Video Conferencing Tools

Video Conferencing Tool	Pros/Cons	Features
	Pros- Free, Easy to use, free download and account. Offered on a variety of platforms. Great for casual conferencing Cons- To message or call worldwide will require an upgrade and money, requires a download of software	Instant messaging and file sharing, video and voice calls. Offers mobile, landline and text messaging service worldwide. Group messaging for 3 to 10 people
	Pros- Offered on a variety of platforms, no downloading software. Effective way to conduct a webinar or conference. Easy to manage who can attend. Looks to be an effective option for the corporate world. Cons- Looks to be costly and only has a limited free trail	Tracks effectiveness of the meeting, integrating with social media. Ability to repurpose webinars by converting them to be used elsewhere. Can pre record content to be used during presentation.
	Pros- Free, multiple chat rooms, offers a variety of topics and categories Cons- security	Communication through instant messaging, video chat and voice chat. Chat rooms on any topic and category. Multiple chat rooms can be used at once
	Pros- Offers a substantial free offering for up to 10 attendees. Easy to use and navigate.  No downloading of software Cons- Need to pay for more than 10 attendees	Screen sharing, audio and video conferencing, mobile capabilities, automated email reminders for meetings, meeting recording, VOIP. More features offered with paid subscription.
	Pros- 30 day free trail for all offerings. No downloading of software. Accessible across numerous platforms Cons- Cost after 30 days	HD video conferencing, sharing screen, VOIP and recording meetings to be used later
	Pros- Free offering for 1 invite, free account, easy to use. Substantial upgrade in features for paid subscription Cons- limited time of meeting for free offering.	Desktop sharing, public and private chat, schedule meetings, annotation of meeting, polling capabilities, dated tracking of registration.
	Pros- Built for people on the go. Product integrates with other products. Top class security. Geared towards corporate world. No limits on meetings or times. Cons- Looks to be very costly	Face to face calling with HD video. Share screens, easily add callers with VOIP. Recording meeting ability

 Video conferencing is a great way to bring together people rather it is at work, school or home. I’ve only used Skype out of the ones that have been reviewed. I believe that all of the options have very strong merits and could be used to fulfill any video conferencing needs. I have chosen to look at Meeting Burner because it looks to offer a substantial amount of features for free in comparison to the others. I like Meeting Burner because they are very upfront with what they have to offer across their free and paid subscriptions. I find this very helpful when making a decision on a video conferencing tool. Additionally, their website is easy to navigate and very engaging for the customer. Meeting burner offers for free the following features, up to 10 attendees, instant screen sharing, Mac and PC compatible mobile support, instant or scheduled meetings, in meeting chats and customizable meeting registration pages. I believe that Meeting Burner would be a great help in education trying to bring the classroom outside while still in the room.