Best Practices for Videoconferencing in the Classroom: The Educators' Edition

September 2011 - joxenford
Target Audience: 
K12 Teachers, Higher Education Faculty, and IVC Integrators interested in incorporating social networking and other interactive tools to increase interactivity
Cost: 
FREE!
Requirements for Participation: 

There are 10 spots open to MAGPI members with H.323 videoconference capabilities.

So you've decided to integrate videoconferencing into your teaching toolkit. Fantastic! But did you know little things like where you place the camera can make or break your students' experience? Join us for a quick tutorial and cheat sheet on how to set-up your classroom in order to make your next virtual field trip or collaborative videoconference discussion an even bigger success.

Training Agenda

  • Classroom Set-Up
  • Room/Environmental Factors
  • VC Considerations
  • Other tips/tricks

Trainers:

Jennifer Oxenford, MAGPI Manager of Web & PR and Michael Knight, MAGPI Manager of Multimedia Services