WiZiQ is an electric classroom catering to students and teachers wishing to work from their homes. WiZiQ is more of a service than a software package since the flash-based software is hosted on remote servers on the internet. Users simply register, sign in, and create or join an electric classroom through a web browser without the need to install software on their computers. The software itself consists of an HTML page embedded with a flash (.swf) object. This flash object contains all the functionality of the classroom. It allows full interaction between the students and teacher through a live chat room complemented by audio streaming. The teacher controls one or more white boards and may draw with a freeform paintbrush tool, create straight lines, insert text, and import pdf, powerpoint, and other presentation-like files.

Overall, WiZiQ fulfills all the most basic necessities of an electric classroom user. It provides a medium for interaction between teacher and students and pushes the technological limits using both audial and visual communication.

• runs in a browser, allowing anyone with an internet connection to use the software
• no installation required
• can import pdf and ppt
• can draw directly on imported files using text tool, free-form paintbrush, and lines
• allows teacher to communicate with voice chat
• open-discussion chat room
• users can be anywhere in the world since it is internet-based
• unlimited number of students
• teacher can create and administer online tests
• teacher can decide whether class is private, open, or paid
• recording of class session can be saved and shared

• requires internet connection
• software is run on remote server, perhaps translating to a recurring fee instead of one-time fee

• no way for teacher to monitor whether students are doing other things during lecture or have full focus on the material
• no way for teacher to disable open-discussion chat room
• no way for teacher to give whiteboard control to students
• whiteboards need to have the ability to be layered on top of each other, with controllable opacity
• whiteboards need zoom feature
• cannot import roster of students - each student must sign up beforehand manually
• no way for teacher to administer survey asking how well each student understands the material