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27

More Singing via Videoconference

June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Thanks to Roxanne for her reply about the Singing with Shane program. Here’s some more information about the program:
Classes can participate  in grade level songs followed by engaging questions from Shane Howard. He plays his guitar and asks the students questions that pertained to the songs. He sings songs such as the Itsy Bitsy Spider, [...]

Jun

26

Singing via Videoconference

June 26, 2008 | 2 Comments

I’ve been gathering some new resources for my Effective Videoconference Teaching workshop. In a search through YouTube I found a series of videos about ‘Singing with Shane’. Below is one of these - see VC in Schools in my YouTube channel if you’d like to see more. I think this looks like a great use, [...]

Jun

24

Learning Technologies Conference: Super Early Bird closing

June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Only 7 days left to register and pay for LT2008 at just $495 - a saving of $200
Go to the website for more information & online registration.

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Jun

23

LearnX video & slides

June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

For those of you who were at my LearnX presentation (and those who weren’t) here are the slides & the opening video.
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VIDEO:

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Jun

20

Wainhouse Unified Communications & Collaboration Survey

June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Last day to take the third annual Wainhouse in-depth study on Unified Communications & Collaboration products and services usage and plans. If you can help out with your vital input, please do so soon, as the survey will be closing on Friday 20 June.
The survey will take about 5 minutes. Wainhouse are offering ten $50 [...]

Jun

19

Telepresence ‘on stage’

June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here’s a really interesting telepresence application - the DVE Telepresence Stage. It’s a portable telepresence system that projects lifelike remote presenters and 3D visualizations into a variety of on-stage and remote applications. No idea of prices but they say the set up & break down is simple and fast.

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Jun

3

NZ & Oz students link for the environment

June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Students from Wellington Girls College & Mangakahia School in New Zealand met last week via videoconference with students at Parndana School on Kangaroo Island, South Australia to discuss their plans to save the environment.
They were joined by the NZ Education Minister, Chris Carter, who was launching a new website to help students around the world [...]