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Video Conferencing in K12

Video Conferencing in K12 . Emma Richardson Distance Learning Coordinator – East Central BOCES President – Colorado Distance Learning Association. Colorado Distance Learning Association. Chapter of USDLA Formed last year Supporting and promoting distance learning in Colorado

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Video Conferencing in K12

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  1. Video Conferencing in K12 Emma Richardson Distance Learning Coordinator – East Central BOCES President – Colorado Distance Learning Association

  2. Colorado Distance Learning Association Chapter of USDLA Formed last year Supporting and promoting distance learning in Colorado Members from K12, Higher Ed, Business, Government Quarterly meeting – first one day conference in April www.colodla.org

  3. Why Video Based Distance Learning? Rural Schools and Declining Enrollment Small School Budgets Only source of needed curriculum NCLB and Teacher Qualifications K12 Students need constant monitoring

  4. OVERVIEW OF East Central BOCES 21 districts – 15,000 square miles! Interactive video-conferencing system Allows school districts to share teachers Post-Secondary courses & curriculum that students from any location can attend Allows broader curriculum choices to the district and students Eliminates wasted time and gas spent driving to meetings

  5. NETWORK TOPOLOGY

  6. PHYSICAL STRUCTURE High Speed Fiber Backbone Network with Wireless Connections for Outlying Sites Network provides capacity to make multiple classes available without degrading performance Managed by Trillion Partners on call 24/7 for outages & technical issues Internet access through the Front Range Gigapop & Colorado State University

  7. VIDEO INFRASTRUCTURE 3 bridges – 2 Cisco Codian/1 older Polycom MGC Total of 64 available ports Content is always run on a separate channel Multipoint is vital to our environment Desktop Movi (50 seats currently) Cisco Content Server (for recording and streaming) 35 Endpoints – primarily Polycom VSX8000’s but some newer C-Series Cisco units

  8. Programming

  9. Providers Morgan Community College Member Districts Arkansas Distance Learning

  10. Typical Class Layout

  11. Virtual Field Trips • Cleveland Museum of Art • Elementary/Middle School • NASA • Free lessons on space, asteroids, shuttle, etc. • Alaska Sealife Center • Marine Life • Career Info • Many more…. • Art • History • Science…

  12. Growth In the past few years we have seen great expansion in use of the system • SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTERS • ADMINSTRATIVE MEETINGS • TITLE ONE CLUSTERS • REFEREE MEETINGS • TRAININGS

  13. Collaborations TALON – Tri Area Learning Opportunity Network (East Central, Centennial and North East BOCES) Arkansas Distance Learning Business collaborations – Smart Technologies and the Morgridge Foundation

  14. Technology Projects Interactive white board integration into the classroom Link between Web Conferencing and Video Conferencing Bridgit Software donated by Smart due to ongoing testing with Smart Moodle Online Class Module – Blended Classes

  15. Smart Board Integration

  16. Financial Considerations Grant funding has been necessary to put infrastructure in place Rural Utilities Services grant The Morgridge Foundation El Pomar Foundation Ongoing funding is still being sought to support continuing equipment costs, staffing costs and program costs

  17. QUESTIONS?

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