Welcome to COMETS

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Welcome to COMETS

• Meeting Challenges Through Education Innovation
• Mobile Distance Learning
• Panel Discussion
• Bill Alexander
• Bob Dupree
• Jim Picquet
• Corpus Christi, Texas
• April 2008

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Handheld Technologies

• PDAs
• Laptop and Handheld WiFi Computer Devices
• MP3, MP4, MP5 (Next Generation Devices)
• Virtual Reality and Game Storage Devices
• Cell Phones
• Multifunction Devices and Gadget
  Technologies Tomorrows Student Friendly
  Delivery Systems

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Virtual Reality/Worlds Gaming

• 300 MMORPG
• (Second Life (2L) The Avatar Generation)
• Army Virtual (Game Technology)
• Animation
• Virtual Hybrids
• UTube
• MySpace
• PasteWare
• Snatchware
• Open Source World/Gaming
• Learning Object Chunking

Digital Natives Will Rule Education
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vStreaming, vBrids, vConferencing

• vStreaming/vPodcasting
• Open Source
• Video Learning Objects
• Video Repositories
• vBrids
• Smart Classrooms
• Smart Video Systems (Tegrity, etc.)
• vConferencing
• Video File Servers
• Wimba/Cell Phone Enhanced Type Systems

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• Thank You
• Bill Alexander balexander_at_ctcd.edu
• Bob Dupree - bdupree_at_nhaustin.com
• Jim Picquet - jpicquet_at_dcccd.edu

COMETS 2008 Corpus Christi, Texas
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