Carol Daunt Skyring’s recent blog post on broadcasting high school ceremonies is interesting…. Sutherland Public School is following the lead of international schools by broadcasting their graduation ceremony live on the internet so that grandparents and significant others can watch the service from their home or workplace.
Carol’s blog is a great source about all things videoconferencing. Check it out here
Learning Technologies 2008 Conference
Friday 7th November
I am convinced that video conferencing is the way of the future! The technology has progressed so significantly that it seems quite simple, accessible and affordable. What excites me is the way it opens opportunities to develop and access new learning communities for students, anywhere in the world.
I would like to use it in 2009 to establish a photography network for my TIGS photography students and those from Wanganui Park Secondary College in Victoria. I am curently investigating ways I can work with photography teacher Kerry Short to get the project up and running in Term 1 2009. Students will connect with students from another school to collaborate and learn in an online community through video conferencing, engage remotely with like-minded students through discussion boards, blogs and online galleries and maybe even collaborate using a wiki.
Kerry and I can access and share each others expertise with all students to expand knowledge, information and ways of learning. This is exciting!
The Polycom demonstration showed how different video formats can now talk to each other and showed an interesting desktop solution. I’ll investigate the options at the exhibitors stands later today.
