Tokbox & Etherpad. Although Google Wave has got a lot of media attention, here’s the executive overview if you’ve missed the beat.
Google Wave is both a communication and computing platform developed as a replacement to a whole array of web-based services: email, IM, wiki, social networking. One of its most important features is the seamless integration of real-time collaboration tools. It’s actually fairly complicated to explain what it is, because a proper definition would have to encompass both developer and consumer aspects of the product and we have yet to receive invitations to the service. Bookshare - Accessible Books for Individuals with Print Disabili.
NYC school uses collaborative wikis to cut costs and save time. Collaboration 2.0 doesn't mean breaking the bank.
That's what one New York City school discovered when it replaced its old pencil-and-paper parent-teacher meeting scheduling with a collaborative wiki that lets teachers and parents efficiently work out schedules without endless phone calls, slips of paper disappearing on the way home, or last-minute confusion. The Allen-Stevenson School, a private K-9 school in Manhattan, will be using SearchUnifiedCommunications.com members gain immediate and unlimited access breaking industry news, expert advice on UC, technical guides, and more -- all at no cost. Easy Scheduling.