Marla Davenport, TIES

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Setting Up and Managing Interactive Global
Communications for Students

• Marla Davenport, TIES
• Kathy Kraemer, TIES (virtually)
• Greg Bartley,TIES

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Look whats happening!

• Megaconference Jr. 2006 Live!

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Digital Resources 3. SETTING UP AND MANAGING
INTERACTIVE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH
STUDENTS Marla Davenport, Director of Learning
Technology, TIES (live) Kathy Kraemer, Internet
Curriculum Consultant, TIES (via
technology) Connecting your students with
students and content providers around the world
using interactive videoconferencing provides
exciting, authentic and alternative learning
experiences. While Internet2 provides the needed
bandwidth, there are other considerations to
making the event seamless for teachers and
students. The session will include a checklist of
items that need to be accomplished and tips for
success. Participants will see examples including
a live viewing of the international
Megaconference Jr., with a behind the scenes look
at the organization and management of the
conference.
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Getting Started

• Tools
• Videoconferencing
• Internet2
• K12 Collaborations and projects
• Basic setup
• Lessons Learned
• Resources

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Videoconferencing

• 2 way interactive video
• Over the Internet
• Bandwidth determines quality
• Point to point
• Multicast - one to many

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In classrooms, plug and play.almost!

• What you need
• Codec, Camera MicMonitor
• Ethernet and IP network(firewall permissions)
• Kids
• Someone at the other end!

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Network

• High Bandwidth for quality video and sound
• Local area network in school
• District wide area network
• Minnesota infrastructure
• Outside Minnesota - Internet2

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What is Internet2?

• Education research network
• Collaboration of universities and research
• Very high speed international network

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Internet2 Mission and Goals

• Internet2 Mission Develop and deploy advanced
  network applications and technologies,
  accelerating the creation of tomorrows Internet.
• Internet2 Goals
• Enable new generation of applications
• Re-create leading edge RE network capability
• Transfer technology and experience to the global
  production Internet

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K20 Initiative

• Connect and engage K-12s, museums, libraries,
  science and cultural centers, aquariums,
  community colleges, etc.
• Increased opportunities for joint funding,
  collaboration with Higher ed, student attraction,
  enhanced learning and education

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Sponsored Education Group Participants
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Internet2 K20 Connectivity Survey
http//k20.internet2.edu/connect_survey_index.php
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K12/Higher Ed Relationship
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Changing Teaching and Learning in the 21st
Century Classroom

• What Internet2 Offers
• Real Time Collaboration
• Immediate Access to Expertise and/or Audiences
• Geographical Distribution
• High Quality, Real-Time Audio and Video
  Interaction gt Engagement

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Internet2 Capacity
Time Required to Download2-hour Course Lecture
DVD
Internet2 6 Seconds
56 kbps
ISDN
DSL/Cable
T1
25 Hours
6.4 Hours
168 Hours
74 Hours
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Jason Project
http//www.jason.org/
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Teachers Domain - WGBH
Tour
http//www.teachersdomain.org
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K-12 Internet2 Activities
IDEAS provides Wisconsin educators access to
high-quality, highly usable, teacher-reviewed
web-based resources for curricula, content,
lesson plans, professional development and other
selected resources (including video). These
resources help Wisconsin educators use technology
to meet the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards
and create the foundation for a statewide
knowledge management system. http//www.IDEAS.Wisc
onsin.edu
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Internet2 Activities
Camera
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Lehigh University Remote Scanning Electron
Microscopy
http//www.lehigh.edu/inimagin/
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Megaconference Jr.
Start Video
Student-led international Megaconference Focus on
Language, Culture, Regional Issues International
Distributed Teams of students in program content,
developing partnerships, and technical
support 235 schools participating today - Lets
check it out!
www.megaconferencejr.org
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Class to Class Collaborations
Virtual Reading Group
Twice-weekly, distributed reading comprehension
instruction for sixth graders using
videoconferencing and email. This instruction
employed shared-evaluation pedagogy.
The AP Mixer Project
This project plans to bring together AP classes
across the country for interactive learning and
project collaboration. This project was developed
by Joyce Valenza, Librarian at Springfield
Township High School in Pennsylvania.
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Inner World Discovery

• Partnership between MAGPI and Inner World
  Discovery
• Multimedia Exploration of the Immune System and
  HIV/AIDS
• Videoconference Program geared toward High
  School Students
• Created by Phil Silverstein, ER doctor at St.
  Josephs Medical Center

www.magpi.net/innerworld.html
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K12 Applications Virtual Surgery

• Virtual Surgery - Bleeding edge technology
• TIES Partners Rhode Island Hospital, RINET, 12
  Rhode Island Schools and 2 Minnesota schools.

