[Yr7-10it] RE: Rural PD project...so it GROWS!

[Adrian Janson]

Hi Tony,

 

Thanks for the Macromedia Breeze suggestion - it would be great to explore
as many packages / possible solutions as we can, so if you would be willing
to run a GameMaker PD for VITTA using Breeze for regional Vic - that would
be great!  Let's chat off list and work out specifics.

 

Cheers,

Adrian

 

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Melbourne High School, 

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From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Tony Forster
Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 11:20 PM
To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] RE: Rural PD project...so it GROWS!

 

The video conferencing tool Macromedia Breeze is well worth considering for
rural PD. I know it is expensive but can't put a dollar figure on it. But PD
is expensive anyway, a PD with 15 participants attending, each paying $150
brings in $2250.

 

You can get an idea of its functions by looking at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro/?ogn=EN_US-gntray_sol_web_co
nferencing and clicking on "see the demo", it takes a while to load.

 

It allows the presenter and the participants to share their computer
screens, so for example if teaching Game Maker, the teacher could code a
program infront of participants and run it. Meanwhile participants could
code on their PC's. If their program that they are coding crashed they could
use the audioconferencing to ask questions and even share their desktop to
show their code.

 

I have used this conference tool a number of times and it really is the best
way to run remote PD, I just dont know how much you would have to charge for
PD registrations to cover the costs.

 

You could try to run the poor man's version using a free audio tool like
skype. Skype will support 5 people, or skype conference a larger number, but
only audio and text chat. The presenter could share a powerpoint by email
and talk to that powerpoint, "I am now looking at slide 2", participants
could discuss in the text chat window or talk on the audio. I could see it
working quite well for a presentation but not for hands on PD.

 

I would be happy to present a PD on game programming using Macromedia Breeze
if we can make the dollars part work out.

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