In the past three months, a lot of teachers and educationists have started using and writing about WiZiQ. In this post, we collect some of these posts:
Lawrence from English Lessons writes that:
I think this is a great VLE(VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT). It's free and
I have found it to be versatile and user friendly I cannot recommend it
enough. I have started lessons is ESP(English for Specific Purposes)
conducting a 1:1 course preparing for a written exam in financial
English. The student likes it very much too.
P.S. I do not work for wiziq nor have any connection-apart from using their platform
You can find the entry at http://englishlessons-lawrence.blogspot.com/2008/10/wiziq-vle.html
Ms. Lee recommends WiZiQ as a tool for the global cooperation project on her blog.
Another tool that I would like to utilize as part of a global cooperation project is
WiZiQ.
Because WiZiQ is a virtual classroom, I can also promote participation
from teachers in different parts of the world. What better way to learn
about India than having an actual teacher from India to teach a
'virtual' lesson through WiZiQ? WiZiQ also include a video and audio
option that will come in handy for students to practice their listening
and speaking skills when communicating with each other. What's more,
all of the lessons done on WiZiQ can be recorded for future use. These
lessons can be combined into a presentation that can be published on
WiZiQ (or other global cooperation websites) for others to see.
You can find the entry at What is Global Cooperation?
Sara writes in one of her blog posts:
More than a classroom tool, I believe teachers can use
this site for their own professional development. You can connect with
other teachers from around the world based on your interests. You can
also read and listen to presentations given by both teachers and
students that relate to your interests. As a teacher, you can download
these PowerPoint presentations and use them in your classrooms. I found
informational presentations on the Incan Empire and The Spanish
Explorers just by typing in Spanish as one of my interests.
You can find the entry at http://gorlewski.blogspot.com/2008/10/wwwwiziqcom.html
Online Meeting Blog has an entry on WiZiQ:
The topics of the sessions range from academics to the secrets of Tarot
cards. The possibilities here are endless! If you may be interested in
learning something on a topic you may find - give it a shot. There’s no
telling what you may find out!
You can find the entry at http://www.onlinemeetingblog.com/2008/10/06/wiziq-offers-free-online-classrooms/
Corporate Eye says:
A somewhat more eclectic site is
WizIQ.
Subjects are comprehensive. Content is mostly presentations but there
are free online courses that are offered by instructors. Registration
required and the site has tools to develop courses.
The entry is "Go back to school - Online and Free"
Nellie Deutsch, a prominent Online Learning and Teaching Guru, says:
I have used Elluminate, dimdim, hotconference, Vyew, wiziq, Interwise and others in my search for the perfect online conference and classroom. I am currently using wiziq with my nings and Moodle sites. WiZiQ is easy to use (flash-based not Java), has great sound, and youtube video feature.
The entry is "Online Conferences and Classrooms"
If you have written about WiZiQ, we would like to hear from you and cover your blog/ website in this blog as well.
Vikrama Dhiman
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