What is the best tool for webinars

March 22, 2011 3:37 PM

Best software/site for webcam seminar with students who pay to attend?

I want to give a class online to students all over the world. I am looking for the right tool (program/site) for the job with the following requirements:

- students must pay to "attend"; it would be nice if payment, or at least password, were integrated into the solution
- it can be run via webcam over DSL
- we can use our Keynote presentation in the class
- we can do a series of 2-4 classes at different times over a week to cover all the time zones where we have students
- not crazy expensive or any long term commitment to a service; we might need it for a couple of weeks.

posted by kenzi23 to Computers & Internet (3 answers total)

Skype? It is easily available and most people may already have it on their computers. You can set it up for groups easily.
posted by JJ86 at 7:28 PM on March 22, 2011

I don't know if it is exactly what you are looking for, but at my university we use Adobe Connect for similar stuff. All that is required on the students' side is a browser and the latest Flash version.
posted by kasparhauser at 11:45 PM on March 22, 2011

Best answer: I took an online class that used WiZiQ and it seemed to do most of the things you require. Not sure about the built-in billing.
posted by Georgina at 3:28 AM on March 23, 2011