InstrucStratVideoconferencing

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__**Description**____:__ Videoconferencing can bring the world to your classroom. It allows educators to bridge the divide by bringing experiences to rural students; by engaging conversations and interactions between urban and rural students and by connecting students globally. Whether using desktop videoconferencing or room based videoconferencing, educators can bridge the divide between “dabbling” in videoconferencing to fully integrating with solid classroom instructional strategies. **__Presenter:__** Janine Lim, Berrien Springs, MI, USA **__Length of Presentation:__** 15:50 **2** CATNIP HOURS __**URL:**__ [|http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=441]

__**Steps for completing the class**__
 * 1) **Register for the class in True North Logic.**
 * 2) **Write down the Essential Questions located below. You will want to refer to these as you are watching the video.**
 * 3) **Watch video presentation at URL listed above.**
 * 4) **Return to this wiki page to answer the Essential Questions and write a Summary**
 * 5) **Adding to this wiki**
 * 6) **Click on the Edit button located on the right - note that an Editor toolbar will appear**
 * 7) **Scroll down to the next empty spot**
 * 8) **Type in your name**
 * 9) **Write a brief answer for each question**
 * 10) **Write a brief summary as to how you might use this new information in your classroom**
 * 11) **When you are done click on Save in the Editor toolbar**

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 * Essential Questions:**

Your Name: Jessica Boland

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom? Unfortunately I am a novice in the tech world. During the 2010-2011 school year, I will be participating in a graduate course using videoconferencing with other teachers around the United States. I am very excited, but also a bit nervous since I am a novice in this area.

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum? The instructional strategies that are emphasized in my school fall anywhere between paper/pencil tasks to interactive writing on the SmartBoard to PowerPoint presentations. When building units/lessons, I try to think of my students and the educational goals I would like them to master. I then think about the role of technology. Each year, I try to incorportate something new that I have either learned from a class, from my collegues or seen while surfing the web. I would like to integrate more technology though.

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation? Incorporating a videoconference in my classroom seems like a worthwhile task, but I do feel as though I would need more suppirt in actually implementing it. I did however realize that I should be incoporating the integration of video within my lessons. It was amazing how powerful having students present infomration to their peers could be. I immediately thought about how students could present content to each other and how the engagement level would increase by doing so.

4. What questions are raised by this presentation? What are the steps a novice technology user could go through in order to get to the point where this presenter was? What systems are currently in place to do this?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers? I just need to get a video camera first and begin to try out its uses first. That I believe will open the door to more possible uses. I am willing to ask my school toi borrow the school video camera and setting up a goal each month to figure out ways to incorporate its use within lessons. I am one of those who needs to overcome the barriers and I think just taking a first step is the best way to try to overcome anything. Ido believe I have the support from my school, colleagues and the district in trying out something new.

Summary: See answers above.

Your Name: Danielle Robb

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom?

I am not using any form of videoconferencing in my classroom currently :(

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum?

There are many different instructional strategies that are emphasized in my school. We are currently working on active engagement strategies (having students DOING something to show their engagement) at my school. To get my students actively engaged, I usually have them record answers on a white board or give me a hand signal. Next year, I will use Senteo Response Pads to create active engagement, which will allow for more use of technology. I also create lessons on the smart board which have engagment pieces.

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation?

I am not exactly sure how I can implement videoconferencing in my classroom. I think that it is a great concept, but I am not sure on how to go about creating a task for my students to do. I think that I would want them to present their own stories (possibly creating a storyboard). I think that videos could be used in order to teach small lessons (helping me to be in two places at once). I have never really used a video camera or anything like that, so I think that exploration will be the key to actually getting me to use this technology in my classroom. I would like to have a conversation with someone that currently uses this technology in their room to bounce ideas off of and get support from.

4. What questions are raised by this presentation?

I guess I am just not very clear on how the teacher did this in her room. She did explain the steps (having kids write the plot on index cards and having other groups guess the sequence) but I am unsure of how they actually created the presentations. I am also wondering how often the teacher used this type of technology.

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers?

The main barrier is a lack of knowledge. I would need to get into contact with someone that currently uses this technology. It seems as though the students in the video thoroughly enjoyed this type of work and benefited from it. I hope that there is someone in the Madison community that would be willing to share their insight. I find it easier to understand something when I am talking with someone face to face and can ask questions.

