Establish a central meeting point online using Sakai.
        Sakai can serve as a portal to all of the online options listed on this page.
        Instructions for creating a course site are available as PDF or screen recording.

Consider what elements of classroom teaching can be handled online.

1. Options where participants must be present at the same time (synchronous)

   	Teaching connections	Technology options
   1.	Chat using text	Sakai chat room
   2a.	Telephone conferencing (free)	Skype
   2b.	Telephone conferencing (fee-based)	Infinite Conferencing
   3a.	Shared computer session: computer screen, text chat, voice (with microphone), video (with webcam)	DimDim
   3b.	Shared computer session: computer screen, text chat, voice (with microphone), video (with webcam)	Infinite Conferencing
   3c.	Shared computer session (one-to-one only): Share computer screen, text chat, voice (with microphone), video (with webcam)	Skype
   4.	Collaborate on documents while also using voice chat	Skype + Google Docs
   5.	Multi-user virtual environment	Second Life

   
   
   
2. Options where participants need not be present at the same time (asynchronous)

   	Teaching connections	Technology options
   1.	Add comments to student work	Microsoft Word's "track changes" feature
   2.	Discuss using text	Sakai forums
   3.	Deliver documents in print-ready format from almost any program	Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format)
   4.	Present using narrated slides	iSpring (Windows only) Apple Keynote '09 (Mac only) Snow Leopard (Mac only)
   5.	Create an audio recording through a telephone, accompanying images are optional	Yodio
   6.	Create a narrated movie of any computer program, including presenting narrated slides	Jing
   7.	Present with narration using story composition software	Photo Story (Windows only) iMovie (Mac only)
   8.	Collaborate on shared documents	Google Docs
   9.	Record a synchronous session	DimDim

   
   
   
3. Options for asynchronous recording that require the availability of UD facilities and/or ATS staff (staffed)

   	Teaching connections	Technology options
   1.	Record a lecture on camera with a studio technican	instructional television studios
   2.	Record a lecture and computer screen with assistance	UD Capture "booths"
   3.	Record a lecture and computer screen without assistance	UD Capture classrooms

Your choice above will typically determine the most appropriate delivery method.

1. To organize a large number of files for student reference, use Sakai Resources.
   Instructions for using Sakai Resources are available as PDF or screen recording.
2. To send small files to one or more recipients, use an e-mail attachment with PO Box.
3. To send large files to one or more recipients, use UD Dropbox.
4. Some options listed above will provide a web link that can be shared with your students (e.g., UD Capture)

Inform students.

1. Email to each student via the Univerity of Delaware's online PO Box.
2. Post an announcment in Sakai: Sakai announcements.