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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. The processing power of our mobile phones roughly doubles every 18 months as does storage capacity, as do Internet speeds with the advent of faster 4G and 4G LTE mobile networks.

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Connect with TechSoup at NCVS!

Tech Soup

WebEx and GoToMeeting , available through TechSoup, offer free iPad apps and easy availability on mobile devices. Facebook — We post frequently to our TechSoup Facebook page from our laptops, tablets and phones by tagging @TechSoup in our updates. Check this chart for a comparison of web conferencing tools.

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Case Study: NPower Michigan and Board Collaboration Tools

NTEN

Sometimes it was so rudimentary that someone would put a cell phone on speaker, and folks would dial in, and everyone could participate, but it worked.” It’s not a web meeting tool (like WebEx or ReadyTalk), but if you get people to hit refresh on an agenda or minutes, they can see the changes.