the geo-historian project
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The Geo-Historian Project. Thomas McNeal. 2008 eTech Ohio. Our Project. Modern wireless technology has drastically changed how we communicate. It also has the potential to be an educational tool for the classroom teacher. This project was created to: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Geo-Historian Project
Thomas McNeal
2008 eTech Ohio
Our ProjectModern wireless technology has drastically changed how we
communicate. It also has the potential to be an educational tool for the classroom teacher.
This project was created to: Investigate cell phones as an educational tool; Reduce the barriers to videoconferencing for a school; Provide a form of videoconferencing to schools that had none; Demonstrate how resource sites near and far (museums, zoos, etc.) can
be valuable tools; Give students the opportunity to create a valuble resource for the
community
Geo Historian Project
The Geo-Historian Project utilizes wireless technology to link classrooms with local historical landmarks. Using GPS cellular phones, students will become video historians, creating a living history of real people and real places shared via wireless devices.
“One of the best ways to own local history is to become part of it.” The Geo-Historian Project does just that as
students will take excursions back in time and learn about the people and places and times of local history
Verizon Video Cell Phones
Verizon Wireless donated 3 video cell phones with services;
Two of the phones (LG VX8100) can take still pictures and 15- second video clips and then send them via email or to websites.
The Third phone (Motorola Q) can stream live to a website or another phone.
Roving Reporters
Student reporters with phones visit a resource site such as a museum, business, or local political office and interview an expert.
At this time they create video clips and pictures files with the videophones.
Clips and Photos
Expert answering questions Demonstrations of a concept How-to video Pictures of the subject being
discussed
Sending the Media Pictures and video can be:
Emailed Uploaded to sites like Flickr or youTube Broadcast to your PocketCaster site
PocketCaster
Stream and Archive video
Create webpages (web and mobile)
Dynamic GPS tracking Optional Blog and
YouTube Stepup
DVC Pocketcaster Page
The Next Step: Geo-Historian
Live video broadcasting of video using
PocketCaster from
ComVu Need a mobile device with
video recording ability and a data account with your mobile carrier
How it Works Demo Video KSU Video
2D Barcodes
Scanlife http://www.scanlife.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKIrl3-2E9s Japan http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=OxFR6r-Dqk4&feature=related
2D Barcode genrator- winksite
Winksite http://winksite.com/site/index.cfm QR Code™ Widget Generator
http://www.winksite.com/barcode/
Examples of Other Projects
Frequency 1550 (video): Location-based learning using cell phones, GPS, and UMTS.
Netherlands
National Museum of History Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan
Links
DVC Project http://www.dvcproject.org/ RCET: http://www.rcet.org
Flickr: http://flickr.com/learn_more.gne Frequency 1550: http://freq1550.waag.org/ Packetvideo: http://www.pv.com/ PIX & FLIX MESSAGING (Verizon): http://
getitnow.vzwshop.com/index.aspx?id=messaging_pixflix
PocketCaster: http://www.comvu.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com
Questions?
Thomas McNeal
Director, Desktop Videoconferencing Project
www.dvcproject.org
The Journal of the Research Center for
EducationalTechnology at http://www.rcetj.org/?type=art&id=79575&
Contacts!
ComVu Media Inc.
Tony Randall
(Office) +1 604 844 2263 ext.4#
(Email) [email protected]
Verizon