Regarding RQ5, "platforms and tools" is considered as a code and as sub-codes the categories considered were "LMS" or "LMS- embedded tools" or any "general tool" such as social media like Facebook or Blogger, communication tools like Skype or
NetMeeting, etc.
It also revealed that she had the opportunity to enrich her skills by learning from others how to use tools such as Microsoft Project, Publisher, and
NetMeeting. The skills matrix showed each employee's expanded capabilities so that everyone could fill in more easily for one another when someone was on vacation.
For real-time instruction, Meeting Point and Microsoft
NetMeeting were selected.
For example, Microsoft's
NetMeeting is included in Windows 2000 and is also available for free download from the
NetMeeting homepage.
Students could work from home or from an on-campus computing lab, using screen sharing applications (such as Microsoft
NetMeeting) or collaborative editors (such as Eclipse, with various plugins) for virtual pair programming, and a web-conference environment (Centra Live) that enabled them to participate in virtual, instructor-led, laboratory sessions.
One immediate change is that computers, collaborative suites (such as Adobe
NetMeeting and Microsoft Breeze), and Army Battle Command System (ABCS) equipment are available in all units from the brigade to the company level.
In video conference systems which use software like
NetMeeting, the transmitted video depends on the bandwidth of the network, and if the software is sufficient, then small chat groups can be established in which more than one user can have audio and video connection at the same time.
Means of collaboration include both technological (videoconferences,
Netmeeting, collaborative design software, etc.) and organizational processes (e.g., multi-site R&D project teams, global project management protocols, cross-cultural training).
Some of the simpler products include
NetMeeting, which is
Among these features were the ability to convert print or cursive writing from the whiteboard into document-ready text; to print, e-mail, fax and create web pages directly from the whiteboard; to use Windows
NetMeeting for distance or virtual collaboration; to record an entire session to be played later with full video and audio; to capture and share notes immediately; and, to drag and drop material into any Windows application.