With our event on Multilingualism in Europe only two short weeks ahead, I am delighted to announce our first keynote speaker. Armin Hopp, Founder and President of Speexx, will speak about why communication-empowered organisations are more agile and profitable and what organisations can do to get the edge. Sell Tickets Online through Eventbrite Empowering communication - what’s in it for the bottom line? Why are communication-empowered organisations more agile and profitable? In today’s globalised business world, we are increasingly faced with the challenges of international collaboration and communication across borders. Dealing with customers, competitors and partners of different countries and cultural backgrounds on a daily basis has become the norm. How do we meet these challenges and ensure that international communication skills become part of our learning culture and not an obstacle? Find out why foreign language and business communication skills are the glue holding together any successful organisation and how you can use them to your advantage to drive real growth. Hopp founded Speexx in Munich, Germany in 1994. Today the company has become a truly European and international player with offices in Munich, London, Paris, Madrid, Milan, Sao Paulo and Shanghai, serving more than 7 million learners in 1,500 companies worldwide including Ericsson, Airbus, UNHCR and Credit Suisse. "In today's globalised business world, the ability to communicate across borders with strong foreign language skills is becoming a key competitive advantage. I'm really looking forward to discussing the challenges and opportunities with other experts and getting some fresh insights." states Hopp. Bringing his 20 years of experience in the B2B language learning space to the table I am very much looking forward to an insightful presentation and lively discussion afterward. I think the topic of empowering communication which, as a matter of fact, leads to improved cultural understanding and better results faster, is one of the important topics when we are talking about the future of work and working in teams dispersed all over the world. In addition to their event participation and kind sponsorship, Speexx also made available their latest white paper about data protection in global e-learning projects for download. We will be announcing our other keynote speakers and presenters over the course of the next days along with giving you further information about what topics they will be presenting on respectively. Should you be interested in joining us on September 17 in London, our co-organiser Macmillan Digital Education has made sure to provide us with a sizeable venue and thanks to our sponsors Speexx and busuu tickets are free. However, seats are limited and we only have a few of them left. Please reserve your tickets on time as we cannot admit guests without a valid ticket.

I’ve been blessed throughout my career to have worked for some great bosses. As I’ve lately been taking a closer look at leadership principles and best practices while urrently participating in a leadership institute, I stumbled across this great post by Michael Hyatt discussing the value of working for a "bad boss" in which he lists 20 random lessons learned from bad bosses: Everyone on the team matters. No one deserves to be treated poorly. Bosses create an emotional climate with their attitudes and behaviors. The higher up you are, the more people "read into" everything you say and do. Stuff gets amplified as it moves downstream. A word of encouragement can literally make someone’s week. Conversely, a harsh word can ruin it. Hire the right people then trust them to do their job. Don’t ever intentionally embarrass people in front of their boss, their peers, or their direct reports. Don’t attack people personally. Instead, focus on their performance. Get both sides of the story before you take action. Tell the truth; then you don’t have to remember what you said. Give people room to fail and don’t rub their noses in it when they do. Be quick to forgive and give the benefit of the doubt. Measure twice, cut once. Don’t ever ask your people to do something you are unwilling to do yourself. Respect other people’s time, especially those under you. Don’t believe all the nice things people say about you. Follow-through on your commitments, even when it is inconvenient or expensive. Don’t be ambitious to get promoted. Instead, focus on serving and doing a great job. Be responsive to everyone at every level. You never know who may be your next boss. Keep confidences. Make no exceptions. Do not complain about your boss to anyone. If you have to complain, then have the integrity to quit. What other lessons might you add to the list? Image courtesy ©iStockphoto.com/mediaphotos

