New tool for pbwiki

Pbwiki has a handy new tool –a voice-chat box you can install within a wiki.   Anne Davis explains that Yackpack and Pbwiki have combined forces to create this handy tool.

Several classes here have used pbwiki–for a government project, for a Vietnam wall project, and for creative writing, and we’ve used them for several committee projects as well.   I use one for library training and workshops also.   

yackpack.png   We’ve also had student council leaders using Yackpack, which is software that lets you record a chat directly onto the site, and then saves it until members of your yackpack group “hear” it and “yack back.”   It’s a very user friendly tool, and useful because it stores the “chat,” so if you are trying to communicate with schools in other time zones, it’s convenient.   I’m sure the combination of these tools will generate even more creative ideas–I’m eager to try it out!

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