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UT 3 Technology. Gary Powell Janet Struble. UT 3 Network. H.323 video protocol H.323 video bounds via network both performance and reliability and Provide real-time two way communications.
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UT3 Technology Gary Powell Janet Struble
UT3 Network • H.323 video protocol • H.323 video bounds via network both performance and reliability and • Provide real-time two way communications. • ATM network is a kind of the high speed networks and capable of transferring 150 million signals in a second by using the transfer protocol called 'asynchronous transfer mode'. • Broadband connections (T1, Fiber and Cable) • High speed network on The University of Toledo (UT) Campus. • Connected via the TFN with the Toledo Public Schools (TPS) & the Toledo Catholic Diocese (TDC). • Enabling communication with UT Faculty, UT Teacher Candidates & in Service Teachers.
Types of videoconferencing equipment utilized and distributed to schools by the UT3 Grant project • 11 Dell laptops • 13 Polycom PVX software application • 25 Logitech webcams • 16 Polycom videoconferencing systems (VSX 7000) • 11 people plus content • 11 Portable media carts • School assignments change on a semester basis
Partner Schools • Fall Semester: • Scott Hs, Woodward HS, Central Catholic HS, Start HS, & Waite HS • Sacred Heart Middle School • Spring Semester: • Waite HS, Central Catholic HS, Toledo Tech Academy, Toledo Early College HS • Jones Jr. High, DeVeaux Jr. High, McTique Jr. High & Oakdale elementary,
Educational Usage • College of Education Courses • Observations: Methods and Student Teaching • Theory and Research Class off site participants • Master Class with Dr. Carla Johnson with students at 3 sites: UT Campus, Alexandria, Virginia & Ogden, Utah • Exploring Urban Math & Science Teaching Dr. Mark Templin • Used Polycom to monitor the Explorer course from Alberta Canada) • Used Polycom for Guest Speaker from Nebraska Public Schools • Mentor Pre-service Science & Math Teachers Dr. Rebecca Schneider • ALCOT: A Learning Community of Teachers
ALCOT Video • Polycom to Polycom • PVX to Polycom (PC Based) • Multi-point Polycom call (3 endpoints) • Bridged Polycom call (25-50 endpoints) • Polycom to Capture Station(recording) • Encode video fromvideotape / DVD • Video on Demand (VOD) INTRANET/INTERNET • Video Streaming via the INTERNET
ALCOT A Learning Community of Teachers • Portal for online communication and collaboration • Combining the technology of social networking & user generated content in an educational environment. • User Profiles • Video, reading materials, student journals, group discussions • Student portfolios ALCOT Components: • ALCOT Engine: MYSQL Database, PHP, & HTML • ALCOT Framework: HTML, Javascript & .Net • (To host WEB Mash ups and non ALCOT content)
ALCOT 1.0 Alpha ALCOT Version 1.0 Alpha
Additional Educational Usage • Outreach to area schools • Dr. Templin • Dr. Czajkowski • TUMSA Summer program • Video conferences with NASA Langley & NASA JPL • Professional Development Series • Video conference with Challenger Learning Center • Cultivating Urban Teacher Series (CUTS) • Lecture series for pre service teachers sponsored by UT3 Lecture series to be recorded and streamed (VOD) • UT SECO meetings
TFN INTERNET PVX CODEC PVX CODEC Alexandria, Virginia Master ClassVideo Conferencing Topology VSX 7000 The University of Toledo VSX 7000 Ogden, Utah TCP/IP
TFN Streaming Server INTERNET PVX CODEC PVX CODEC Video Conferencing Topology VSX 7000 The University of Toledo VSX 7000 Toledo Public Schools VSX 7000 Toledo Catholic Schools UT Network Future Tech
Capture Station • Accordent Capture Station Capture Polycom Video conferences. • Direct connect to Multi-point Polycom VSX7000 • Captured content published to ALCOT Streaming Server • Content can be sync (Audio & Video) time stamped for chaptering • Streamed video over the Internet(VOD). • Create online presentations with: • Audio Only • Audio/Video • Audio/Video and Content. • Format options: WMV, Real Media V Brick & MP3 • Custom themed skins • Live transcription skin: enable instructor observations & notes to be sync with live video.
(Video Window:Live or Streaming) (Content Window: PowerPoint/ PDF) (Presentation Information)
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