Designing Quality Interactive Classroom Projects for Videoconferencing

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Designing Quality Interactive Classroom Projects
for Videoconferencing

• Janine Lim
• Instructional Technology Consultant
• Berrien County ISD
• jlim_at_remc11.k12.mi.us
• www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl
• Blog bcisdvcs.blogspot.com

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Introductions

• Orally
• Moodle learning.bcisd.org
• Work, Experience with VC, Interest in VC Projects

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What is Videoconferencing?

• Codec / Endpoint
• Monitor / Projector
• Microphone
• Peripherals document camera, DVD/VCR player,
  extra cameras
• IP and ISDN

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VC Continuum
Free Skype, iChat, web based proprietary
Free open source H323 PC based VC XMeeting
OpenPhone, Ekiga
H323 Desktop VC Polycom PVX Tandberg 1000
H323/320 Large Group or Room Systems
MCUs, etc.
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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

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Project Stories
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Prepare Share Exchange Presentations
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Reflection

• What did you learn about VC?
• What did you learn about lessons you can do with
  VC?
• What other ideas do you have for exchange format
  projects?

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Collaborative VCs Wiki

• collaborativevcs.pbwiki.com
• Hosted by BCISD
• Available for anyone to add to it
• Growing collection of written ideas for
  collaborative VC projects

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Finding Partners

• Collaboration Collage
• K12 IVC Listserv
• CILC Collaboration
• Email me!!!

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MysteryQuest

• World Geography / International
• USA
• Where in Michigan?
• MysteryQuest Regions
• MysteryQuest Beaches
• Agenda/Overview Movie

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Lunch Sharing
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Prepare MysteryQuest Beaches Presentation
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Reflection

• What did you learn about VC?
• What did you learn about lessons you can do with
  VC?
• What other ideas do you have for multipoint
  format projects?

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Guest Speaker

• Carol Daunt, Executive Officer
• Australian-based
• Learning Technologies User Group
• videoconference.edublogs.org

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Wrap Up

• Keep in touch!!
• Use Moodle to later collect access contact info
  for everyone in both sites.
• Projects next year.