REACT Remote Education And Conferencing Tool Michael & Suzanne Wilson M & S Consultants Pty Ltd Designed & Developed By:

Meeting Educational Goals High quality video for demonstrations High quality video for demonstrations Clear, crisp audio to give students optimum clarity Clear, crisp audio to give students optimum clarity Application sharing Application sharing Interactive & collaborative Interactive & collaborative Efficient distribution system Efficient distribution system

REACT What is it? What is it? What can you do with it? What can you do with it? Where can you do it? Where can you do it?

What is REACT ? REACT is designed for real time synchronous interactive distance learning (IDL) lessons and video conferencing REACT is designed for real time synchronous interactive distance learning (IDL) lessons and video conferencing REACT is a multi-party, multi-session, multimedia collaborative software program REACT is a multi-party, multi-session, multimedia collaborative software program REACT has loads of multimedia collaborative tools combined into one presentation form REACT has loads of multimedia collaborative tools combined into one presentation form REACT does not require expensive infrastructure REACT does not require expensive infrastructure REACT can be tailored to work over most networks REACT can be tailored to work over most networks REACT can be tailored to meet client needs REACT can be tailored to meet client needs

What Can You Do With REACT ? Audio & Video Audio & Video PowerPoint Presentations PowerPoint Presentations Chat Chat Collaborative Storyboard Collaborative Storyboard Whiteboard & Inking Whiteboard & Inking Upload Screenshots Upload Screenshots Share Applications Share Applications Share Desktop Share Desktop Share Web Browser Share Web Browser File Transfers File Transfers Play Windows Media Files Play Windows Media Files

Where Can You Do It? At Your Desk! In a Studio In a Chat Room Video-Conference

REACT Capabilities Audio & Video Teachers Video Conference – from their desks!

REACT Presentation Personal Profiles Teachers Video

Personal Profiles Personalised student attendance in a classroom

REACT Capabilities PowerPoint Slides

REACT Capabilities Chat

REACT Capabilities Whiteboard & Inking

REACT Capabilities Collaborative Storyboard

REACT Capabilities Insert Screenshots

REACT Capabilities Student Call In Button Audio Student Hand Up Button

REACT Capabilities Application Sharing Desktop Sharing Internet Browser Sharing

REACT Capabilities Windows Media Playback

REACT Capabilities File Transfer

REACT at Work in: Distance Education Schools e.g. Alice Springs School of the Air and Dubbo School of Distance Education Distance Education Schools e.g. Alice Springs School of the Air and Dubbo School of Distance Education Urban Schools: e.g. Darwin High School Urban Schools: e.g. Darwin High School Remote Home Sites: e.g. cattle stations Remote Home Sites: e.g. cattle stations

REACT at Work in: University of the South Pacific Laucala Campus (Fiji) University of the South Pacific Laucala Campus (Fiji) Emalus Campus (Vanuatu) Emalus Campus (Vanuatu) Campus Alafua (Samoa) Campus Alafua (Samoa)

REACT in the Bush First remote studio installed at Maningrida Community Education Centre (NT Australia) First remote studio installed at Maningrida Community Education Centre (NT Australia) Delivering culturally relevant IDL lessons to students at Homeland Centres (NT Australia) Delivering culturally relevant IDL lessons to students at Homeland Centres (NT Australia)

REACT Technical

Technical High quality video High quality video Low latency codecs used Low latency codecs used Ability to vary compression & resolution rates Ability to vary compression & resolution rates Crisp, clear audio with lip synch Crisp, clear audio with lip synch Ability to change bit rates Ability to change bit rates Interactivity/collaboration Interactivity/collaboration P2P theory - everyone can do everything P2P theory - everyone can do everything Efficient distribution of course work Efficient distribution of course work Multicast – file transfers sent to all Multicast – file transfers sent to all Application Sharing & Clear document display Application Sharing & Clear document display Its all in the code! Its all in the code!

REACT provides teachers and students with learning options limited only by their imagination…..