The Blue Snowball mike is so nice that I decided to redo the DevLearn08 demo video. It is very easy to set up and the quality is far superior to many other microphones. Shop around as there is a wide range in it’s price. I found it at Amazon for $78.
You can hear the results on the VirtualTQM store page.
Look for it’s use in the supporting videos for the eLearning Guild’s January ’09 Online Forum session entitled
Add Value to You and Your e-Learning with Fast and Easy Virtual Agents
in which I discuss Second Life as a tool for tight budgets in 2009. It’s easy to use and the video tutorials will be online at subquark.com for anyone to use.
Good luck with all your endeavors and check out the Online Forums, they are loaded with hands on sessions to help you add to your skillset and rachet your eLearning up a notch or two.