PowerPoint slides should not replace your lecture, but rather offer additional information or emphasize specific points made in class. NetMeeting as a collaborative tool knows no boundaries. Using it, you can even communicate and collaborate with your students, in so far as they have NetMeeting software installed on their computer as well. This tool allows you to work on a remote computer, such as working on your office computer from home, share files with co-workers, or students, as well as offers a chat feature and a white board. Since NetMeeting offers a variety of tools, CTE suggests you make an appointment with a computing consultant to discuss and determine which features may be best for you.
Students love online quizzes.
Whether they are graded quizzes or simply offered by the instructor as a study tool, these provide an excellent resource for students to test their knowledge and comprehension of topics discussed in class. Many professors prefer to use QuizMaker as a study tool rather than as a graded assignment, since currently there is little student validation available. If you choose this option you are able to put quizzes online for students to access to test themselves, and are then able to monitor who is taking these quizzes. This provides you the resource needed when students complain about low test scores. You can simply refer to the QuizMaker Administrator pages and see that this student is or is not taking advantage of all learning tools you are offering.