Posted on October 30, 2009 by Janine Lim
This has been a Halloween themed week of videoconferences. It was our first busy week since October state testing ended. Here are the programs we enjoyed: Monster Match We had 21 classes participate in Monster Match with Region 12, and 1 class do Monster Exchange with Dallas ISD. Be sure to read more about how [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2009 by Janine Lim
I’ve been thinking the last couple of months about professional development on videoconferencing. I had a nice line-up of face to face, online, and via videoconferencing workshops this fall for my schools. But since our 3 year RUS grant is over, the pressure is off to meet the PD requirements of the grant. That factor, [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2009 by Janine Lim
Today is our first day of MoNSteR MaTcH 2009 with Region 12. I have 22 classes participating this year. The H1N1 virus has already made us reschedule two of the conferences, but we’re rolling with the punches! This year, Roxanne added a Venn Diagram procedure for comparing similarities and differences between the classes. I’ve noticed [...]
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Posted on October 23, 2009 by Janine Lim
Greetings to my Tech It Up International 2009 audience in British Columbia! Here are some resources we’re using in my sessions today. Designing Quality Interactive Classroom Projects for Videoconferencing Resources for Collaborations Projects Booklet CollaborativeVCs Wiki More Collaboration Sites and Listservs Berrien RESA Collaborations Berrien RESA Distance Learning Program Berrien RESA Projects for 2009-2010 Eco-Conversations [...]
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Posted on October 20, 2009 by Janine Lim
This morning Bridgman Elementary is connecting to Wales in the UK for a project that was written in the Jazz workshop this summer: Guess My Pet. Before the videoconference started, I noticed the teachers using best practice to set presets on their visuals (which were neatly mounted to hold them still). Nice to see Jazz [...]
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Posted on October 19, 2009 by Janine Lim
Just added this resource to my Skype resource page: Classroom Videoconferencing by Digitally Speaking. There are some great tools and checklists. Important questions to think of ahead of time… Check it out!
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Posted on October 12, 2009 by Janine Lim
This morning I took a trip up to Van Buren ISD (which just was awarded a RUS grant – congrats!!). They are hosting the Tandberg Roadshow. (By the way you can see where the Road Show will be next here.) The audience here is mostly tech coordinators from the surrounding districts. Many of them are [...]
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Posted on October 9, 2009 by Janine Lim
Today Buchanan Middle School has four Eco-Conversations connections, two with the UK (Wigan and Torfaen), one with Ontario, and one with Texas. Our focus for these sessions has been on water bottle pollution. Our class prepared posters explaining the effects of water bottle pollution, including pictures of the local environment. The classes have been collecting [...]
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Posted on October 9, 2009 by Janine Lim
This post is part of a series examining articles on the communication aspects of videoconferencing. Reference Chen, Y. J. (1997). The implications of Moore’s theory of transactional distance in a videoconferencing learning environment. Retrieved from ProQuest Digital Dissertations. (AAT 9802605) Summary: This study compared Moore’s (1972) theory of transactional distance to the use of videoconferencing [...]
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Posted on October 8, 2009 by Janine Lim
Isn’t this a cool little theory?! It shows the richness of the communication – how personal, how interactive, how effective. Let’s ask ourselves though, does effective mean more synchronous? does effective mean more asynchronous? Compare Media Richness Theory to this chart by Wesley Fryer: What other comparisons can be made? What framework do you find [...]
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