Videoconferencing technology allows people at two or more locations to see and hear each other at the same time. The Videoconferencing for Learning website supports effective and educational uses of videoconferencing by providing basic information about the technology and instructional applications as well as resources to help you find and collaborate with other videoconferencing teachers, librarians, and content providers.
The original AT&T Education First Initiative helped connect California schools, libraries and community colleges via ISDN lines (integrated services digital network). These high speed networks were capable of carrying large amounts of text, voice, and video data over existing telephone lines. Today, most educational facilities are using IP (Internet Protocol) networks.
This guide is designed to help you use videoconferencing technology effectively. If you're new to videoconferencing, this site will provide the background you need to get started. Experienced videoconferencers will find ideas, strategies, resources, and checklists to help improve the quality of their videoconferencing. Below you will find descriptions and links to all of the sections within the Videoconferencing for Learning website.
The Videoconferencing for Learning website is a comprehensive look at the educational uses of videoconferencing for teachers, librarians, students, administrators, technology coordinators, and others interested in the use of this technology. The site includes the following sections:
Collaboration Collage, also known as "ed1vidconf". This is an appropriate listserv for seeking subject-area experts or classroom collaborations, for posting questions, and for sharing successes or lessons learned. An archive of messages is located on Yahoo Groups.
find
programs
The Videoconferencing Directory, our own searchable directory of sites (schools, libraries, community colleges, content providers, and community organizations) from all over the world plus links to other videoconferencing directories. Add your school or site
links
Videoconferencing Links, a hotlist of other videoconferencing, distance learning, and streaming media resources.
adventures
Videoconferencing Adventures is a guide to programs and content providers with abstracts and contact info. Download the PDF and keep it on hand as your "virtual tour guide." Updated annually.
glossary
Videoconferencing Glossary. Technical terms in layperson language and links to other web-based glossaries and technical dictionaries.
education advocates
AT&T Education Advocates offer training for education customers on the many ways that videoconferencing can enhance learning. These demonstrations and training sessions, while free, have an "in-kind" dollar value that can be used in your grants and proposals.
Education Advocate Expansion Education Advocates are now available to consult with customers nationwide. Contact us or your sales account manager for more information.
Where has all our content gone? KNE has been on the Internet since 1995. Support has changed. We will continue to host Filamentality and several of our original sites including Videoconferencing for Learning, Filamantality, and the Big6.
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First posted 1995.
Last modified
Sunday October 04, 2009
