iVisit



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 =  ** » History ** = 
 *  [|iVisit] is a video conferencing software that provides users with ‘live chat, live sound and multiple windows of live digital video’ [|(Knott, 2001)].
 *  [|iVisit] allows users to Video chat while sharing digital [|document]. Especially, [|iVisit] can be used for setting conferences and sharing information while avoiding expensive phone bills or long-distance charges.
 *  The software is free to download and use. Once installed, the application can be on the user’s desktop. However, in order to unlock certain features, users must pay to upgrade to the Plus package.
 *  Today, [|iVisit] provides three ‘products’: [|iVisit Presenter] allows to share presentations, documents, apps, and more while video conferencing for free. [|iVisit Desktop] offers great opportunities to talk face-to-face with your friends, family, and colleagues from your PC for free. The meetings from [|iVisit Presenter] or [|iVisit Desktop] can be with up to 8 people.
 * Interestingly, for [|iVisit Mobile], we can use Mobile Phone in order to video chat from anywhere while enjoying sharing our surroundings and talking face-to-face.
 *  In 1997, BoxTop created   [|iVisit] . This is a multi-party video chat application designed by Tim Dorcey  . Actually, [|iVisit] was originally c reated by members of the original CU-SeeMe(R) team, Tim Dorcey and Jeff Han, and is the first multi-party video chat application that does not require a reflector, central server or other special hardware (PR Newswire Inc. 1997)  .
 *  On September 16, 1997, Kevin Wall, founder and CEO of BoxTop Interactive ( www.boxtop.com ) presented   iVisit   at The Red Herring Web Market East show in New York.
 *  On September 23, 1997,   iVisit   software would be available to the retail market.
 *  [|iVisit] can currently be downloaded from the [|iVisit] website.


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media type="youtube" key="FNlDH_jCHjM" width="253" height="209" =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> »  ** Impact on Teaching and Learning ** = <span style="color: navy; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> On the other hand, some may assume challenge when finding that [|iVisit] requires a fast connection such as DSL or cable modem [|[1]] =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> »  ** Practical Applications ** =
 * 1) <span style="color: navy; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> [|iVisit] can be very helpful for [|E-learning]  courses with two primary purposes, namely, delivering courses and conferencing.
 * 2) <span style="color: navy; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Both teachers and students are able to join their e-classroom without ‘in-person’. They can talk to among others without meeting in person. Teachers can record the classroom for further uses. Teachers and students may find a place with fast internet connection, then, start the class.
 * 3) <span style="color: navy; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Users who are from many different places can join the conferences. Even they only can access internet. They can use either Mobile phone or computer in order to interact.
 * 4) <span style="color: navy; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Thanks to its affordable minimum technology requirements, [|iVisit] becomes more and more popular.
 * <span style="color: navy; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Operating System: Windows 2000 or Windows XP or Macintosh OS X.3
 * <span style="color: navy; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hardware: 256 MB of RAM, 1GB free hard disk space
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Connection to the internet (broadband connection, such as RoadRunner or DSL, is preferred). Broadband connections are recommended for assessments (tests/quizzes). Dial-up connections may not be as reliable as the broadband connections, especially for live video [|(Suny Caton, 2009)]

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===<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Common features <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: [|iVisit Presenter], [|iVisit Desktop] , and [|iVisit Mobile]. === <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ** Audio / Video Conferencing ** :     Talk face-to-face from anywhere for free
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">      ** Connect to any iVisit User ** :     See who's online and connect instantly. Cross platform and cross carrier.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">      ** Audio Calls with Push-to-Talk ** :     Avoid expensive phone bills and long-distance charges by talking for free.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">       ** Audio / Video Messaging ** :     Leave audio or video message if a user is unavailable
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">       ** Chat and Instant Messaging ** :     Chat one-on-one or with all meeting participants
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">       ** Photo Sharing ** :     Capture and share photos from your mobile device.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">      ** GPS Location Based Services ** :      Mobile users can broadcast GPS position to Desktop and Presenter users.       Locate your friends and family, provide turn-by-turn directions, and more.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Other specific features: **
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ** * [|iVisit Presenter] ** <span style="color: navy; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ** Presentation, Application, and Document Sharing ** :       Share PowerPoints, Word docs, PDFs, Photoshop and more
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">       ** Co-Browsing ** :        Share your browser window with all participants in a meeting
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">      ** Desktop Sharing ** :       Share your desktop for collaboration and remote assistance
 * [|iVisit Mobile]      ** Mobile Phone Support ** :     Communicate face-to-face from anywhere using your Windows Mobile touch-screen phone.       Works across all mobile carriers over 3G or Wi-Fi.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** »  ** Examples  = <span style="color: navy; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> iVisit to showcase its video conferencing solution

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=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** »  ** References  = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; text-align: left;">
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**iVisit Website, LLC. (2009). Retrieved Spetember 27th, 2009 from []**
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**[|Knott] L,. (2001). World Wide Simultaneous Dance: Dancing the Connection between "Cyberplace" and the Global Landscape. Retrieved September 27th, 2009 from http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/leonardo/v034/34.1knott.html**
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**PR Newswire Inc. (1997). Boxtop Acquires Revolution Multimedia. Music Industry Online Forum 'The Velvet Rope' Leaves America Online; Goes Direct to the World Wide Web Via BoxTop Interactive; New Merger Corners Online Chat Market With the Launch of BoxTop Live; and CEO Kevin Wall Speaks on Breakthrough Video Chat Software.**
 * [|Author]: [|Huy Pham], [|Graduate Student] in [|Education] emai** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">