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I hope everyone at Diverse had a safe trip home.

Below are links from my presentation. You can see the opening video - minus music here. There are lots of other good videos collected & collated in my YouTube Channel.

Collaborations Around the Planet (CAPSpace) is a global large scale directory and professional network of educators for videoconferencing project collaboration.

Space Mission Ice Moon videoconference project - read about the project & watch the video. You can access lots of other great Futurelab projects here.

Videoconference live with diver on the reef - I didn’t have time to show this one but you can read about it & watch the video.

Unfortunately the telepresence video has been taken off YouTube - but if you search on telepresence you’ll get a lot of results - click here for these.

Global Nomads Group video is here and their website is here.

The futuristic fashion video is here.

You can read about the Auslan sign language program for iPod & watch a video here.

Sun’s Virtual Workspace video is here.

Finally the David Truss video A Brave New World-Wide-Web.

Lots more links on the Resources page. Enjoy!

I started an educational videoconferencing group on DIIGO last year but didn’t do much with it. 

It’s a place for those teaching via videoconference to share thoughts, ideas, resources & best practice.

I’ve recently added a number of links.

I invite you to join the DIIGO group and add great links for educational videoconferencing and/or start a discussion or two. It’s also a place you can ask for advice from others using videoconferencing for teaching & learning.

See you there soon….

I’ve just come across this whitepaper by BrightCom on travel costs vs videoconferencing.

Their description:

In economic hard times, business tend to reevaluate operational budgets to determine the most valuable and cost effective ways to succeed in their industry. One way in which businesses, small and large can cut costs and find value is by reducing business travel budgets and turning to alternatives such as telecommunication systems. This paper presents a study comparing the cost advantages of video conferencing and telepresence implementations over business travel within a five year period.

I assume they’ve done their research and used realistic figures for their comparison. You can make up your own mind. Download it (pdf). Read more whitepapers by BrightCom here.

This article appeared recently in T.H.E. Journal:

More schools have begun streaming their graduations on the Internet, to provide a means for people who can’t attend the ceremony in person to watch while it unfolds.

Sutherland Public School broadcast its high school graduation ceremony live via the Internet so grandparents or anybody else that would like to watch the graduation could do so through the school’s web page. They used the free service from LiveStream. To view Sunderland’s live or archived webcasts, go to their web page and click on the link ‘Live Broadcasts’. Read more.

Eight high schools in Anchorage have been webcasting significant community events since 2007. They’ve broadcast high school graduations, the Alaska state high school football and hockey championships, and a military welcome-home ceremony. You can view archives of their 2009 graduations here.

Garden Spot High School, PA will be streaming its ceremony to viewers who pre-register for the service. You can read about it here.

This is a fabulous idea, but I wonder how long it will be before something (or someone) untoward happens to jeopardise these webcasts.

In moving office I uncovered a poster I had made several years ago that lists 10 ways to ensure your videoconference WON’T be a success! It’s written tongue in cheek and is meant as a fun way to get the message across.

I’ve scanned it. Feel free to downoad it, distribute and/or print in its entirety.

Download poster

I’ve just caught up on a story from last October about Cisco using simultaneous translation during a telepresence link.

In an analyst conference call, the company’s chief executive John Chambers demonstrated an experimental feature of its high-end videoconferencing systems that simultaneously interprets the languages spoken by its users. Chambers talked via telepresence with Mauricio Cruz, who answered in Spanish. In about one second, the system translated Cruz’s words, posted English subtitles at the bottom of screen and read them aloud in a computerized voice. The CEO admitted that the translation feature, developed over the past several months with software from Carnegie Mellon University, misses some words and isn’t perfect. But “this is where the architecture is going,” he said. “It isn’t about where the technology is today, but where it will be two, three, five years out.”

Read more.

My first post to this blog is dated 27 April 2006. So this post marks the third birthday of my blog! Happy Birthday Videoconference Tips & Tricks!!!

I’ve enjoyed using this space to share ideas and connect with brilliant videoconferencing minds. Who would have thought we’d have over 6000 readers from countries all around the globe visiting regularly!

Please raise your glasses in wishing Videoconference Tips & Tricks a happy third birthday and maybe leave a birthday wish in the comments section (BTW - these images from Spell with flickr.)

On April 30th, from 13:00-18:00 GMT-7, High school students from around the world, indigenous and non-indigenous, urban and rural  Southern and Northern Hemispheres, are uniting, via Video Conference, to draw awareness and share information about the impact of Climate on their Indigenous communities.

From the jungles of Nicaragua to the ice fields of Alaska, Climate Change is changing the way of life and threatening the very existence of many towns, communities and entire nations. During these five hours, high school students will collaborate with each other and with experts/elders from their communities and local universities to talk about what is going on in their back yards.

Leading up to the event on April 30th, students will be collaborating over the Global Interactive Student Portal. This tool incorporates a variety of Web 2.0 tools, from a Facebook-like application, to help students develop relationships, to multiple chat rooms and academic forums.

Read more.

Thanks to Broadreach Services I’m heading to our western shores in a couple of weeks to run a series of workshops. Please pass this information to anyone in WA who might be interested. I have a couple of spare slots in the week, so please email me if you’d like to arrange a meeting or an in-house workshop.

13 May: Video Conferencing & Collaboration - Tips, Tricks and Techniques

This series of 60 minute workshops will appeal to anyone who has an interest in video conferencing whether in a business, government or educational setting. Attend all sessions or just the ones that suit you.

1. Introduction to Video Conferencing (9.30am-10.30am)
2. Effective Video Conference Meetings (11am-12pm)
3. Conveying Your Message & Collaborating (1pm-2pm)
4. Effective Video Conference Interviews (2.30-3.30pm)

Download the flyer for more information.

Register here.

14 May: Introduction to Teaching and Collaboration Via Video Conference

This series of 60 minute modules will appeal to educators interested in video conferencing and collaboration. Attend all sessions or just the ones that suit you.

1. Introduction to Video Conferencing (9.30am-10.30am)
2. Teaching Visually (11am-12pm)
3. Engaging Students in Video Conferences (1pm-2pm)
4. Planning & Preparation for Video Conference Teaching (2.30-3.30pm)

Download the flyer for more information.

Register here.

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