An emerged technology that has become commonplace in distance communication is the webcam. Thanks to the webcam, we can visually communicate to anywhere with a web connection. This has allowed instruction and learning to occur though the web in a more interactive capacity. Instructors, students and administrators can now conference, meet, teach, and learn without the limitations of distance and location.

As with all technical innovations, there can be issues that come with the convenience. Connectivity, drivers, clarity, and lens issues can be some of the more common problems found with webcams.

The webcam provides the opportunity for people see those they communicate with that they might not have been able to before. A key benefit is to be able to correspond through the dual channels of audio and visual modalities. The webcam also allows for multiple people to communicate and interact from small meeting to entire classrooms.

This technology can improve through better visual clarity and integrating more visual options such a graphics and multiple camera angles.

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