Our EdTech Funding Coverage is brought to you by Digital Education. Thanks to some significant rounds for Pluralsight ($135 million), Edmodo ($30 million) and Desire2Learn ($85 million CAD), August has been another strong month in edtech funding. All in all, over $270 million have been invested in edtech startups, ranging from seed to Series D rounds. We did not include rounds in India and Asia in this rundown and will publish them shortly in a separate post. In this overview you find investments in North America, Europe and the Middle East. Edutainment startup Growl Media raises Series A from Auvest Group Growl Media, an edutainment startup based in Dubai that creates educational apps and games for children, has raised an undisclosed Series A round from Auvest Group. Through the investment Auvest acquired a minority stake in Growl Media along with the option to later increase its shareholding. Two executives from Auvest will join Growl Media’s board of directors. "The funding will enable us to expand our product offering to webisodes and TV; continue to build our stable of apps; enhance Eureekah, our technology platform built in-house; and bring our content to new markets," states Dinesh Lalvani, CEO and Founder of Growl Media in the press release. Founded in 2013, Growl Media targets children in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia with its mobile apps and has signed a deal with Samsung to promote the Samsung Galaxy Tab for Kids. Further Reading Growl Media secures Series A investment from Auvest Group | Press Release Links growlmedia.com | Twitter E-Textbook Rental Platform Packback raises $1 million Seed Round Packback, an e-textbook rental platform, has completed a $1 million seed round that started with a $250k investment from Marc Cuban on the TV show Shark Tank reports WSJ. Other investors in the round include The 20 Million Minds Foundation, Howard Tullman, Mark Achler, Mark Tebbe, and Rishi Shah. Packback’s unique angle is a so called "pay-per-view" option which lets students rent an e-textbook for 24h priced at around $5. Packback aims to convert students to either buy a used textbook or rent an e-textbook for an entire semester. According to the Packback website over 60.000 students across 80 US campuses already joined the movement which can access 3,000 titles for short-term rental in about 21 different popular subjects. Video Further Reading After Shark Tank, Packback Seeded For ‘Pay-Per-View’ E-Textbook Rentals | Wall Street Journal Links packbackbooks.com | Twitter Music Education Startup JoyTunes raises $5 million Series A Tel-Aviv-based JoyTunes, a startup that creates apps for music teachers and students, raised a $5 million Series A led by Aleph VC with participation from Formation 8 and existing investor Genesis Partners. JoyTunes aims to gamify learning a musical instrument through apps that interact with the music played and therefore turn the practice into a game-like experience. Launched in 2010, the app has been downloaded 3.5 million times and over 1 million songs are practiced each week. After this latest funding round, JoyTunes is free to use for music teachers and their students according to WSJ. Video Further Reading JoyTunes Collects $5M to Make it Fun to Learn to Play Music | Wall Street Journal Links joytunes.com | Twitter Assessment and Communications Platform FreshGrade raised $4.3 million Seed Round British Columbia-based FreshGrade, an assessment and communications platform for teachers, raised a $4.3 million Seed Round from NewSchools Venture Fund, Emerson Collective, Accel Partners and Social+Capital. Founded in 2011, FreshGrade offers an education resource for teachers, parents and administrators with the aim of streamlining communication between the different parties and maximise student engagement in the classroom. "FreshGrade is designed to provide richer reporting and communication capabilities while cutting down on the amount of time required from teachers and administrators. Ultimately our vision is to be able to streamline lesson planning and assessment and allow administrators and teachers to spend more time working with students and communicating with parents." states FreshGrade Co-Founder Steve Wandler in the press release. Video Further Reading FreshGrade Secures $4.3 Million in Seed Funding from NewSchools Venture Fund, Emerson Collective, Accel Partners and The Social+Capital Partnership | PR Newswire Links freshgrade.com | Twitter Anonymous Photo Sharing App for College Students Unseen raises $2.1 million Seed Round Austin-based Unseen, an anonymous photo sharing app for college students raised $2.1 million from a group of angel investors including Rackspace co-founder Dirk Elmendorf, Indeed.com CEO Rony Kahan and the CEO of Woodbolt International Doss Cunningham reports TechCrunch. The app lets anyone share photos with people around them without the need to open an account or giving a username. The round comes shortly after Yik Yak, another anonymous app in the college space, raised their $10 million Series A in June. Unseen wants to tackle cyberbullying, a common problem among these kind of services, through manual and outsourced moderation. Video Further Reading Unseen, An Anonymous Photo Sharing App For Colleges, Raises $2.1 Million | TechCrunch Links getunseen.com | Twitter Quizz Grading App QuicKey raised $150k Cambridge-based