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=SIGTC 4: Reducing Your Transportation Budget Using Videoconferencing=

//Note: This site was created as a support site for a March 10, 2010 MACUL Preconference.//

With budgets tight, learn how to use videoconferencing to hold district/county meetings, professional development, collaborate with peers around the state/glove, and do classroom virtual field trips around the state and planet. Two types of videoconferencing will be discussed: interactive self- contained systems (Polycom) and laptop-based systems. Attendees will learn how to install/connect videoconferencing tools and connect with peers using a laptop's built-in camera or a USB camera. Latest and greatest software applications will be utilized to provide attendees a set of tools to reduce their transportation costs for meetings and student field trips. =Agenda= 1:00 Intro, VC In Our Schools, VC in the Real World; Desktop vs. Carts 1:30 TWICE / CAPspace / Field Trips / ASK programs 2:00 21st century classroom with Mirial (Connect to Joe Rommel via HD unit) 2:15 BREAK 2:30: 10 min: Skype with Rod Rock 2:40: 20 min: experiment with Skype & DimDim 3:00: 10 min: Aaron Schippert re CMA 3:10: 20 min: experiment with Polycom PVX / CMA 3:30: 10 min: 3:40: 20 min: experiment with Mirial / Vidyo 4:00 Tips for Meetings etc. / Other resources / web resources / links / Q&A etc. 4:30 End

=Goals= Participants will:
 * Gain an awareness of how VC is used in education and the world
 * Learn about TWICE resources for VC in education
 * Experience and evaluate at least three videoconferencing tools
 * Talk to three guests via different videoconference tools
 * Learn about best practice for meetings via videoconference
 * Explore other resources for videoconferencing

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 * Janine Lim**

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