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Selecting Collaborative Technologies

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Please respond thoughtfully to ONE (1) of the scenarios below. Use the Message Board and post your response under the appropriate topic thread. Be sure to check back to see how the discussion thread is progressing. I will expect to see at least two or three posts from each student. Compose your answer in a word processor and then copy and paste your answer to the Message Board. This insures that you will have a copy of your homework in case of "technical glitches."

Scenario 1: Posting Class Announcements

You are interested in posting class announcements. You want the students to access and refer to class announcements repeatedly. Which technology would you choose? Why?

Scenario 2: Synchronous Communication

You have students enrolled in your online class who live out of state. There are times when you need to converse with them periodically (synchronously) without having to run up a large phone bill. What technologies would make this possible? Which one would you choose? Explain?

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