Video Conferencing for Group Projects

[frankym]

Hello everyone,

My name is Frank Miele. I am new to the forum. I am the CFO for ooVoo, a powerful, free to use video conferencing software and service provider. I earned my MBA from New York University and during that time, as a husband and father, my weekends were often filled with group project work. Back then, the only way to really collaborate and engage was via face to face meetings. Today, our video conferencing software allows members to engage in 6-way multipoint video conferencing with desktop sharing. Imgaine being able to have 6 video windows with real time collaboration on the presentation or work product. This product sells for $39.95 per user per month but you can now get the service at a substantial discount by going to www.ooVoo.com where you can download and register for free. Use ooVoo to make unlimited one to one video calls to friends and other ooVoo members. As a special discount, we are offering our premium package to college and graduate students for 65% off the retail subscription price. After completing the registration process, you can click on "Features and Pricing", select the business package that normally sells for $39.95 per month. Click through the purchase process and when the promo code appears at the bottom of the screen, enter EDU-CPN and your monthly subscription price drops to $13.95 per month, good until cancelled, there is no annual commitment.

With this package you will be able to conduct:

· 6-way video conferencing, plus 6 audio participants (12 total)

· Desktop sharing

· High-resolution video and audio

· Video-conference recording

· Video messaging

· Ability to make international phone calls to 32 countries (ooVoo Out) to landlines and mobile phones for as little as 2 cents per minute – Need to purchase ooVoo Credits

· Instant Messaging

· File Sharing (up to 25 megs at a time)

· Add your email and instant message address book to your ooVoo contacts

· Ability to receive a live video call from any desktop user without them having the ooVoo software or a webcam.

· Questions, email me at frank.miele@ooVoo.com or video call me now at http://webvideocall....lme/mielef1/224

Edited April 25, 2010 by frankym

[aginath]

Before any student considers spending money out of their own pocket, they should check with their school. Many offer VC applications at no cost to the student as part of the learning management system solution they have installed; i.e. Wimba. As for document collaboration and file storage, I have had multiple group projects in graduate school that make full use of Google Docs, also free.