GoTo Meeting is a video meeting and video conferencing tool.
Current known uses in the sector
GoTo Meeting can be used in Citizenship Preparation, Community Connections, Employment-related, Information and Orientation, Library Settlement Partnership, Settlement Workers in Schools, Pre-Arrival as a way to communicate in real time with Newcomers and colleagues.
Calendly is an online calendar tool for time management and coordinating meetings, including polling for a mutually good time. It can be connected to your calendar to automatically add appointments and share your availability, as well as automatically add video conferencing options.
Current known uses in the sector
Calendly can be used in Citizenship Preparation, Community Connections, Employment-related, Information and Orientation, Library Settlement Partnership, Settlement Workers in Schools, Pre-Arrival as a way to schedule appointments with Newcomers and colleagues.
Doodle is an online calendar tool for time management and coordinating meetings, including polling for a mutually good time. Can be connected to your calendar.
Current known uses in the sector
Doodle can be used in Citizenship Preparation, Community Connections, Employment-related, Information and Orientation, Library Settlement Partnership, Settlement Workers in Schools, Pre-Arrival as a way to provide meeting option polls, and schedule appointments with Newcomers and colleagues.
Zoho Survey can be used in Citizenship Preparation, Community Connections, Employment-related, Information and Orientation, Library Settlement Partnership, Settlement Workers in Schools, Pre-Arrival to survey Newcomers, create registration forms, polls, and more.
SurveyMonkey can be used in Citizenship Preparation, Community Connections, Employment-related, Information and Orientation, Library Settlement Partnership, Settlement Workers in Schools, Pre-Arrival to survey Newcomers, create registration forms, polls, and more.
Whereby is a video chat/conferencing tool that does not require any downloads.
Current known uses in the sector
Whereby can be used in Citizenship Preparation, Community Connections, Employment-related, Information and Orientation, Library Settlement Partnership, Settlement Workers in Schools, Pre-Arrival as a way to communicate in real time with Newcomers and colleagues.
VDO.Ninja is a video chat/conferencing tool used in your browser, no downloads needed.
Current known uses in the sector
VDO.Ninja can be used in Citizenship Preparation, Community Connections, Employment-related, Information and Orientation, Library Settlement Partnership, Settlement Workers in Schools, Pre-Arrival as a way to communicate in real time with Newcomers and colleagues.
Video overview
Pricing
VDO.Ninja is free.
Ease of use & Accessibility
VDO.Ninja is easy to use. No information about accessibility is available.
Mobile friendly
VDO.Ninja is accessible in mobile web browsers.
Privacy/security features (including data security and message encryption)
Jitsi is a free, secure, and open source video conferencing with collaboration functionality, video directly in browse. No downloads required.
Current known uses in the sector
Jitsi can be used in Citizenship Preparation, Community Connections, Employment-related, Information and Orientation, Library Settlement Partnership, Settlement Workers in Schools, Pre-Arrival as a way to communicate in real time with Newcomers and colleagues.
Skype is a free web-based communication tool which allows people to video conference, make calls, and instant message.
Current known uses in the sector
Skype can be used in Citizenship Preparation, Community Connections, Employment-related, Information and Orientation, Library Settlement Partnership, Settlement Workers in Schools, Pre-Arrival as a tool to engage with Newcomers visually, brainstorm ideas, capture Newcomer feedback, ideas, insights, suggestions, comprehension, etc.
Video overview
Pricing
Skype is free. However, if you want to get a phone number with the country code in which you live, you have to pay a little amount of money.
Ease of use & Accessibility
Skype is fairly simple. You can easily see sign up, download Skype, use Skype online, and help icons.
Skype offers voiceover, narrated screen reader, High-contrast settings, magnifier, and speech recognition to convert speech to texts to support people with hearing or seeing disabilities.
Mobile friendly
Skype is available for iOS and Android devices.
Privacy/security features (including data security and message encryption)
Skype uses cookies to get some personal information about users. It benefits from the cookies to improve itself, recognize people’s preferences, and tailor Skype web content for individuals. You can disable cookies if you do not want Skype to use your information.
All Skype-to-Skype voice, video, file transfers and instant messages are encrypted. If you make a call from Skype to mobile and landline phones, the part of your call that takes place over the PSTN (the ordinary phone network) is not encrypted. Voice messages are encrypted when they’re delivered to you. However, after you have listened to a voice message, it is transferred from Skype servers to your local machine, where it is stored as an unencrypted file.
Google Meet is voice, instant messaging, video chat/conferencing platform.
Current known uses in the sector
Google Meet can be used in Citizenship Preparation, Community Connections, Employment-related, Information and Orientation, Library Settlement Partnership, Settlement Workers in Schools, Pre-Arrival as a way to communicate in real time with Newcomers and colleagues.
Video overview
Pricing
Google Meet is free.
Ease of use & Accessibility
Google Meet is easy to use and allows you to have video meetings right in your web browser instead of having to download any software. Find out about accessibility features here.
Mobile friendly
Google Meet is available as an Android and iOS app.
Privacy/security features (including data security and message encryption)