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Exploring Distance Learning Opportunities Through Videoconferencing

Exploring Distance Learning Opportunities Through Videoconferencing. What is Videoconferencing?. Videoconferencing technology allows two or more people at different locations to see and hear each other in real time.

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Exploring Distance Learning Opportunities Through Videoconferencing

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  1. Exploring Distance Learning Opportunities Through Videoconferencing

  2. What is Videoconferencing? • Videoconferencing technology allows two or more people at different locations to see and hear each other in real time. • It is often possible to share computer applications such as Internet pages, library catalogs, documents, or software.

  3. V-Tel Galaxy System PolycomViewstation Portable Videoconferencing Systems

  4. Computer Connecting Devices to Videoconferencing Systems VCR DVD Player Document Camera … and many other devices. Digital Camera

  5. Example of a Dedicated Room

  6. Pasadena ISD Facilities With Videoconference Equipment • Administration Building (One installed system and 3 portables) • 6 Elementary Schools • 3 Intermediate Schools • 5 High Schools

  7. How Do Videoconferencing Systems “Talk” to Each Other? • Systems within Pasadena ISD connect to each other using the Local Area Network. • Our Videoconferencing Systems connect to our network via a standard network drop.

  8. How Do Videoconferencing Systems “Talk” to Each Other? • We have a “Bridge” that connects to the outside world. • We also have a firewall transversal solution.

  9. Videoconferencing Provides Personnel a Way To... • Collaborate with staff members across the district • Collaborate with educators world-wide • Participate in training sessions • Plan with teachers at other schools

  10. Videoconferencing Provides Students a Way To… • Collaborate with students in other classrooms • Learn from students, educators, and business persons anywhere in the world

  11. Videoconferencing Provides Students a Way To… • Visit far-away places without leaving the classroom • Develop communication skills

  12. Videoconferencing Provides Students a Way To… • develop presentation skills • learn to use technology effectively

  13. Past Conferences . . .

  14. Read Across PasadenaElementary School Students

  15. Read Across PasadenaElementary School Students

  16. Read Across PasadenaElementary School Students

  17. Fall Book Reading Day

  18. Author Lynne Reid Banks “Live”Indian in the CupboardMrs. Perry-Wiggen’s Fourth GradeMs. Angie Long’s Fourth GradeWilliams Elementary An opportunity for students to interact with a world famous author.

  19. Author Lynne Reid Banks “Live”Indian in the CupboardMrs. Perry-Wiggen’s Fourth Grade Ms. Angie Long’s Fourth Grade Williams Elementary

  20. Author Lynne Reid Banks “Live”Indian in the CupboardMrs. Perry-Wiggen’s Fourth Grade Ms. Angie Long’s Fourth Grade Williams Elementary

  21. Author Lynne Reid Banks “Live”Indian in the CupboardMrs. Perry-Wiggen’s Fourth Grade Ms. Angie Long’s Fourth Grade Williams Elementary Indian in the Cupboard book given to each student that participated in the videoconference. Provided by: Karen Gibson, Director of Staff Development

  22. Texas Meets New York • First Grade • Pasadena ISD • Fourth Grade • Newburg, New York

  23. Texas Meets New York

  24. Texas Meets New York

  25. Intermediate School Academic Games

  26. Intermediate School Academic Games

  27. Sudan and the Lost Boys • The “Sudan and the Lost Boys Issues” strives to make the public aware of Sudan’s Civil War. • Testimony to the plight of war • Child of war - Michael Majok Kuch http://www.gem-ngo.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=46

  28. Sudan and the Lost Boys

  29. Sudan and the Lost Boys

  30. Sudan and the Lost Boys

  31. Live From the Heart Dobie, Memorial, Pasadena, Rayburn High Schools http://www.livefromtheheart.org/educators/index.html Museum of Science and Industry Live...from the Heart isn't just a chance for students to see live surgery. It’s an opportunity to explore the human heart in all its wonder.

  32. Live From the Heart Dobie, Memorial, Pasadena, Rayburn High Schools http://www.livefromtheheart.org/educators/index.html Museum of Science and Industry Students are able to ask the surgical team questions about all things heart-related.

  33. Live From the Heart Dobie, Memorial, Pasadena, Rayburn High Schools http://www.livefromtheheart.org/educators/index.html Museum of Science and Industry Students are able to ask the surgical team questions about all things heart-related.

  34. Live From the Heart Dobie, Memorial, Pasadena, Rayburn High Schools http://www.livefromtheheart.org/educators/index.html Museum of Science and Industry Live...from the Heart is also a rare glimpse into the world of health professionals, offering an unparalleled career exploration experience.

  35. Live From the Heart Dobie, Memorial, Pasadena, Rayburn High Schools http://www.livefromtheheart.org/educators/index.html

  36. Live From the Heart Dobie, Memorial, Pasadena, Rayburn High Schools http://www.livefromtheheart.org/educators/index.html

  37. Camden Children’s Garden http://www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/education.html#distancelearning

  38. NASA Distance Learning Programs http://dln.nasa.gov/dln/

  39. Texas Connects

  40. Content Providers

  41. Gadget Works In Depth: Autopsy Surgical Suite Experts Teacher Training COSI(Center Of Science and Industry) http://www.cosi.org/educators/videoconferencing/

  42. Butterflies Trees Soil Weather Genetics Tropical Rainforests Camden Children’s Garden http://www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/education.html#distancelearning

  43. Visual Perception Art of Asia Images of the Medieval Era The Impressionist Era American Art from Colony to Nation Women Artists etc. Philadelphia Museum of Art http://www.philamuseum.org/education/32-128-195.html

  44. Animal Adaptations Animal Classifications Endangered Species San Diego Zoo http://www.sandiegozoo.org/teachers/video_index.html

  45. Abraham Lincoln Benjamin Franklin Orville Wright Teddy Roosevelt Christopher Columbus Mark Twain Charles Dickens Civil War Soldier and many more. Historical Actors http://www.virent.net/

  46. Asteroids Career Exploration Cars in Space Daring Women in Aviation Humans in Space Robotics Mission to Mars NASA http://nasadln.nmsu.edu/dln/

  47. Online Lists • http://dl.remc11.k12.mi.us/default.htm • http://www.cilc.org/c/education/content_provider_programs.aspx • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/adventures.html • http://www.connect2texas.net/

  48. Professional Organizations

  49. Communities of Interest Professional Development Content Provider List List of other Video Conferencing Sites CILC http://www.cilc.org/

  50. PISD Videoconferencing Site http://www.pasadenaisd.org/it/video.html

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