Behind the Scenes with Remote ISTE

Yesterday I snapped a picture of the cart that was used to go out and about on the conference floor to send sessions and posters etc back to the IVC ops room and then out to the remote ISTE sites. It’s a Logitech HD 9000 on the top of the cart – hooked up to [...]

Videoconferencing Lesson Study: Learning from the Classroom

Poster Session: Amy Colucci, Jefferson County Public School with Jeremy Renner Just stopped by a poster session on the way that Jefferson County Public Schools uses classroom-based videoconferencing systems to facilitate real-time lesson studies without interrupting the classroom instructional. I talked to Pam Caudill, who is the videoconferencing contact supporting the project. It’s a really [...]

Reaching Beyond Classroom Walls: Incorporating Distance Learning into the Curriculum

ISTE Session: Elizabeth Percival, Timberlane Regional School District (NH) with Christina Hubley Elizabeth and Christina are describing how they are using videoconferencing in the elementary classroom.You can get their PowerPoint from the ISTE site here. News: Center for Puppetry Arts is trying to get funding so they can offer their programs via Elluminate for schools [...]

Remote ISTE via videoconference

This morning I popped into the SIG IVC Ops room to see what’s happening. Today at ISTE the videoconferencing peeps are running remote ISTE. Remote ISTE is a way to bring a day full of ISTE experiences to a site that is remote. Every year one of the sites is always from the state that [...]

Two New Content Providers

Just learned in the SIG IVC Forum that there are two new content providers: Denver Museum of Nature and Science; and the Minnesota Historical Society is launching this fall. Watch for their new programs to be posted on www.VCcontentproviders.org soon!

SIG IVC Forum

It’s ISTE SIG IVC Forum time, and we’re getting our tickets for the prize drawing! First, we’re hearing some presentations on various things going on in VC land: KC3 Kids Creating Community Content (check out the Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy if you haven’t seen it before) CET Challenger Learning Center (they are almost ready to unveil [...]

Avermedia is making VC equipment now!

One of the most interesting pieces of information I learned at ISTE today was through @kusdiva who visited the Avermedia booth. She found out and shared via Twitter that they will offer this fall a new HD videoconference system – small and low cost – but cost not set yet as you can’t buy it [...]

Serving All Students: Using IVC for Nontraditional Courses

SIG IVC Showcase: Charice Black, Utah Education Network Charice described the full length courses they offer and coordinate across the state. You can see their website describing their network and courses here. Utah Education Network has been operating the state-owned videoconferencing system for over 25 years, currently managing approximately 250 events per day. The classes [...]

HEC-TV Live! Connecting Classrooms with the World

SIG IVC Showcase: Helen Headrick, Higher Education Channel-Television with Tim Gore HEC-TV’s programs are not available on demand – because they take videoconferencing onsite live to a location. The programs are also live on television and streamed through HEC-TV. Their programs are also archived on their website, and also in iTunes University. You can be [...]

Interactive Videoconferencing with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

SIG IVC Showcase: John Goehrke, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum John is giving an overview of the programs that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offers. The room is again jam packed with a great group of educators. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame does point to point connections because they [...]

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