Videoconferencing

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What is Videoconferencing?
A collaborative project gives you and your students an opportunity to learn and interact with another school or classroom around the world.


 * Point-to-point ** videoconferences involve two classrooms connecting to each other and sharing information.


 * Multi-point ** videoconferences require a bridge or multi-point videoconference system to connect three or more classrooms to each other and sharing information.


 * Student Project ** videoconferences are centrally managed and coordinated. Information about how to participate is provided; dates and times are set; teacher training may or may not be required.

A **videoconference collaboration** begins with a teacher’s idea. The teacher with the idea should have some idea of what the partner class should do.

Which PSD schools have VC units?
Blueberry, Brookwood, Duffield, Entwistle, High Park, Millgrove, Meridian Heights, Parkland Village, Seba Beach, Centre for Ed - Board Room, Leah

Reasons for Use
Communication is an important skill to develop. Students using VCing gain opportunities to think differently about their environment, their province, their country and the world around them via the live F2F interactions with peers and experts.

Blog: [|5 Ways Classrooms Can Use VCing]

Ease of Use
If you are one of the schools that already have a VC unit, get comfortable and knowledgeable about how it works. Feel free to set up a time with either Leah or Darhyn to do a test VC with them. If you do not have one at your school site, you can still VC by going to another school site/board room.

Resources

 * insidePSD has a [|Project page for Videoconferencing] accessible by all teachers.
 * 2Learn.ca provides a wide variety of [|VC opportunities for Alberta teachers]. They organize presentations from people and groups around the world, and collaborative activities for teachers. The 2Learn repository contains info collected and created about Point2Point Collaborations, VC Events, VC Professional Development, and Cyberprojects. **Sign up for the VCRLN listserv** which connects teachers across the province involved with the use of VC. Weekly emails containing event, P2P collaborative and PD opportunities will be posted on the [|listserv by the 2Learn.ca team].
 * [|Videoconferencing on a Lim]blog - archived links, other VC blogs and links.
 * [|Video Projects Template] - great book with tips, project ideas and assessment. A must-have download for anyone VCing!
 * [|Learning Through VCing] blog
 * The VC7 wiki with 7 tips to make VCing a positive and successful learning experience
 * [|VC Alberta]
 * [|The Centre for Global Education] facilitates programming for over 10,000 students every year from every corner of the planet. TCGE's programming focuses on: **Peace and Global Education** and **Higher Level Learning and Research**. Partners with Edmonton Public Schools and TIGed.


 * CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW to go to the organizations website.**
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