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Thinkature brings the richness of in-person, visual communication to the web by placing instant messaging inside a visual workspace.

Use it as a collaboration environment, a meeting room, a personal web-based whiteboard, or something entirely new.

Also check out www.vyew.com

Shared workspaces in seconds – how about using this as a collaborative mind mapping tool

It also has a voice chat tool and microphone settings tool, so much easier to get set up

With Thinkature, you can create a collaborative workspace and invite co-workers, friends, and colleagues to join you in just seconds.

Once inside your workspace, you can communicate by chatting, drawing, creating cards, and adding content from around the Internet.

thanks to Download squad – Thinkature’s social web collaboration app

from Weblogg-ed

I came across this post from Pat Aroune in Western NY who has been diving head first into Read/Write Web tools with his students:

“About one month ago, I asked five students to participate in an online experiment utilizing Skype and an online interactive whiteboard called Vyew. Vyew is a free, always on collaboration and web conferencing site that allows individuals real-time desktop sharing and capturing. I met with this small group of students, and we began what was essentially on online tutoring session for an upcoming essay.”

more Dispatches From the Front Lines (Con’t)

YackPack makes it easy for groups to communicate,
using your own voice and an ordinary Mac or PC. YackPack is simple: You just click and talk. No typing required – and no software to install.

YackPack is ideal for groups such as: – Work Teams
- Education Classes
- Family Groups

Your group can use YackPack in two ways: Live Voice & Voice Messaging. In both modes the richness of voice helps people communicate easily and clearly, avoiding the misunderstandings caused by email.

Take a look at the tutorials including YackPack For Educators
Learn how YackPack can be used various ways in education. This, for me, was the key information to allow me to see how this can be used in schools