QuickKey, a mobile application that turns smartphones into quizz scanners, raised $150k in convertible debt from advertising company The Educator's Network reports BostInno. Founded in 2013, Quick Key had already raised $22k from a successful Kickstarter campaign and an undisclosed angel round from ARC Capital in May of this year. The app turns the smartphone camera into an optical scanner, enabling the teacher to scan and grade up to 10 quizzes in 30 seconds as well as uploading the results to a cloud-based grade book. The Quick Key app also works in classrooms without Internet connection or access to computers. Video Further Reading Quick Key Closes $150K Investment on its Road to Revolutionizing Personal Instruction | BostInno Links get.quickkeyapp.com | Twitter LTG Exam Prep Platform raised $3 million Series A for Mobile Test Prep LTG Exam Prep Platform, a mobile test prep startup out of MIT, raised a $3 million Series A from Tal Education Group, Atlas Venture, Jamie McCourt, Yongjin Group and Zhen Fund reports TechCrunch. LTG’s test prep app Prep4GMAT features a patented technology called Label Study Method, helping students to recognize patterns through visual cues and keywords. The app also helps learners to better understand their weaknesses and features a tutoring marketplace with certified tutors from across the globe. The startup plans to extend its apps into SAT prep in a next step. Video Further Reading LTG Exam Prep Platform Raises $3M In Series A Round To Develop SAT, More Test Apps | TechCrunch Links prep4gmat.com | Twitter 3D Content Publisher Verold raised $1.6 million Toronto-based Verold, a 3D content publishing platform, raised $1.6 million from Growthworks Capital, the Ontario Growth Fund and a group of angel investors. Verold’s goal is to weave 3D content into the fabric of the Web, making it easy to deliver a rich, engaging and interactive user experience on any device. The startup is currently taking part in the Pearson Catalyst program, working on an interactive educational experience around content in Developmental Psychology. Further Reading Verold Secures $1.6MM in Second Round of Funding | Press Release Links verold.com | Twitter Other Funding Rounds Edmodo enters IPO zone with $30 million Series D led by Index Ventures Desire2Learn raises $85 million Series B for International Growth Gig Economy Marketplace Fiverr raises $30 million Series C Overview: The Semi-Finalists of the Robin Hood Foundation College Success Prize HEDLINE: Pluralsight raises $135 million Series B Video Tuition Platform sofatutor raises €3,5 million led by German publisher Cornelsen

If you are a Blackboard client that missed BbWorld 2012, I recommend taking the time to watch Blackboard’s 2012 corporate keynote to hear firsthand of the innovations Blackboard is planning for the coming year.

I am happy to announce that we have confirmed two new speakers for our event on Multilingualism in Europe, in London on September 17: Niss Jonas Carlsson and Mait Müntel. Online Ticketing for EDUKWEST Live - Multilingualism in Europe powered by Eventbrite Niss Jonas Carlsson is the founder of the Swedish language learning company Brainglass, established in 2002. Brainglass was founded with the aim to change the way we learn languages, by adding personalisation. In 2011 Brainglass launched its first mobile application called Karaoke4English on iOS and Android. Today the company’s mobile applications, including Lingoal, have surpassed 1 million downloads and combine the concepts of audiobook, e-book, dictionary and exercises into one engaging learning environment. Based on his experiences with language students and immigrants in Sweden, Carlsson will focus on the topic of "Language challenges in Europe: Minorities, Migration and Motivation" during his presentation at the event. The second speaker I would like to introduce today is Mait Müntel, the co-founder and CEO of Lingvist, a language learning startup from Estonia and part of the Techstars London 2014 cohort. Lingvist wants to help you learn any language in 200h by the means of applying big data and mathematical concepts to the learning process and therefore reducing the time needed to learn a new language by 90%. The idea for Lingvist was born out of personal need. Müntel was looking for language learning applications when he wanted to learn French but none of the existing solutions fit his needs. "I had always wanted to learn new languages, but never had the time to do so. All the existing language learning tools tend to be inefficient and so I decided to build my own. I tried the prototype on myself and it took me only 200 hours to learn French, which I took as a sign that I’m onto something remarkable." Mait is a particle physicist and an entrepreneur. He received a PhD in Theoretical Physics in 2008 and has extensive expertise in mathematical modeling and programming research software. Müntel contributed to the development of BalticGrid.org, a distributed computing network for the Baltic Sea region and was part of the Higgs boson research team at CERN, Switzerland.

