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Videoconferencing: Discover the Possibilities
Janine Lim
Links at www.janinelim.com
Email: [email protected]
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What is Videoconferencing?
• Codec / Endpoint
• Monitor / Projector
• Microphone
• Peripherals: document camera, DVD/VCR player, extra cameras
• IP (H323) and ISDN (H320)
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VC ContinuumFree Skype, iChat, GoogleTalk,Festoon,SightSpeed,ePresenceweb based proprietary
Free open source H323 PC based VC: XMeeting OpenPhone, Ekiga$80 Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000
H323 Desktop VCPolycom PVX$80 webcam + $120 software
H323/320 Large Group or Room Systems$4500+ MCUs, etc.
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VC in My Work• Berrien County Intermediate School District• 18 school districts in Berrien & Cass counties,
Michigan, plus Village SDA & Ruth Murdoch• 70 Polycoms in elementary, middle, and high
school buildings• 300 instructional events 05-06• www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl• bcisdvcs.wordpress.com
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What Can You Do With VC?
• Content providers, zoos, musuems, etc.
• Kid2Kid connections: “official” projects & teacher created projects
• Expert interviews
• Author/specialist interviews
• Professional development
• Shared classes – AE21.org
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Content Providers (H323)
• Listings at www.twice.cc
• Zoos
• Museums
• NASA
• Authors
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Kid2Kid Projects (H323 or Skype)
• Read Around the Planet 2007• MysteryQuest• Pakistan• Invasive Species• Earthworms• ESL• Robots
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Finding Partners• AVLN Community – www.avln.org/community• iSighted.com for Mac iSight & iChatAV• H323 TWICE Projects page – www.twice.cc• H323 TWICE listserv – www.twice.cc • H323 Collaboration Center – www.cilc.org • H323 SBC and K12IVC Listserv – linked on the
TWICE listserv page
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PAIR-SHARE
Which of the videoconference ideas shared so far do you want to try? What
ideas do you have for a project with another class?
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Experts
• Senator Levin
• Congressman Upton
• Mt. Everest
• World War II Veterans
• Dr. Ben Carson
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Finding Experts
• ADRA – AE21 (Shelley Bacon)
• Mt. Everest Speakers Bureau
• Google “*** Speakers Bureau”
• Local people – homeless staff, safe shelter staff, veterans…
• Universities
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ASK Programs
• Author Janie Panagopolous
• Former Migrant Workers
• Blind Author Jim Stovall
• Author Margaret Willey
• Homeless shelter staff
• Safe shelter staff
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PAIR-SHARE
What experts have you brought to your classroom? If you could talk via Skype
with an expert, who would it be?
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Planning Interactive Curriculum Connections• Sept. 18 – Oct. 13, 2006• Jan. 22 – Feb. 16, 2007• April 23 – May 18, 2007 • Cost: $150• 1 graduate semester credit from
Andrews University– One week on What is VC?– One week on providers– Two weeks on projects
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Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections
• $250 (optional tuition additional)
• October 2, 2006 – May 11, 2007– Part 1: Oct. 2- Nov. 3, Theory & background– Part 2: Nov. 6-Dec. 8, Project planning– Part 3: Dec - May 11, Project implementation
• 1-3 graduate semester credits
• Collaborative community online & via VC
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VC ContinuumFree Skype, iChat, GoogleTalk,Festoon,SightSpeed,ePresenceweb based proprietary
Free open source H323 PC based VC: XMeeting OpenPhone, Ekiga$80 Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000
H323 Desktop VCPolycom PVX$80 webcam + $120 software
H323/320 Large Group or Room Systems$4500+ MCUs, etc.
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Web vs. H323 VCWeb based (Skype etc.)• No firewall work
necessary• Connects only to the
same software• Have to find and
create your own content
• Desktop set up
H323 (Polycom, etc.)• Firewall/router work
required• Connects to any
H323 device• Lots of H323 content
already developed• Higher end large
group set up
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VC in Adventist Education• Adventist Megaconference, June 22, 2006
www.avln.org/conference• AE21 – Adventist Education for the 21st Century• Southeastern California Conference• Peru & Andrews Leadership Program• Loma Linda University• Walla Walla College• Ruth Murdoch & Village SDA, Berrien Springs, MI• Other possibilities – Projects with AIIAS, Australia, Peru,
Mexico….
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PAIR-SHARE
Which kind of videoconferencing would work for your school? What are you
next steps to make that happen?
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Videoconferencing: Discover the Possibilities
Janine Lim
Links at www.janinelim.com
Email: [email protected]