Summary: I think that this is a great use of technology. The students really enjoyed what they were doing and they were able to create valuable learning expierences for one another. I do feel as though I would need a lot more training on ways to use this in my won classroom. I think that the video was more geared towards showing the idea of videoconferencings rather than how to do it.

Your Name:Jennifer Damante 1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom? I am not currently videoconferencing in my classroom.

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum? Hands on learning, cooperative learning, active involvement are just a few of the instructional strategies I emphasize in my classroom. I create lessons using notebook where the students are interacting and engaged, the students use the smartboard as an interactive listening center, the students use the computers to publish their writing pieces and the students teach each other while using various programs on the computer.

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation? I think it would be very interesting to connect with students from other countries to directly learn more about communities and families. This would tie into our Treasures curriculum. The students can write about it and compare the similarities and difference to their own experiences. Also, for math the students can act out math story problems for the connecting class to solve. The possibilities are endless.

4. What questions are raised by this presentation?

How do you go about finding teachers around the world that are interested in connecting with your class?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers?

I guess the only equipment I would need is a webcam and possibly a microphone. I know our laptops have built in microphones but I do not know if it would be enough. I definately want to learn more about videoconferencing and will ask other teachers to see if they are already doing this with their class.There is a bunch of support on line which I have already found along with lists of ideas for videoconferencing in the classroom. It would be wonderful if each grade level can have a webcam and rotate the usage so each class is able to videoconference with other classrooms around the world.

Summary: Videoconferencing is exciting. My students would love to be able to interact and learn from children all around the world. I hope there will be more training on this in the near future.

Your Name: Mike Brauer

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom? I am not currently using videoconference in my classroom.

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum? Like any school, we have a diverse group of teachers with various backgrounds, and our principal encourages us to use methods that we enjoy/are comfortable with as long as they are effective. I use everything from traditional lecture to discovery learning. To date, I have tended to use technology (i.e. the Smartboard) mostly for presenting information to students and for student presentations. I want to begin using this technology in more interactive, and therefore engaging, ways.

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation? I have no new ideas at the moment, but I love the poetry slam example from the presentation. One of my best friends is a high school English teacher in New Jersey, and I would love for my students to hear her students' poetry, as well as receive feedback from them.

4. What questions are raised by this presentation? I noticed that the only real videoconferencing demonstrated in the presentation (the cultural exchange with India) showed the American students in real time, but only showed a photo of the Indian students. This makes me wonder how effective the technology is. If the presenter can't even get the Indian class to be shown in real time, how will a novice like me do it?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers? Up until now, ignorance has kept me from using videoconferencing. The ignorance has been self-imposed, however, as I know I only need ask Julie Leckman to show me! Now, the main barrier is time. My suggestion to myself and others is to become acquainted with this technology during winter and summer breaks and just do it!

Summary: The presentation explained and demonstrated various ways videoconferencing can be used in the classroom, with emphasis on Marzano's nine instructional strategies. Examples included a cultural exchange with students in India, a monster compare-contrast, and "Mystery Quest."

Your Name:

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom?

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum?

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation?

4. What questions are raised by this presentation?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers?

Summary:

Your Name:

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom?

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum?

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation?

4. What questions are raised by this presentation?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers?

Summary:

Your Name:

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom?

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum?

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation?

4. What questions are raised by this presentation?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers?

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Your Name:

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom?

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum?

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation?

4. What questions are raised by this presentation?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers?

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Your Name:

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom?

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum?

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation?

4. What questions are raised by this presentation?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers?

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Your Name:

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom?

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum?

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation?

4. What questions are raised by this presentation?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers?

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Your Name:

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom?

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum?

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation?

4. What questions are raised by this presentation?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers?

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Your Name:

1. How are you currently using videoconference (Skype, H323 or other) in your classroom?

2. What instructional strategies and methods are currently emphasized in your school? How are you using these to guide your integration of technology in your curriculum?

3. What new ideas do you have for a videoconference now that you have viewed this presentation?

4. What questions are raised by this presentation?

5. What is stopping you from using videoconferencing in your curriculum? How are you going to overcome those barriers? What suggestions do you have for others overcoming those barriers?

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