As technology continues to advance, we’re moving into the "post-PC" era as we find an increasing number of students and faculty alike relying on the mobile devices in place of traditional desktop or laptops. These mobile devices are continually becoming powerful and rapidly affording profound new opportunities for teaching and learning, both in and outside the classroom. During this keynote presentation at the 2012 Missouri Distance Learning Association Conference, we explored current trends in mobile technology adoption among students and faculty and considered how mobile devices are changing the way we communicate and access information. We discussed the possibilities for new teaching and learning experiences using readily available mobile technology. Stats on Mobile Technology Adoption and Usage Tech vs Text: New Study Unveils What Students Are Actually Using To Learn The Rise of the "Connected Viewer" | Pew Internet, July 2012 Cell Internet Use | Pew Internet, June 2012 In a Relationship: College Students and Their Smartphones [INFOGRAPHIC] | Mashable, June 2012 Americans and Text Messaging | Pew Internet, September 2011 30% of U.S. Adults Prefer to Be Reached by Text Message | Mashable, September 2011 How mobile devices are changing community information environments | Pew Internet, March 2011 Student Smartphone Use Doubles; Instant Messaging Loses Favor | Wired Campus, June 2010 The Power of Mobile | Pew Internet, April 2010 Teens and Mobile Phones | Pew Internet, April 2010 Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back | Pew Internet, August 2009 View all mobile studies by Pew Internet & American Life Project ECAR National Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2011 Report Videos The voice of the active learner Why mobile learning? KATTY ISD — A new vision for mobile learning Thoughts on the state of mobile learning "When Technology Gets Out of the Way" - 2011 Apple iPad commercial Samples Sample Course Syllabus as EPUB eBook NIU Instructional Guide for University Faculty and Teaching Assistants Sample Course Podcast NIU Faculty Development Program Archives Podcast NIU Teaching with Blackboard Podcast Sample Curated Daily Online Newspaper - Ed Tech Trends Daily Tips and Tutorials Designing a Mobile-Friendly Blackboard Course Getting Started with ePubs: Creating Your Own E-Book Using Apple Pages How to Create an ePub E-book How to Create a Course Podcast with Dropbox in 5 Easy Steps How to Setup Custom Flipboard Section for Twitter Hashtag Search 10 Tips for Getting Started Teaching with Twitter Encouraging Engagement Outside the "Walls" of the Course with Twitter Chats Tools & Apps Apple Pages [creating EPUB ebooks] Apple iBooks Author [creating iBooks] Blackboard Mobile Diigo Browser [iOS mobile browser alternative to Safari, built-in sharing integration with Diigo] Downcast [podcatcher for iOS] Dropbox [file storage/syncing/sharing] DropItToMe [sending files securely to another user's Dropbox] KeepVid [download offline & mobile-friendly versions of streaming videos] mTouch [iOS app for Moodle] NIU Mobile Paperli [create curated, online & mobile-friendly newspaper] PollEverywhere [polling] Mr. Reader [Google Reader RSS app for iPad] Reeder [Google Reader RSS app for iPad, iPhone, Mac] Reflection [mirror iOS device to Mac or Windows computer] Screenr [screencasts]/li> ShowMe [screencasts] General Mobile LearningResources Jason Rhode’s library of mobile learning links Photo Credits (photos shown during presentation) Teens of today - talking and texting | Courtesy @librarianguish on Flickr Teen texting by water fountain | Courtesy @yourdon on Flickr OMG! My boyfriend is texting me on *both* of my cellphones! | Courtesy @yourdon on Flickr Teen texting on brick wall | Courtesy @jpott on Flickr Students holding smart phones | Courtesy @danzen on Flickr Student texting | Courtesy @yourdon on Flickr Barefoot man texting | Courtesy @yourdon on Flickr Photo courtesy flickingerbrad on Flickr

The number of people learning foreign languages in Poland has increased in recent years, especially since joining the European Union in 2004. Many young people have taken the opportunity, myself included, of studying or working abroad. The European student exchange, along with freedom of work and travel around Europe opened up the door for a better future for many people. I often say I have grown up together with Poland. I remember those days when I would dream of traveling all round the world and speaking as many languages as I could possible learn. Back In late nineties the English language wasn’t as in demand as it is now. I started to learn it at age 12, but it was rather a very passive learning, memorizing grammar rules and doing exercises. My parents decided to enroll me in a language course after school to get a chance of speaking with a native speaker. The idea of combining language courses with my interest in music helped me to become fluent in English. There is constant criticism towards public schools and their poor language programs. As a result, parents are forced to enroll their children in after school classes. This