1. Videoconferencing for Boundless Learning Ruth Litman-Block Martha Bogart 1460 Craig Rd. St. Louis, MO 63146 314-872-8282 http://csd.org

2. What Is Videoconferencing? Two-way voice and video connection Like a phone call except you can see the other person Can be desktop or full screen TV monitor using a codec (Coder- Decoder)

3. How Videoconferencing Is Done Over ISDN (phone) lines or IP (Internet) lines ISDN = H.320 protocol IP = H.323 protocol Desktop = regular Internet protocol

4. IP H.323 Videoconferencing IP lines = no cost, other than Internet access Bandwidth dedicated to more than one videoconference Need large bandwidth or router to prioritize videoconferencing All of our videoconference sites have IP connectivity

5. How Does H.323 Work? Types of systems Polycom Tandberg Simple to operate Remote control Touch screen Similar to dialing phone number

6. Why Videoconference? Increases student engagement and motivation Uses researched based instructional strategies Cooperative Learning (Kagan) Classroom Instruction that Works (Marzano) Uses constructivist pedagogy and inquiry-based learning Increases student achievement Wainhouse study http://www.wrplatinum.com/BekijkSamenvatting.asp?I nhoudsnummer=906 http://www.wrplatinum.com/BekijkSamenvatting.asp?I nhoudsnummer=906 BECTA study (#8) http://www.becta.org.uk/research/research.cfm?sectio n=1&id=546 http://www.becta.org.uk/research/research.cfm?sectio n=1&id=546

7. Uses of Videoconferencing Enrich curriculum Deliver staff development and classes Conduct administrative meetings Perform parent and community outreach Develop business partnerships Make global connections

8. Students can take classes not offered at their school, such as advanced honors or foreign language courses Classes can communicate first-hand with experts in many fields to enhance understanding of a subject they are studying Students can meet with tutors for enrichment or personal attention Examples of Uses

9. Types of Videoconferences for K12 Virtual Field Trips Take students to cultural institutions around the world Collaborative Projects Collaborate with other students in different classrooms Student Created Projects Students teach each other

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11. Actual Videoconferences This site has lots of info about virtual field trip videoconferences and video clips of them http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/fave/index. html http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/fave/index. html Ocean Institute Philadephia Art Museum U.S. House of Representatives

12. Actual Videoconferences The California Young Readers Medal videoconference webcasts Site with archived webcasts of author visit videoconferences http://vc.ocde.us/cyrm/

13. Where to Find Content Providers for Virtual Field Trips SBC Knowledge Network Explorer http://www.kn.att.com Two Way Interactive Connections in Education (TWICE) http://www.twice.cc/fieldtrips.html Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) http://www.cilc.org Vanderbilt Virtual School http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/

14. Search CILC for Content

15. Search by Content Provider or Keyword

16. This site has many field trips and is searchable.

17. Internet Sites About Videoconferencing CSD maintains a list of interesting sites about videoconferencing http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/CSD Click on “Videoconferencing Links” Available all the time Anyone can access Only one URL to remember CSD’s New Links to New Learning site http://csd.org/newlinks/newlinks.htm

18. Content Providers for Virtual Field Trips Most have websites Most provide lesson plans,supplemental materials, and handouts Some good ones: Liberty Science Center www.lsc.orgwww.lsc.org Mote Marine Laboratory Seatrek www.seatrek.orgwww.seatrek.org Museum of TV & Radio www.mtr.org/welcome.htmwww.mtr.org/welcome.htm Johnson Space Center learningoutpost.jsc.nasa.govlearningoutpost.jsc.nasa.gov Cincinnati Zoo www.cincyzoo.org/Education/index.htmwww.cincyzoo.org/Education/index.htm

19. How to Design a Virtual Field Trip Pick a lesson you have taught many times Look at your objectives Figure out where to take your students that would enhance the lesson Pick several dates and times Contact content provider and reserve time Or contact CSD to do this for you Contact your tech support person and reserve time in the videoconferencing room

20. How to Design a Virtual Field Trip Go to website of provider and download lessons and/or handouts CSD can do this for you Prepare students Go over protocol Have students sign behavior contract Create tent name tags Get parental permission to videotape Debrief and evaluate the video conference

21. Designing Collaborative Project Videoconferences Begin with a curricular goal Evaluate available resources Review existing projects Contact the remote site project coordinator/teacher Plan the project or your participation in it Implement the plan Evaluate and plan for the future

22. Curricular Goals—Questions to Ask Yourself Exactly what do you want your students and those they are linking with to learn? How does videoconferencing particularly enhance their learning and understanding? What classroom preparation will you need to do with students in advance so that they get maximum learning benefits from the videoconference? During the actual videoconference, what specific learning activities will students involved be doing? After the conference, what follow up activities will you do with students to reinforce their understanding?

23. Resources for Collaborative Project Videoconferences TWICE maintains a page with many links to projects http://www.twice.cc/projects.html CILC Collaboration Center (request a collaboration site for a project) http://www.cilc.org/collaboration_center.aspx Global Leap (in UK) http://www.global-leap.com/ Face to Face (free public directory of videoconference sites around the world) http://www.ftf-tokyo.com/

24. Video Clips of VC Collaborative Project Janine Lim’s blog http://bcisdvcs.wordpress.com/ Scroll down to 1/17/07 entry, “I Cloned Myself!” 39 minute video about collaborative project with lots of clips of students participating in videoconferences

25. Types of Collaborative Projects Poetry slam Debate/Argument Dialogs on social issues/concerns Read to each other Performances Collaborative writing Sharing cultures/traditions Joint problem solving Joint data collection and analysis Interviewing Examination/analysis of public policy Sharing of research/science projects Joint service projects Older students teaching younger Geography guessing game Sharing of local history Quiz shows Foreign language practice

26. Plan the Project Figure out the timeline Determine the number of sites (who, where, etc.) Think through all the details Determine what technology resources you will need and how to get them Assign project tasks to students Design a scoring guide

27. Evaluate the Project Is it worthwhile to do this project again? What should be changed? Did the project meet the curricular goals for the students? Did the participants in the project do their parts? What other project ideas might come from this experience?

28. Student Created Projects KC3 (Kids Creating Content) http://kc3.cilc.org Standards based project students look at their communities & share their findings over videoconference Sample movie clips

29. Happy Traveling! CSD is ready to help in any way A wealth of opportunities await you and your students Take a risk and jump into videoconferencing— the water’s fine!

30. Contact Info Ruth Litman-Block rlblock@csd.org 314-692-1272 Martha Bogart mbogart@csd.org 314-692-1258