Introduction to videoconferencing in schools
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This document discusses how Skyping in schools can connect students to content and conversations around the globe. It provides examples of schools that have used Skype, such as connecting with schools in China and Italy. It also lists potential Skype partners like museums, zoos and NASA. The document outlines the benefits of Skype and provides tips for setting up Skype conferences, troubleshooting issues and emphasizing that the focus should be on teaching, not the technology.
Introduction to videoconferencing in schools
- 1. Skyping in Schools Skyping in Schools: Connecting Students to Content and Conversation around the Globe http://suffernvideoconferencing.org Eleanor Funk Schuster Library Media Specialist Suffern Middle School Ramapo Central School District
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- 5. The Best of the Old and New Tactile and Virtual
- 6. A View of Us from China
- 7. Italy Barcellona, Messina Schools & Family
- 8. Teachers Skype Home Think of the Possibilities
- 10. To Inspire
- 11. Good Discussions-Good Role Models kyou. n Say, tha
- 12. H.323 Technology Content Providers NASA Planet Hopping
- 14. Sharkwater Description Unexpected Opportunities Plan B
- 15. Content Providers Video Conferencing Resources http://suffernvideoconferencing.org Baseball Hall of Fame Bronx Zoo Cleveland Museum of Art Liberty Science Center NASA Vanderbilt Virtual University
- 16. Setting up Skype for Video Conferences
- 17. Its all just In-put/Out-put but, dont forget the phone
- 18. Powe r Ethernet Cable (yellow ) Camera Cable C able o r ject Pro Audio Cable
- 19. Camera Cables for the far side to see you
- 20. Checklist Match the teacher and the video conference Schedule. This is the hardest part. Remember time zones. Find out your district billing policies for adding vendors and getting POs Keep separate folders with checklists Check photo permissions and district policies. Be careful Check equipment set up. Con鍖rm conference times with teacher and far side. Test call. Exchange cell phone or other contact numbers Student-Teacher Planning Sessions. Rehearse with students
- 21. Troubleshooting Check all cables, especially power. Check that network is ethernet and not defaulted to an airport Check Skype preferences Check computer settings (audio, displays) Restart Sometimes theres a problem with bandwidth. Sometimes its a problem with the other side Cell phones! Dont stress. Its a teachable moment - Ask for help - Smile If its still not working.....somethings broken....
- 22. Its all about people Tell teachers: Technology? No Worry. Just do what you do best: Teach
- 23. Were all in this together. Have Fun! http://suffernvideoconferencing.org
Editor's Notes
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- #5: Shu’s penpal project\nMet early, small group, didn’t want fanfare, but one of the best skypes, incredible connection, differences in our presentation vs Chinese.\n
- #6: CHINA: Donghu Middle School\nSMS 8th grade students spoke Mandarin during a videoconference with pen-pals from Donghu Middle School in Pinghu, Zhejian, China. They shared music, skits, projects, and asked questions about favorite foods, sports, and music. The students had exchanged artwork and letters earlier in the year. Both sides were excited to meet their new friends and to practice communicating in an authentic exchange.\nNOTE: Time - students arrived early in the morning; test call first\n
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- #9: Skype with your students from other locations - artists, research institutes, organizations, professionals \n
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- #12: Partnerships - explore universities and other organizations\n\nDr. Diana Thomas, Montclair State UniversitMay 14, 2009 Math: The Language of Science and the Intrigue of Humanity. Eighth grade math students participated in a videoconference using Skype with math professor, Dr. Diana Thomas of Montclair State University.\n\nDr. Thomas spoke about why we study math, conjectures and proofs. She said that with math we prove what we believe is true and until that moment it is simply a conjecture\n\n
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- #15: “For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.\n\nDriven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.” http://www.sharkwater.com/synopsis.htm\n\nTyler Cave, teacher  at Ardtrea Cumberland Beach School in Ontario organized this phenomenal event with ten schools participating. Students were riveted while Rob answered questions about the destruction of sharks and the impact on wildlife and the future of human life. Due to some technical difficulties, we adopted plan B, which worked beautifully: Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Meeting.\n
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- #19: Note:\nProjector cable (VGA) is attached to white Apple adaptor. PC’s attach directly to VGA cable\nCamera Cable also called ‘firewire’\n
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