has created a large and rapidly growing market for private language schools across Poland. However, freelance tutoring has become a competitive alternative due to its lower cost and more personalized approach. Language Learning in Public school Students start to learn their first foreign language beginning in the first year of Primary School, and it is continued through Middle School . At the start of Middle School students are required to choose a second foreign language to study. In High School each student learns two or even three languages. According to a Report from the Center Development Education for school year 2011/2012 91.6 % of students were studying English, 38.9 % German, 3 % French and 5,1 % Russian at non-university public schools. The reports aims to provide an overall view on language learning in Poland in order to help teachers implement more successful language programs in schools. Despite the demographic, there has been a significant rise in Spanish language students. Around 60 thousand students were studying in school year 2012/2013 compared to just 40 thousand in school year 2010/2011. On top of that, 12 universities offer Spanish Philology or Iberian Degree with around 13 thousand students total. Furthermore, the number of bilingual Polish-Spanish schools has more than doubled from 16 to 33 in past few years and with plans to open 5 additional in school year 2014/2015. Further language education at University has a lot to offer: at University of Warsaw students can learn up to 40 languages, including English and German , or less popular choices such as Hungarian or Macedonian. Private Language Learning On the whole, in more developed regions in Poland people tend to be better at languages than those living in the countryside. In cities such as Warsaw, Cracow , Wroclaw or Gdansk knowing one language is not enough, young people invest time and money in brushing up on new languages. In addition, Tourism, travel, living, and working abroad are the main reasons why people invest in language learning. English has become the main office language for many foreign companies in Poland. The booming in-company courses are on high demand where a language tutor can earn much more than teaching children or teenagers. There are many language schools in Warsaw, but choosing a good one can be a daunting process. Stationary language schools have traditionally been the main choice of learning foreign languages. However, mobile schools have seen an increase demand for their services recently. Mobile schools utilize language tutors who are able to be flexible with hours and locations without having the financial burden of a permanent physical location. Although in its infancy, the network of mobile language schools continues to steadily grow. Picture License  Some rights reserved by NicoTrinkhaus

This infographic compiled by OnlineColleges.net shares some of the many ways educators have incorporated social media into the classroom. The following previously posted infographics related to social media might also be of interest: Pros and Cons of Social Media in Education (Feb, 2012) A Case Study in Social Media Demographics (Mar, 2012)

When: September 17th 2014 Where: The Glasshouse Building - 2 Trematon Walk (Off Wharfdale Road) - Regent's Quarter - N1 9SR London - United Kingdom Sell Tickets Online through Eventbrite Programme Admission & Welcome (2:30pm - 3pm) Matthias Ick, Macmillan Digital Education Session 1: Policy (3pm - 4:15 pm) Keynote: Nicolas de Santis, BRAND EU Presentation: Nicholas Niggli, Embassy of Switzerland in the UK Presentation: Niss Jonas Carlsson, Brainglass Panel Discussion, Q&A Coffee Break (4:15pm 4:30pm) Session 2: Business (4:30pm - 5:45pm) Keynote: Armin Hopp, Speexx Presentation: Florence Mele, ESCP Europe Presentation: Prashant Raizada, EnglishUp Panel Discussion, Q&A Coffee Break (5:45pm - 6:00pm) Session 3: Innovation (6:00pm - 7:00pm) Presentation: Kirsten Winkler, EDUKWEST Presentation: Mait Müntel, Lingvist Open Mic / Pitch Session Networking (7:00pm - 8:30pm) Speakers Niss Jonas Carlsson Founder Brainglass Niss Jonas Carlsson is the founder of Brainglass, helping second and foreign language learners to bridge the gap between educational material and native language media since 2002. +1M downloads of apps like Lingoal, Read4English and others.  Armin Hopp Founder & President Speexx  Armin Hopp is the Founder and President of Speexx, a leading global provider of corporate online language training solutions. His academic background is in linguistics and English literature. A regular speaker at international talent management conferences and seminars, Armin has won the National German Award for Further Education and the WorldDidac Award. He is a member of the steering committee to the HR Expo Professional Learning Europe Conference, LEARNTEC, ELIG (European Learning Interest Group) and ambassador for Towards Maturity in the UK. Matthias Ick Managing Director Macmillan Digital Education  Matthias Ick serves as Managing Director of Digital Education at MacMillan Science and Education. Ick has built up extensive experience across digital markets and education, from making venture capital investments to founding tutoria.de - Digital Education’s online service for private tutoring for parents and students. He started his career in consulting and previously worked with the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, investing in online businesses and advising on mergers and acquisitions. He is using his entrepreneurial know-how to lead Digital Education’s portfolio of companies and identify new ideas and businesses.  