Virtual Facilitation

What are some of the tools, edges and strategies for connecting and engaging participants when the choice is a virtual meeting?  Virtual Facilitation was the theme for October 2013 and the Virtual Facilitation Collaborative lead the work to try out five virtual platforms:  Blackboard Collaborate, eCWM, AdobeConnect, Spilter, and Edistorm.  Then we had a bonus jam with Google Hangouts!  It was lively.

In addition to the experience, articles were solicited.  Here are some of the contributions: