You must have a computer video card to use this. NetMeeting - Microsoft's video conferencing product. The topics discussed on this site usually are not related to school subjects, and the sites are not monitored. NC State University provides another safe environment for educational teleconferencing. The University provides a free, monitored reflector site for the use of any North Carolina teacher, and the site is used regularly by teachers working virtually with distant classrooms.
Registration is required.
Teachers Connect, at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, used NCSU's reflector to conduct Town Meetings where teachers across the state met to discuss educational issues and best classroom practices. These events gave teachers a safe place to try this affordable technology in a friendly environment with readily available help and support. After this experience, teachers often feel confident enough to initiate teleconferences at their school. This creative partnership could be replicated to provide these same resources in your district. Till then, CU on the Net.