New Video Chat Tool - What Do You Think?

Normally when doing educational video conferencing I either use Polycom equipment  or Skype software. These tools are becoming more and  popular with educators all around the world. Recently I was ask to use a new video conferencing tool called "paltalk". To be honest, I had never heard of this service and thought it may be worth a try. 

One thing that is different about paltalk compared to a service like Skype is that it uses the traditional style of vidoe chat services. They use thousands of live video chat rooms and dozens of regularly scheduled video chat shows. So in a way, it seem to be a little like USTREAM or STICKM where you can do live broadcasts. The service also offers something unique...virtual streaming of video clips from your computer. So video can be shared during you video conference.

Paltalk also offers the ability to have 10 people join you by video during your conference, which is something that Skype can't do

After using this service I found many of the features mentioned above to be encouraging for the delivery of education content. For example the service could be used during an online class to make students get not only aquainted with the instructor, but also the students. Also, the ability to stream your own video content during a conference could not only be engaging, but also help reinforce a concept or enrich a discussion.

Try "paltalk" out for yourself and let me know what you think. To download, click the image below: