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Setting Up and Managing Interactive Global Communications for Students

Setting Up and Managing Interactive Global Communications for Students. Marla Davenport, TIES Kathy Kraemer, TIES (virtually) Greg Bartley,TIES. Look what’s happening!. Megaconference Jr. 2006 Live!. Digital Resources

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Setting Up and Managing Interactive Global Communications for Students

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  1. Setting Up and Managing Interactive Global Communications for Students • Marla Davenport, TIES • Kathy Kraemer, TIES (virtually) • Greg Bartley,TIES

  2. Look what’s happening! • Megaconference Jr. 2006 Live!

  3. Digital Resources 3. SETTING UP AND MANAGING INTERACTIVE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH STUDENTS Marla Davenport, Director of Learning & Technology, TIES (live); Kathy Kraemer, Internet Curriculum Consultant, TIES (via technology) Connecting your students with students and content providers around the world using interactive videoconferencing provides exciting, authentic and alternative learning experiences. While Internet2 provides the needed bandwidth, there are other considerations to making the event seamless for teachers and students. The session will include a checklist of items that need to be accomplished and tips for success. Participants will see examples including a live viewing of the international Megaconference Jr., with a behind the scenes look at the organization and management of the conference.

  4. Getting Started • Tools • Videoconferencing • Internet2 • K12 Collaborations and projects • Basic setup • Lessons Learned • Resources

  5. Videoconferencing • 2 way interactive video • Over the Internet • Bandwidth determines quality • Point to point • Multicast - one to many

  6. In classrooms, plug and play….almost! What you need: Codec, Camera & MicMonitor Ethernet and IP network(firewall permissions) Kids Someone at the other end!

  7. Network • High Bandwidth for quality video and sound • Local area network in school • District wide area network • Minnesota infrastructure • Outside Minnesota - Internet2

  8. What is Internet2? • Education & research network • Collaboration of universities and research • Very high speed international network

  9. Internet2 Mission and Goals • Internet2 Mission = Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet. • Internet2 Goals • Enable new generation of applications • Re-create leading edge R&E network capability • Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet

  10. K20 Initiative • Connect and engage K-12s, museums, libraries, science and cultural centers, aquariums, community colleges, etc. • Increased opportunities for joint funding, collaboration with Higher ed, student attraction, enhanced learning and education

  11. Sponsored Education Group Participants

  12. Internet2 K20 Connectivity Survey http://k20.internet2.edu/connect_survey_index.php

  13. K12/Higher Ed Relationship

  14. Changing Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Classroom • What Internet2 Offers: • Real Time Collaboration • Immediate Access to Expertise and/or Audiences • Geographical Distribution • High Quality, Real-Time Audio and Video Interaction => Engagement

  15. Internet2 Capacity Time Required to Download2-hour Course Lecture DVD Internet2 6 Seconds 56 kbps ISDN DSL/Cable T1 25 Hours 6.4 Hours 168 Hours 74 Hours

  16. Jason Project http://www.jason.org/

  17. Teachers’ Domain - WGBH Tour http://www.teachersdomain.org

  18. K-12 Internet2 Activities IDEAS provides Wisconsin educators access to high-quality, highly usable, teacher-reviewed web-based resources for curricula, content, lesson plans, professional development and other selected resources (including video). These resources help Wisconsin educators use technology to meet the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards and create the foundation for a statewide knowledge management system. http://www.IDEAS.Wisconsin.edu

  19. Internet2 Activities Camera

  20. Lehigh University Remote Scanning Electron Microscopy http://www.lehigh.edu/~inimagin/

  21. Megaconference Jr. Start Video Student-led international Megaconference Focus on Language, Culture, Regional Issues International Distributed Teams of students in program content, developing partnerships, and technical support 235 schools participating today - Let’s check it out! www.megaconferencejr.org

  22. Class to Class Collaborations Virtual Reading Group Twice-weekly, distributed reading comprehension instruction for sixth graders using videoconferencing and email. This instruction employed shared-evaluation pedagogy. The AP Mixer Project This project plans to bring together AP classes across the country for interactive learning and project collaboration. This project was developed by Joyce Valenza, Librarian at Springfield Township High School in Pennsylvania.

