Video Conferencing

Quarterly staff meetings

No involvement of MDE or evaluator

High cost (travel/time)

Limited interaction as a group between meetings

• Monthly staff meetings

• Attendance by MDE & evaluators

• NO cost - lots of scheduling flexibility

• More frequent interaction and information sharing

Yahoo group◦ Store common files (including documents,

pictures)◦ List-serv

Benefits◦ It’s free◦ It’s relatively secure (only we can access the files)◦ It keeps our files organized and accessible to all

staff/group members

Horizon Wimba Online Meeting Room◦ Monthly staff, agency & evaluator meeting◦ As needed collaboration

Benefits◦ It’s free to us (because of our position at the

University).◦ We get free training and tech support (again

through the university).◦ We can use video conferencing, voice over IP,

or phone-in options all at once.◦ We can also text each other during the

meeting.◦ We can document share.

Staff willingness to use the equipment (some don’t want to be on camera).

Learning curve – time to learn technology and how to make it work in each unique setting/configuration.

Sometimes the technology doesn’t work (although that’s been rare for us).