1	An Introduction to the iVocalize Online Meeting Software Presented for the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center by Tom Peters of TAP Information Services April 2004
2	This Presentation Is Available On the Web At: www.tapinformation.com/ivocalize.htm
3	Let’s Begin with a Demo How to Talk using Voice-over-IP Press and hold the Control Key How to Text Chat The text chat box is located in the left-central area of the screen How to Co-Browse How to Show a Presentation Everything is Recordable
4	Lots of Potential Uses eBookWorm: monthly online interview Meting of the Minds: monthly online book discussion group Project HEALTHY Project Team meetings Project HEALTHY Advisory Council meetings MI-DTB Advisory Committee meetings Other group meetings Low-cost alternative to long distance phone calls Virtual focus groups
5	Advantages of iVocalize Low, fixed cost VoIP works well Only one person can speak at once Accessible to print-impaired persons Reduces travel costs Reduces phone and conference call costs Easy to learn and use Easy to record events and discussions
6	Disadvantages of iVocalize Does not work with Macs Works best with high-speed Internet connections Lacks true application sharing
7	Accessibility Features Keystroke alternatives to buttons and drop-down menu options. Accessibility options under “help” Append text icons to user names (Alt+shift+4) Highlight new text messages (Alt+shift+5) Suppress private conversation tabs (Alt+shift+6) Suppress colors in text messages (Alt+shift+7)
8	Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Controlling the speaker volume Slide bar in lower left corner of screen Controlling the microphone volume Slide bar in lower left corner of screen Queue to speak
9	Text Chatting Sending a message to everyone Indicates when someone is typing in the text chat window Sending a message to another individual (private text chat)
10	Synchronized Browsing On the fly, from the moderator Press F2 to send the current web page Continuous, from the moderator Press F3 to initiate synchronized browsing On the fly, from a participant All other participants may unilaterally accept or reject what is pushed at them
11	Uploading a Presentation The best, easiest way to provide group access to a presentation within iVocalize is to load the presentation on a website you control, then co-browse to the presentation Example: IACRL presentation about shared storage facilities
12	Record and Capture Record a presentation Alt+R Sound saved as Windows Media Audio file Text chat and web pages saved in related file Save Text Chat to File Alt+Z
13	User Controls and Options Browse unilaterally at will Modify the sizes of the various windows Choose a different colored font for text chatting
14	Managing an Online Group Locking the Room Kicking Someone Out Banishing Someone
15	Administrative Options Change the basic screen layout Change the default homepage in the browser window Change the default sizes of the various windows Users: Adding and deleting moderators User stats: Who has been in your room
16	Costs and Getting Started Free 4-month trial available now List price per seat per month Discounted pricing will be available Known monthly and annual costs; no variable charges and hidden costs Any size room is possible Inexpensive microphones (less than $10) work well.
17	Yahoo Group on Using iVocalize in Librarianship If you want to become a member of the group, contact Tom Peters (tpeters@tapinformation.com) To send messages to the group: ivocalizelib@yahoogroup.com The homepage for the group is at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ivocalizelib
18	Questions and Discussion Tom Peters TAP Information Services 1000 SW 23^rd Street Blue Springs, MO 64015 Email: tpeters@tapinformation.com Web: www.tapinformation.com Phone: (816) 228-6406