Breaking Down the Fence

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Breaking Down the Fence

• Incorporating Videoconferencing Into Your
  Classroom

Presented by Ken Conn, Distance Learning
Coordinator Lamar Consolidated I.S.D. kconn_at_lcisd.
org
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Where do I start?

• SBC Videoconferencing For Learning
• http//www.kn.sbc.com/wired/vidconf/vidconf.html
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• K-12 Videoconferencing
• http//neirtec.terc.edu/k12vc/index.cfm
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• Videoconferencing Cookbook
• http//www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbook/

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Listservs

• Collaboration Collage (also known as
  "ed1vidconf")
• http//www.kn.sbc.com/wired/vidconf/ed1vidconf.htm
  l
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• K-12 IVC
• http//neirtec.terc.edu/k12vc/forward/listserv.cfm
  
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• TWICE (Two-Way Interactive Connections in
  Education)
• http//www.twice.cc/listserve.html

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Whats out there, and how do I find it?

• Lamar Consolidated I.S.D. Videoconferencing
  Resources
• http//www.lcisd.org/Administration/Technology/Dis
  tanceLearning/Resources/
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• TWICE (Two-Way Interactive Connections in
  Education)
• http//www.twice.cc/

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You can use a videoconferencing search engine!

• NoodleTrip
• http//www.noodletrip.com/
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• CILC (Center for Interactive Learning and
  Collaboration)
• http//www.cilc.org/
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• ID Solutions, IDeaS
• http//www.ideasdirectory.com/

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VFTs (Virtual Field Trips) Some of my favorite
VFTs

• NASA Digital Learning Network
• http//nasadln.nmsu.edu/dln/
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• LiveFrom The Heart
• http//www.livefromtheheart.org/
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• SeaTrek
• http//www.seatrek.org/

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VFTs (Virtual Field Trips) Some VFTs that look
really cool

• Aquatic Research Interactive
• http//www.arii.org/
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• COSI (Center Of Science and Industry) Columbus
  Electronic Education
• http//www.cosi.org/programs/ee.htm
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VFTs (Virtual Field Trips) Some VFTs that look
really cool

• STORM-E (Students and Teachers Observing and
  Recording Meteorological Events) Weather
  Simulation Splash
• http//www2.cet.edu/weather/default.html
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• MTR (Museum of Television Radio)
• http//www.mtr.org/
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• Center for Puppetry Arts
• http//www.puppet.org/edu/distance.shtml

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Show Me The Money! How do I pay for this stuff?

• 1) It never hurts to ask your building
  administrators, parent/teacher organization,
  members of the community, technology department,
  God
• 2) Grants
• 3) Other ideas???

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K2K (Kid to Kid) Connections

• Katy I.S.D.s Linda McDonald Presents Series,
  lindamcdonald_at_katyisd.org
• American History Challenge
• Math Marvels
• Landmark Challenge
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• Lamar Consolidated I.S.D.s Science Seekers
• http//www.lcisd.org/Administration/Technology/Dis
  tanceLearning/ScienceSeekers/

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K2K (Kid to Kid) Connections

• TWICE Videoconferencing Collaborative Projects
• http//www.twice.cc/projects.html
• MysteryQuest
• http//www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/MysteryQuest/index.
  html
• Read Across America
• http//www.twice.cc/read/index.html
• Regions of the United States
• http//www2.macomb.k12.mi.us591/regions/

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Create Your Own Content!!!

• Project Planning Workshop Handout
• http//www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/media/projectplanni
  ng.PDF

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How do I talk with students in different parts of
the world?

• SAXophone (Students All around the world
  eXchanging over the phone)
• http//www.fgse.nova.edu/saxophone/
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• Megaconference Jr.
• http//megaconferencejr.org/
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How do I talk with students in different parts of
the world?

• Global Leap
• http//www.global-leap.com/
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• iEARN (International Education and Resource
  Network)
• http//www.iearn.org/

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Want More??? - Support, Networking, and MORE
Information

• TxDLA (Texas Distance Learning Association)
• http//www.txdla.org
• PICC (Planning Interactive Curriculum
  Connections) online class
• http//www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/picc/index.htm
• Videoconferencing For K-12 Classrooms A Program
  Development Guide
• http//www.iste.org/eseries/source/Orders/isteProd
  uctDetail.cfm?product_codeVIDCON

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Want More??? - Support, Networking, and MORE
Information

• Ken Conn
• Distance Learning Coordinator
• Lamar Consolidated I.S.D.
• kconn_at_lcisd.org