Video Conferencing

Hello, class and welcome to our presentation of video conferencing!

Allow us to introduce ourselves.

Our names are Angel Berry, Jen Busch and Liz Krom.

We are in the College of Teacher Education and Leadership at Arizona State University for the Fall 2009 semester.

We hope that you enjoy our presentation and that you find the information useful in your future teaching career.

Happy teaching! :)

Video conferencing is a type of communications technology that utilizes voice and video software. It allows users to see and hear each other in realtime and makes natural conversations possible. Plus, on many websites, using the software is totally FREE! To try video conferencing, users should have: a computer, a webcam, a microphone and a broadband internet connection. Video conferencing has many applications to teaching and social connections within the professional teacing field. Please see our PowerPoint for more information.  

Below you will find:

• Our PowerPoint presentation
• Ideas for obtaining the innovation
• Ideas for learning to use the innovation
• Teacher uses for the innovation
• Student uses for the innovation
• Resources for further learning
• Applications for future teaching
• References

Our PowerPoint presentation

Please follow the link to view our PowerPoint Presentation.

Mini Teach[1].pptx

Ideas for obtaining the innovation

The following is a list of websites for obtaining video conferencing software.

• http://www.megameeting.com/
• http://www.skype.com/
• http://www.sightspeed.com/
• http://www.neobits.com/polycom_basic_pvx_videoconferencing_software_package_p9429.html
• http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro/

Ideas for learning to use the innovation

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm0XWtsNCe8
• Please also see resources for further learning.

Teacher uses for the innovation

• Teach in diverse ways
• Make lessons more engaging and exciting
• One way to communicate with other teachers from local or international schools
• Saves money on field trips
• Invite guest speakers into the classroom, even if they live in a different state or country
• Hold parent teacher conferences for parents who cannot make it into the classroom
• Collaboration between teachers and administrators

Student uses for innovation

• Communicating and collaborating with other students locally and internationally
• Learning how to use the technology
• More opportunities to learn in different ways
• Great tool to gain cultural awareness

Resources for further learning

• Skype.com: Call, video call and instant message each other totally free. It can be internationally or local. As long as both users have the skype program.
• Skype Example Video: A short video showing how skype is used.
• Prejecho.com: A fresh approach to conferencing online. 300 minutes free and a free demo.
• Making a call with video conferencing software: This is a short YouTube tutorial showing how to make a call using Skype video conferencing software.

Applications for future teaching

• http://www.netc.org/digitalbridges/teachersguide/index.html: This website provides a guide for teachers to learn how to plan, produce, present, manage and assess classroom lessons using video conferencing technology.

• http://communication.howstuffworks.com/classroom-video-conferencing1.htm

  This aritcle gave a overview on how video conferencing was effective in the classroom.

• http://www.techlearning.com/article/3312:

  This article gave an interesting view on how video conferecing is used in the classroom. It gave examples of how students were able to communicate with other students in England and in South Africa. It gave benefits to video conferencing and specifics about promote global awareness through video conferencing.
• http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr120.shtml: This article explains the basics of video conferencing and also gives a special section where it gives tips for effective video conferencing.
• http://www.literacy.org/PDFs/t21_vc_smith_v14.pdf: This is a paper on effective uses of video conferencing in the classroom, video conferencing in teacher education and different types of video conferencing. It also provides additional resources for related literature and "how to" guides.

References

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