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Virtual Surgery Quotes

• It was amazing. It makes me want to work on a
  surgical team
• Amy K, Cambridge , MN student
• This was a phenomenal experience for the
  students. Most are going into the health fields,
  so seeing the surgical staff and hearing from
  them about how vital their jobs are was
  incredibly valuable
• Stephanie Windschill, Health Occupations Teacher,
  Cambridge, MN

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Virtual Surgery movie

• The patient A 60 year old man that had a
  calcified heart valve that needed to be replaced.
  
• The team Dr. Singh and nine surgical staff
  members

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TVbyGirls

• Created by women TV/Movie producers
• Explore how women and girls are portrayed in the
  media
• Build awareness as well as visual literacy and
  visual arts skills

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• Created by women TV/Movie producers
• Explore how women and girls are portrayed in the
  media
• Build awareness as well as visual literacy and
  visual arts skills

TVbyGirls.tv
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Minnesota Governors Trade Mission to China

• Videoconference Series
• Chinese Dance
• Chinese History, Culture and Arts
• Emerging Medicine
• Conversation with the Governor

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Chinese Dancers
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Chinese History, Culture and Arts
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Conversation with the Governor
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International Wolf Center

• Programming starting in 2006
• www.wolf.org

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Lessons Learned Getting Started

• Step 1
• Find out what others are doing via Internet2
• visit the Internet2 website
• call the project leaders directly on the phone

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Lessons Learned Build your community

• Step 2
• Build community with other Internet2 members
  -Have a virtual beer together

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Lessons Learned Class Online

• Step 3 Start with a small project that fits
  with the curriculum.
• A driving question will help focus your
  videoconference.
• What does the day in the life of a pinniped
  look like? vs. What are marine mammals?

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Lessons Learned Logistics

• Every task takes time
• Finding partners for collaboration
• developing content
• recruiting students
• coordinating sites
• testing the equipment

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Lessons Learned Logistics

• Every task takes time
• rehearsing
• creating a back-up plan
• promoting the event
• building confidence

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Lessons Learned Building support

• Overall, you need to find at least one Internet2
  Evangelist in your organization
• creates interest and enthusiasm
• helps to build collaborations

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Lessons Learned Building support

• Once you have one evangelist, their job is to
  create a network of evangelism
• Internet2 listserv, My K-20

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Get Involved! Heres how

• My K20 Database
• Part of the Internet2 K20 Initiative
• Matchmaking Service for K20 Community
• All projects use Internet2

www.internet2.edu/k20

• CILC /MN Learning Loop
• Search for Virtual Field Trips
• Find collaborative partners
• Internet2/Commodity Internet Projects

www.cilc.org
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Tips for getting students involved

• Email call for participation
• Alert other evangelists to get the word out
• Let the students spread the word

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Resources

• Internet2 website
• http//www.internet2.edu
• InforMNs website
• http//www.informns.k12.mn.us
• PACBell Videoconferncing Website
• http//www.kn.pacbell.com
• Iowa Public Television
• http//www.careers.iptv.orgw.gng.org/projectvoice(
  www.gng.org/projectvoice

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Resources

• Vanderbilt University
• www.vanderbilt.edu/oso/vidcon.php
• RINET Rhode Island Network for Educational
  Technology
• www.ri.net/RINET
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• www.noaa.gov/ocean.html

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Resources

• NASA virtual visits
• www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12
• St. Clair County Learning Net
• www.sccisd.org/dlc2/LNindex.html
• PacBell Videoconference Listserv
• ed1vidconf_at_lists.sdsu.edu

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Resources

• Videoconferencing CookbooKwww.videnet.gatech.edu/
  cookbook
• The Manhattan School of Musicwww.msmnyc.edu
• JASON Projectwww.jasonprojects.org

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Resources

• MAGPI K20 Programs
• www.magpi.net/programs.html
• My K20 Database
• www.k20.internet2.edu
• CILC Database
• www.cilc.org
• Research Channel
• www.researchchannel.org

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Keep in touch!

• Marla Davenport, Marla.Davenport_at_ties.k12.mn.us
• Kathy Kraemer, kraemer_at_ties.k12.mn.us