Videoconference Services
What is a videoconference?
District students or staff use videoconferencing to meet a variety of learning and communications needs.Students can see and talk to others in distant places in real-time. Mobile equipment brings videoconference into the classroom, using electronic tools:
- Camera and sound box
- Projector and screen or TV monitor
- Microphone
- Internet connection
How are educators using videoconference?
- Watch a CBS News Video – Virtual Field Trips Take Off
- Read a NY Times article – Traveling the World, without So Much as a Hall Pass
- Visit Washington State’s K-20 Education Network web site
Who can help with a classroom videoconference?
The district videoconference specialist will:
- Deliver and set up equipment in your classroom or schedule a videoconference at the Central Office for staff.
- Help you and your students to understand the technology
- Help you prepare for an effective videoconference
- Connect the call and monitor equipment during the videoconference
Examples of videoconference events in our schools:
- Where in Washington at Carl Cozier, May 24, 2007
- The National Archives & the U.S. Constitution at Geneva, May 7, 2008
Videoconference Opportunities
Free Events - Our state K20 Network provides unlimited connection in Washington, and there are many U.S. Government possibilities.
Content Providers - In the United States and all over the world, many museums and historical sites provide videoconference content, at costs ranging from $50 to $200 per session. Aim a class or PTA fund raiser at one of these great opportunities.
Searchable Lists - These lists allow you to search by subject, topic, cost, etc., and frequently there is a rating system so you can see which opportunities get the highest praise.
Call for Assistance
For help with course information, scheduling, technical issues, or finding contacts at distant school sites, contact your videoconference scheduler and operators in Print & Digital Services, at 676-6537, or email John Tadlock.
