WhatsApp offers simple, secure, and reliable messaging.
How To Use WhatsApp (video)
WhatsApp can be used for interpersonal writing.
Line
Line is an application that works on multiple platforms. Users can make free voice and video calls. They can also chat and share media in a group by creating and joining groups that have up to 500 people.
Line App: How to use (video)
Line can be used for the interpersonal speaking and signing.
WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose text messaging, social media and mobile payment app. Students can use this app to practice interpersonal writing via text message with friends and family.
WeChat can be used for interpersonal writing.
GoReact
GoReact is an online tool for formative assessment. It is an interactive platform for feedback, grading, and critiquing video assignments.
Students can submit videos of conversations or presentations of a product they have created. Teachers can provide feedback to students using text, audio, or video files. Feedback is timestamped at the exact reference point in the video.
GoReact Overview (video)
Deaf Studies with GoReact (written)
GoReact can be used for interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication.
Zoom
Zoom is a web conferencing tool for video conferencing, online meetings, screen share, and webinars.
Getting Started with Zoom (video)
Managing Breakout Rooms (video)
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Zoom can be used for interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication.
Adobe Connect
Adobe Connect is used to create information and general presentations, online training materials, web conferencing, learning modules, webinars, and user desktop sharing.
Adobe Connect can be used for interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication.
Skype
Skype offers free video and voice communication in one-to-one and group calls, instant messaging, and file sharing with others.
Students can practice interpersonal communication by participating in phone or video calls on their smartphone. As an alternative to communicating with fellow classmates, students can practice the target language with a relative or friend.
Skype can be used for interpersonal and presentational speaking and signing.
FaceTime
Facetime exclusively supports one-on-one calling and can only be used to call someone with a compatible Apple device. It will not work on Windows or Android phones.
Students can practice interpersonal communication by participating in phone or video calls on their smartphone, tablet, or Apple computer. As an alternative to communicating with fellow classmates, students can practice the target language with a relative or friend.
FaceTime can be used for interpersonal communication.
Google Duo
Duo is an application for video and audio communication made by Google, similar to Apple's FaceTime, Facebook's Messenger or WhatsApp.
Students can practice interpersonal communication skills by participating in phone or video calls on their devices. As an alternative to communicating with fellow classmates, students can practice the target language with a relative or friend.
Duo can be used for interpersonal communication.
Google Meet
Google Meet is a web conferencing tool that integrates with Google Suite. It can be used to provide a platform for students to practice and be assessed on interpersonal and presentational speaking and signing.
How to Use Google Meet (video)
Google Meet - Student's View (written)
Google Meet can be used for interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication.