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12. Web conferencing or and VOIP Web conferencing tools allow you to meet online rather than in a conference room. A webinar is a neologism to describe a specific type of web conference. It is typically one-way, from the speaker to the audience with limited audience interaction, such as in a webcast. A webinar can be collaborative and include polling and sessions to allow full participation between the audience and the presenter. VOIP technology allows you to make telephone calls over the Internet (converts voice signals into data streams that are sent over the Internet and converted back to audio by the recipient’s computer). 13. Web site If the program has a link on the institution’s website, the committee should be able to make good use of it. Ideally, it would provide at least two links: Public access link—This link would lead the viewer to information that is of interest to the public, such as general information on the program and the activities of the committee. “Committee members only” link—This link would provide a connection point for committee and subcommittee members. This is the equivalent of the “back office” area reserved (by password protection) exclusively for authorized personnel. (Google 14. Wikis A wiki is basically a website that allows everyone who registers to add and change content. The most common wiki application is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. Wikis are easy to use as all you need is a computer, a web browser, and an Internet connection—no software, no website skills—to begin having very interactive communications with many people simultaneously. Use the following table to brainstorm how your committee could use the latest technology to help with communication. How Could Our Advisory Committee Use Technology Technology √ Will we use this? Examples of how we would use this Which service will we use? Blogs Collaborating and file sharing
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