[Year 12 IT Apps] Re: Video Conferencing

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Kerrie (with edna) writes,

We have been using Wimba Live Classroom for online conferencing with 
edna’s online workshops last Wednesday and today.

After edna Groups is upgraded to Moodle 1.8.4 this Friday we will be 
making Live Classroom available on a selected basis to individual groups 
(we will be able to enable by Group etc)

Currently it is available only in Sandpit groups 
http://sandpit.edna.edu.au and you must have a Group to use it ( You will 
still need a Group to run a Live Classroom)

So far we have had successful sessions for 14-24 people

This morning’s “breakfast” session on me.edu.au at 7.30 am Adelaide had 
people from WA, QLD, VIC , NSW, SA, NT and ACT in it.

At this point using this tool costs the user nothing – there are some 
school firewall and proxy server hurdles for some deployments to overcome- 
many people are logging in from home – i.e. having a workshop day from 
home rather than just going to another venue. Many are spending 5+ hours 
online this way today

Regards

Kerrie Smith

Assistant Manager, edna, Professional Learning & Online Communities
education.au
182 Fullarton Road
Dulwich, SA 5065
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From: oz-teachers-bounces at rite.ed.qut.edu.au [mailto:oz-teachers-
bounces at rite.ed.qut.edu.au] On Behalf Of Barbara Braxton
Sent: Monday, 23 June 2008 5:47 PM
To: 'Professional community for teachers'
Subject: Re: [Oz-teachers] Video Conferencing

 
Nigel 's request has prompted another question ...when I was teaching on a 
permanent basis, video conferencing, particularly for primary schools, was 
in its infancy, so I have had little experience with it.  How accessible 
are the hardware and software required?  Do schools have to have the same 
hardware/ software to participate?  I am assuming that under Connected 
Classrooms NSW schools could talk to each other but could NSW conference 
with Tasmania, for example?  Is there a general roll out of the 
hardware/software required or is it still the domain of those schools with 
P&C Associations who fundraise?

As a retiree, but nevertheless working casually in both the ACT and NSW, 
I'm somewhat out of the loop but because I am writing for the Curriculum 
Corporation and so on, I'd like to be able suggest using this sort of 
technology where it is appropriate.

Again, thanks for your help

Barbara

Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
AUSTRALIA
E. barbara.288 at bigpond.com
Together we learn from each other 
--

Cheers people
Stephen Loosley
Victoria Australia




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