed, a consulting business focused on education, specifically distance and online education. They explore tools and methods for collaborating online. Kevin runs through the tools he uses. More importantly, he talks about ways he gets clients to be open to virtual collaboration. The tools he reviews are listed below.
An interesting side conversation is how to get business partners to look beyond the final product toward the process and tools. How do we orient clients to using tools that will help get the job done?
Content Management Systems
Drupal
An open source content management system.
Project Management
Basecamp
Share files, meet deadlines, assign tasks, centralize feedback within a Web-based tool.
DotProject
Free Web-based project management application.
Huddle
Huddle gives you simple, secure online workspaces containing powerful project and collaboration tools. Huddle is hosted, there’s no software to download and it’s free to get started.
Personal Tools
Google Calendar
Coordinate schedules with friends and family, and find new things to do — all with one online calendar
Time Driver
Personal Web-based scheduler
Communication & Collaboration
DimDim
Web conferencing tool that allows you to deliver synchronized, live presentations, share whiteboards, Web Pages, and voice over the Internet.
Elluminate vRoom
Free Web conferencing tool that allows you and two others to share voice, text, an interactive whiteboard and more.
GoogleDocs
Free Web-based collaboration tools for creating word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and form documents online.
Skype
Free Voice Over IP application for the Web.
Vyew
Free Web conferencing tool that allows you to provide presentations to others while sharing a variety of collaborative tools in a synchronous environment.
Yugma
Free Web conferencing allows anyone, anywhere to instantly share their desktop and ideas online with others.
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