  23. Inner World Discovery • Partnership between MAGPI and Inner World Discovery • Multimedia Exploration of the Immune System and HIV/AIDS • Videoconference Program geared toward High School Students • Created by Phil Silverstein, ER doctor at St. Joseph’s Medical Center www.magpi.net/innerworld.html

  24. K12 Applications: Virtual Surgery • Virtual Surgery - “Bleeding edge technology” • TIES Partners: Rhode Island Hospital, RINET, 12 Rhode Island Schools and 2 Minnesota schools.

  25. Virtual Surgery Quotes: “It was amazing. It makes me want to work on a surgical team” Amy K, Cambridge , MN student “This was a phenomenal experience for the students. Most are going into the health fields, so seeing the surgical staff and hearing from them about how vital their jobs are was incredibly valuable” Stephanie Windschill, Health Occupations Teacher, Cambridge, MN

  26. Virtual Surgery movie • The patient: A 60 year old man that had a calcified heart valve that needed to be replaced. • The team: Dr. Singh and nine surgical staff members

  27. TVbyGirls Created by women TV/Movie producers Explore how women and girls are portrayed in the media Build awareness as well as visual literacy and visual arts skills

  28. Created by women TV/Movie producers • Explore how women and girls are portrayed in the media • Build awareness as well as visual literacy and visual arts skills TVbyGirls.tv

  29. Minnesota Governor’s Trade Mission to China • Videoconference Series • Chinese Dance • Chinese History, Culture and Arts • Emerging Medicine • Conversation with the Governor

  30. Chinese Dancers

  31. Chinese History, Culture and Arts

  32. Conversation with the Governor

  33. International Wolf Center • Programming starting in 2006 • www.wolf.org

  34. Lessons Learned: Getting Started • Step 1: • Find out what others are doing via Internet2: • visit the Internet2 website • call the project leaders directly on the phone

  35. Lessons Learned: Build your community • Step 2: • Build community with other Internet2 members -”Have a virtual beer together”

  36. Lessons Learned: Class Online • Step 3: Start with a small project that fits with the curriculum. • A driving question will help focus your videoconference. • What does the “day in the life of a pinniped” look like? vs. What are marine mammals?

  37. Lessons Learned: Logistics • Every task takes time: • Finding partners for collaboration • developing content • recruiting students • coordinating sites • testing the equipment

  38. Lessons Learned: Logistics • Every task takes time: • rehearsing • creating a back-up plan • promoting the event • building confidence

  39. Lessons Learned: Building support • Overall, you need to find at least one Internet2 “Evangelist” in your organization • creates interest and enthusiasm • helps to build collaborations

  40. Lessons Learned: Building support • Once you have one evangelist, their job is to create a network of evangelism: • Internet2 listserv, My K-20

  41. Get Involved! Here’s how: • My K20 Database • Part of the Internet2 K20 Initiative • “Matchmaking Service” for K20 Community • All projects use Internet2 www.internet2.edu/k20 CILC /MN Learning Loop • Search for Virtual Field Trips • Find collaborative partners • Internet2/Commodity Internet Projects www.cilc.org

  42. Tips for getting students involved • Email call for participation • Alert other evangelists to get the word out • Let the students spread the word

  43. Resources • Internet2 website • http://www.internet2.edu • InforMNs website • http://www.informns.k12.mn.us • PACBell Videoconferncing Website • http://www.kn.pacbell.com • Iowa Public Television • http://www.careers.iptv.orgw.gng.org/projectvoice(www.gng.org/projectvoice

  44. Resources • Vanderbilt University • www.vanderbilt.edu/oso/vidcon.php • RINET Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology • www.ri.net/RINET • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • www.noaa.gov/ocean.html

  45. Resources • NASA virtual visits • www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12 • St. Clair County Learning Net • www.sccisd.org/dlc2/LNindex.html • PacBell Videoconference Listserv • ed1vidconf@lists.sdsu.edu

  46. Resources • Videoconferencing CookbooKwww.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbook • The Manhattan School of Musicwww.msmnyc.edu • JASON Projectwww.jasonprojects.org

  47. Resources • MAGPI K20 Programs • www.magpi.net/programs.html • My K20 Database • www.k20.internet2.edu • CILC Database • www.cilc.org • Research Channel • www.researchchannel.org

  48. Keep in touch! • Marla Davenport, Marla.Davenport@ties.k12.mn.us • Kathy Kraemer, kraemer@ties.k12.mn.us

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