The most important aspect of a virtual classroom are the tools available to you during a class.
A facilitator typically wants to do two things in a class. One – present information to the
group and two – check their learning through interaction.
Elements of a Virtual Classroom
The virtual class has following elements within
it
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White board tool
Text Chat tool
Video conferencing tool
Attendee control tool
Multi media / file Sharing tool
Branding Tool
Hand raising tool
1. White board tool
It is a tool which allows a teacher to use a set of tools
for presenting text and graphics as a teacher normally
presents on the blackboard in a traditional classroom.
The White board has a tool bar having Selection tool,
Pointer tool, Freehand Writing tool with which a
teacher can write on board just like he is writing on
the black board with a chalk stick , A text tool to type
the text in a text box , Different shapes to draw , A
Grid tool for graphs , A delete tool to remove all or a
part of writings and drawings, Color tools and font
size tool to make text effective. So a white board
keeps the learner focused all the time The text box
has a multi lingual support so teachers and students
from different languages can use it
2. Text Chat tool
During the session Teacher-student
conversation Private or Public can be done on
this chat tool there Student-student chat for
group discussion or problem solving is also
possible. The smilies and colors of the text
makes it interesting and effective. The icons
here shows attendees which a teacher can for chat or giving and restricting
controls