Videoconferencing Options
| Skype | Zoom | Facebook Video Calling | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bi-directional Audio/Video | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multipoint Capability | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Audio Conference Integration | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Screensharing | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Session Recording | ✘** | ✓ | ✘** |
| Streaming Available | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Audience Feedback | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Maximum Resolution | 1920×1080 | 1280×720 | |
| Software Account Cost | Free | No User Cost (via University License) |
Free |
** Available when used with Screencast-O-Matic, or other third-party screen capture software
Streaming Options
| Panopto | Livestream | |
|---|---|---|
| Bi-directional Audio/Video | ✘ | ✘ |
| Stream to Multiple Viewers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio Streaming | ✓ | ✓ |
| Screen Capture | ✓ | ✓ |
| Session Recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audience Feedback | ✓* | ✓* |
| Maximum Resolution | 1280×800 | 1280×800 |
| Software Account Cost | No User Cost (via University License) |
No User Cost (via University License) |
*Allows Text-Based Feedback
More Information
Here is some more information straight from the companies to help you decide which is the perfect software for you!
Skype
Zoom
Read about getting started with Zoom (BEFORE logging in or downloading Zoom software, make sure you have requested a FREE Zoom Pro account from Truman’s learning technology team ltt@truman.edu – a personal account IS NOT the same.)
Watch Zoom introductory video by clicking on the thumbnail below.
Check out how to hold and record meetings, and see some of the other features that Zoom offers.
Facebook Video Calling
Panopto