Nicholas Niggli Head of the Economic, Trade and Finance Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK  Nicholas C. Niggli is currently the Head, Economic, Trade & Finance Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK, a posting for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. In this capacity, he leads a diplomatic team that represents, promotes and defends Switzerland's economic, trade, finance, science and business interests in the United Kingdom.  Previously, Niggli was part of Switzerland’s trade diplomacy and was based at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the WTO & EFTA. There he covered the Doha Development Round, the International Services Agreement plurilateral negotiations (TISA), Accessions to the WTO as well as budget, administration and institutional issues.  Florence Mele Director of Studies at ESCP Europe London campus  Florence Mele is Director of Studies at ESCP Europe London campus, in charge of degree programmes. Established in 1819, ESCP Europe is the world's oldest business school and has educated generations of leaders and entrepreneurs.With its five campuses in Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, and Torino, ESCP Europe's true European Identity enables the provision of a unique style of cross-cultural business education and a Global Perspective on international management issues.  Florence holds an MSc Computing Science from Birkbeck College University of London.  Mait Müntel Co-Founder & CEO Lingvist  Mait Müntel is co-founder and CEO of language learning startup Lingvist. Mait is a particle physicist and an entrepreneur. He received a PhD in Theoretical Physics in 2008 and has extensive expertise in mathematical modeling and programming research software. Müntel contributed to the development of BalticGrid.org, a distributed computing network for the Baltic Sea region and was part of the Higgs boson research team at CERN, Switzerland.  Prashant Raizada Founder & CEO EnglishUp  Prashant is the Founder and CEO of EnglishUp, a personal Online English Learning business currently operating in Brazil. A seasoned entrepreneur, Prashant's previous ventures include founding Lifestep, an employability skills venture focused on 16-20 year olds in UK and India and being a member of the founding team of Infosys BPO, an Global outsourcing business, which grew to $250m in 4 years.  In a career spanning ~15 years, Prashant has also worked for McKinsey & Co, HSBC and Citibank in London. He is an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta) and the Indian Institute of Technology but believes he only ever learnt anything.  Nicolas de Santis President & Secretary General Gold Mercury International Nicolas de Santis is President & Secretary General of Gold Mercury International, the global foresight think tank and global governance award organisation founded in 1961. De Santis is a global vision strategist and internet entrepreneur, advising companies and governments on sustainably driven corporate and brand visions, business model innovation and cultural transformation.  Prior to joining Gold Mercury, Nicolas was an internet entrepreneur, who started influential and high profile internet companies, such as opodo.com. He is currently working on building a strong brand of the European Union: The BRAND EU Centre.

Google Voice is a great service for extending the capabilities of your phone, including helpful features for educators such as a single number that rings you anywhere as well as online voicemail transcription in which messages are transcribed and delivered to your inbox. One of the lesser-known features, Call Widgets, allows you to create an interactive widget and place on a website, allowing visitors to easily call your Google Voice number. Call Widgets can be put on any web page, and allow people to call from that web page. When somebody clicks on the widget, Google Voice calls them and connects them to you. Your number is always kept private. You can create multiple call widgets and have different settings for each of them. Here’s an example of a Google Voice Call Widget (if you use this widget, you can leave me a voicemail at my Google Voice number) In this screencast, I share how to create a Google Voice call widget and embed in a learning management system (in this example, I demonstrate embedding in Blackboard, but the steps would be similar for other LMS’s). Do you use Google Voice in your teaching? Have you tried setting-up a Google Voice call widget? Feel free to leave a comment other Google Voice tips or suggestions you have to share!