Thank you again to everyone who has taken the time to either take my research survey or forward/promote it with your local videoconference coordinators/site managers. We’re up to 290 responses now. I need 100 more responses! I know the end of year is busy crazy for you, but please find a moment or two to [...]
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Are you starting to see teachers who are doing more than one videoconference in a year? It’s not just a novelty one time thing? They are doing a bunch! For example…. I have a kindergarten teacher who has done 10 videoconferences this year (4 with content providers, rest collaborations & projects) Another kindergarten teacher who [...]
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I like to see what search terms people type in that get to my blog. Often I learn about new resources and tools that way. For example, someone found my blog with the search “k12 videoconference learning theory” so I tried it to and found: Strategies for Using Videoconferencing Technology in the K-12 Classroom: A [...]
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In catching up on my favorite edublogger posts tonight, I ran across this post from Doug Johnson: Classroom technology infrastructure: what’s needed? The description includes many necessary classroom tools, but I was especially happy to see that he’s also thinking about videoconferencing in the classroom. He asks several questions about the design of the classroom, [...]
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I’ve muttered before about the lack of good options for high school teachers for videoconferences. But today I have a quick report from a teacher who did the Careers in the NFL program from the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday. I didn’t get to see it because I was facilitating our veterans interviews. [...]
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Thanks to Google Alerts, I ran across this blog post: Thanks to this month’s EDTECH Magazine, I learned a new term today. “Curriculum Videoconferencing.” I love the way it rolls off the tongue. “Curriculum Videoconferencing.” I love the fact that it encompasses the notion of setting up videoconferences that tie directly to classroom curriculum. …snip…. [...]
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Well, I’m done with MysteryQuest USA for the year, and the last ASK programs are finished as well. One thing that I’ve noticed is that videoconferencing really does promote/encourage/require/give practice for speaking skills. When students share a clue in MysteryQuest, and then have to repeat them again and again because the other students couldn’t hear [...]
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Today we had 11 classes from Michigan, New York and Texas interview a panel of our Vietnam Veterans as part of the ASK program. Students had read the books The Wall and Patrol, and prepared questions ahead of time. We’ve done this program before, so I didn’t write down as many questions as I have [...]
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While installing the latest version of XMeeting on my Mac a couple weeks ago, I started learning about stun servers. First, a reminder that XMeeting is the open source H.323 desktop videoconferencing software for the Mac. The new version allows you to select a stun server to get your H.323 software to work through a [...]
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A few weeks ago, a teacher shared with me the student learning from a videoconference in January. She still remembers and the students keep talking about the videoconference they had with The Cleveland Museum of Art. So I forwarded it on to Dale Hilton. Do you know how much the content providers appreciate hearing from [...]
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