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The Geo-Historian Project

The Geo-Historian Project. Thomas McNeal. 2008 eTech Ohio. Our Project. Modern wireless technology has drastically changed how we communicate. It also has the potential to be an educational tool for the classroom teacher. This project was created to:

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The Geo-Historian Project

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  1. The Geo-Historian Project Thomas McNeal 2008 eTech Ohio

  2. Our Project Modern wireless technology has drastically changed how we communicate. It also has the potential to be an educational tool for the classroom teacher. This project was created to: • Investigate cell phones as an educational tool; • Reduce the barriers to videoconferencing for a school; • Provide a form of videoconferencing to schools that had none; • Demonstrate how resource sites near and far (museums, zoos, etc.) can be valuable tools; • Give students the opportunity to create a valuble resource for the community

  3. Geo Historian Project • The Geo-Historian Project utilizes wireless technology to link classrooms with local historical landmarks. Using GPS cellular phones, students will become video historians, creating a living history of real people and real places shared via wireless devices.

  4. “One of the best ways to own local history is to become part of it.” • The Geo-Historian Project does just that as students will take excursions back in time and learn about the people and places and times of local history

  5. Verizon Wireless donated 3 video cell phones with services; Two of the phones (LG VX8100) can take still pictures and 15- second video clips and then send them via email or to websites. The Third phone (Motorola Q) can stream live to a website or another phone. Verizon Video Cell Phones

  6. Roving Reporters • Student reporters with phones visit a resource site such as a museum, business, or local political office and interview an expert. • At this time they create video clips and pictures files with the videophones.

  7. Clips and Photos • Expert answering questions • Demonstrations of a concept • How-to video • Pictures of the subject being discussed

  8. Sending the Media • Pictures and video can be: • Emailed • Uploaded to sites like Flickr or youTube • Broadcast to your PocketCaster site

  9. PocketCaster • Stream and Archive video • Create webpages (web and mobile) • Dynamic GPS tracking • Optional Blog and YouTube Stepup DVC Pocketcaster Page

  10. The Next Step: Geo-Historian • Live video broadcasting of video using PocketCasterfromComVu • Need a mobile device with video recording ability and a data account with your mobile carrier • How it Works • Demo Video • KSU Video

  11. 2D Barcodes • Scanlife http://www.scanlife.com/ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKIrl3-2E9s • Japan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxFR6r-Dqk4&feature=related

  12. 2D Barcode genrator- winksite • Winksite http://winksite.com/site/index.cfm • QR Code™ Widget Generator http://www.winksite.com/barcode/

  13. Examples of Other Projects • Frequency 1550 (video): Location-based learning using cell phones, GPS, and UMTS. Netherlands

  14. National Museum of History Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan

  15. Links • DVC Project http://www.dvcproject.org/ • RCET: http://www.rcet.org • Flickr: http://flickr.com/learn_more.gne • Frequency 1550: http://freq1550.waag.org/ • Packetvideo: http://www.pv.com/ • PIX & FLIX MESSAGING (Verizon): http://getitnow.vzwshop.com/index.aspx?id=messaging_pixflix • PocketCaster: http://www.comvu.com/ • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com

  16. Questions? Thomas McNeal Director, Desktop Videoconferencing Project tmcneal@kent.edu www.dvcproject.org

  17. The Journal of the Research Center for EducationalTechnology at http://www.rcetj.org/?type=art&id=79575&

  18. Contacts! • ComVu Media Inc. Tony Randall (Office) +1 604 844 2263 ext.4# (Email) tr@comvu.com • Verizon Laura.Merritt@VerizonWireless.com

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