There are a number of other tools that are not as popular in the classroom. Videoconferencing is used with electronic whiteboards when keynote speakers are addressing a number of different campuses. Students and faculty use television screens to see the speaker give their presentation. The speaker uses a whiteboard to write on or present transparencies. The sessions are live.
Students can ask questions and are seen and heard by the speaker in the remote location.
It is also possible for faculty to use tele-conferencing software to interact with students. The software along with a small camera and speakers are used to communicate. If one has under 10 students, everyone can see and hear each other over a computer monitor. This is not used often because it requires student to buy the software and arrange times for synchronous discussions. Below are a few web sites that offer information on how to obtain communication software.