Dimdim is a videoconferencing tool that has several uses. Some ideas include conferencing with parents who can not make it to the school or as an online afterschool tutorial. The way that I saw it being utilized was as an online afterschool math tutorial by Kiesha Taylor, a teacher for Aldine ISD. Many thanks to Mrs. Taylor who shared this information with us during her workshop. I love how she incorporated dimdim into Moodle.
A few things I picked up today.
Dimdim is free, but the free version does not allow you to record the session. Not happy about that, but if you do not want to record your session, then you're good. If you want to use dimdim and you also want to record your session, then you would have to use a screen capture tool such as ScreenToaster (also free) to record your session. The free version allows a teacher to have up to 20 students. Hope that makes sense.
The teacher will first sign up and create an account in DimDim. Students do not need to create an account. All they have to do is click on the join meeting button and then type in the teacher's username. Once they have located their teacher, the student can then type their own username and join the meeting.
Some other free tools.
Xtranormal
ToonDoo
Rebecca-
ReplyDeleteThanks for mentioning Dimdim and describing how it can be used in a teacher-student scenario. Also, we have regular training sessions for which you can register through our website at www.dimdim.com. Also, seems like that the Dimdim training for which you have posted the widget has ended. You can always post a new one while is active!
Thanks,
~T
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