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Videoconferencing Program Opportunities
Carole Stern
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
March 16, 2009
http://skypeinschools.pbwiki.com/
Enrichment Sessions
Dice and Randomness
Waiting for “Heads”
The Box Problem
The Lemurs of Madagascar
Anger Management
Thinking Creatively
The Role of the Conductor
NCSSM - Waiting for Heads
Toss a fair coin into the air how many times will it take for the first “heads” to appear? Each student will repeat this experiment several times and display the results in a histogram.
Frances Dowell – author interview
NCSSM
NC Museum of History
History Mystery
Grades 3-5
Don’t You Know There’s
a War On? Grades 6-12
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Wildlife Habitats
NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Migrate, Hibernate, Pupate
National Content Providers
Global Nomads www.gng.org
Animals Down Under G'day mate! Animals that are found in Australia are some of the most distinctive animals on Earth. Travel down under with me as we peer into a pouch, leap over lizards, and discover other facts about animals found on this humungous island.
This project is for middle school students studying world geography. Through video conferencing students meet other students to learn about cities and countries in the world.
A Middle School World Geography Videoconference Project
www.magpi.net
www.cilc.org
Searched ‘president’ in All Categories Results 1 - 20 of 83 programs
Inter-school projects
Fourth graders share information about their region with students in other parts of the state
Rural Hall Elementary celebrates Constitution Day with schools in 50 states
www.twice.cc/projects.html
Listserves…Mound builders --I have an 8th grade social studies interested in collaborating on the topic of mound building Indians.Audience: Education: Grade(s): 8
French connection --I would like to find an advanced English classroom in France to do a conference with my French I students. I am most interested in doing a cultural comparison.Audience: Education: Grade(s): 9, 10
MegaConference Jr.
Professional Development
Advanced Functions and Modeling Workshop
Sampson County
Alcohol Pharmacology Education Partnership
Instruction can be accessed
from presenters across the nation
Polycom PVX software loaded on laptop
Southeast Middle School, Forsyth County
mobile unit
Perquimans County HS
James Sprunt Community College
Point to Point … is ready to go
Multipoint … requires a network service
NC Information Technology
Services (NC ITS VNS)
www.ncih.net
ITS VNS services include:
•multipoint bridging
•use of the online scheduler
•listserve access
•troubleshooting support
The NC Department of Public Instruction will fund NC ITS VNS
service charges for video-conferencing in K-12 public schools
as long as funding is available.
Ed Chase
