Creating K12 Videoconference Collaborative Projects Ruth Block & Martha Bogart Cooperating School Districts 1460 Craig Rd. St. Louis, MO 63146 314-872-8282 http://csd.org

What is Videoconferencing? Two-way voice and video connection Done over ISDN (phone) lines or IP (Internet) lines Standard protocols Need a codec Polycom Tandberg Need a bridge for multi-point calls

Two-way voice and video connection

Done over ISDN (phone) lines or IP (Internet) lines

Standard protocols

Need a codec

Polycom

Tandberg

Need a bridge for multi-point calls

Why Videoconference? Increases student engagement and motivation Uses researched based instructional strategies Cooperative Learning (Kagan) Classroom Instruction that Works (Marzano) Uses constructivist pedagogy and inquiry-based learning Increases student achievement Wainhouse study http:// www.wrplatinum.com/BekijkSamenvatting.asp?Inhoudsnummer =906 BECTA study (#8) http:// www.becta.org.uk/research/research.cfm?section =1&id=546

Increases student engagement and motivation

Uses researched based instructional strategies

Cooperative Learning (Kagan)

Classroom Instruction that Works (Marzano)

Uses constructivist pedagogy and inquiry-based learning

Increases student achievement

Wainhouse study

http:// www.wrplatinum.com/BekijkSamenvatting.asp?Inhoudsnummer =906

BECTA study (#8)

http:// www.becta.org.uk/research/research.cfm?section =1&id=546

Why Collaborative Projects? Gives students opportunities to connect with the world outside the classroom Engages students in working with others from diverse backgrounds Gives students an authentic audience for their work Raises the bar for performance Students don’t want to “look bad” in front of their peers

Gives students opportunities to connect with the world outside the classroom

Engages students in working with others from diverse backgrounds

Gives students an authentic audience for their work

Raises the bar for performance

Students don’t want to “look bad” in front of their peers

How to Design a Collaborative Project Begin with a curricular goal Evaluate available resources Review existing projects Contact the remote site project coordinator/teacher Plan the project or your participation in it Implement the plan Evaluate and plan for the future

Begin with a curricular goal

Evaluate available resources

Review existing projects

Contact the remote site project coordinator/teacher

Plan the project or your participation in it

Implement the plan

Evaluate and plan for the future

Curricular Goals—Questions to Ask Yourself Exactly what do you want your students and those they are linking with to learn? How does videoconferencing particularly enhance their learning and understanding? What classroom preparation will you need to do with students in advance so that they get maximum learning benefits from the videoconference? During the actual videoconference, what specific learning activities will students involved be doing? After the conference, what follow up activities will you do with students to reinforce their understanding?

Exactly what do you want your students and those they are linking with to learn?

How does videoconferencing particularly enhance their learning and understanding?

What classroom preparation will you need to do with students in advance so that they get maximum learning benefits from the videoconference?

During the actual videoconference, what specific learning activities will students involved be doing?

After the conference, what follow up activities will you do with students to reinforce their understanding?

Resources for Collaborative Projects TWICE maintains a page with many links to projects http:// www.twice.cc/projects.html CILC Collaboration Center (request a collaboration site for a project) http:// www.cilc.org/collaboration_center.aspx Global Leap (in UK) http://www.global-leap.com / Face to Face (free public directory of videoconference sites around the world) http://www.ftf-tokyo.com / Knowledge Network Explorer http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/vidconf/directory.cfm

TWICE maintains a page with many links to projects

http:// www.twice.cc/projects.html

CILC Collaboration Center (request a collaboration site for a project)

http:// www.cilc.org/collaboration_center.aspx

Global Leap (in UK)

http://www.global-leap.com /

Face to Face (free public directory of videoconference sites around the world)

http://www.ftf-tokyo.com /

Knowledge Network Explorer

http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/vidconf/directory.cfm

Sources of Ideas for Collaborative Projects iEarn http://www.iearn.org/projects/index.html Berrien County ISD Project Ideas http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/projideas.htm PICC Online Class Projects http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/picc/projects.htm

iEarn http://www.iearn.org/projects/index.html

Berrien County ISD Project Ideas http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/projideas.htm

PICC Online Class Projects http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/picc/projects.htm

Types of Collaborative Projects Poetry slam Debate/Argument Dialogs on social issues/concerns Read to each other Performances Collaborative writing Sharing cultures/traditions Joint problem solving Joint data collection and analysis Interviewing Examination/analysis of public policy Sharing of research/science projects Joint service projects Older students teaching younger Geography guessing game Sharing of local history Quiz shows Foreign language practice And More!

Poetry slam

Debate/Argument

Dialogs on social issues/concerns

Read to each other

Performances

Collaborative writing

Sharing cultures/traditions

Joint problem solving

Joint data collection and analysis

Interviewing

Examination/analysis of public policy

Sharing of research/science projects

Joint service projects

Older students teaching younger

Geography guessing game

Sharing of local history

Quiz shows

Foreign language practice

Examples of Point-to-Point Projects MysteryQuest USA http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/MQUSA/ MysteryQuest World Geography http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/MysteryQuest/index.html Artifact Exchange Read Across America http://www.twice.cc/read/index.html Debate http://www.magnoliaisd.org/depart/dl/debate.pdf

MysteryQuest USA http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/MQUSA/

MysteryQuest World Geography http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/MysteryQuest/index.html

Artifact Exchange

Read Across America http://www.twice.cc/read/index.html

Debate http://www.magnoliaisd.org/depart/dl/debate.pdf

Examples of Multipoint Projects Racial Dialogs and Trial by Wire (mock trial) http://csd.org/newlinks/newlinksprogramsfor20052006.htm Kigluait Adventures http://www.kigluaitadventures.com/programs.html#projects Megaconference Junior http://megaconferencejr.org/

Racial Dialogs and Trial by Wire (mock trial)

http://csd.org/newlinks/newlinksprogramsfor20052006.htm

Kigluait Adventures

http://www.kigluaitadventures.com/programs.html#projects

Megaconference Junior

http://megaconferencejr.org/

Plan the Project Figure out the timeline Determine the number of sites (who, where, etc.) Think through all the details Determine what technology resources you will need and how to get them Assign project tasks to students Design a scoring guide

Figure out the timeline

Determine the number of sites (who, where, etc.)

Think through all the details

Determine what technology resources you will need and how to get them

Assign project tasks to students

Design a scoring guide

Types of Presentations During the Videoconference Oral presentation (short) Play Performance poetry Rap/song Discussion Examples Demonstration Reading/reader's theater Others?

Oral presentation (short)

Play

Performance poetry

Rap/song

Discussion

Examples

Demonstration

Reading/reader's theater

Others?

Logistics Have students practice beforehand Assign students to do specific jobs Move the camera Mute the microphone Operate the computer Be the host for the program Create visuals Charts, graphs, pictures, PowerPoints, etc. Reserve and prepare the room Have students evaluate the program Reflections, reactions, tell what they learned, etc.

Have students practice beforehand

Assign students to do specific jobs

Move the camera

Mute the microphone

Operate the computer

Be the host for the program

Create visuals

Charts, graphs, pictures, PowerPoints, etc.

Reserve and prepare the room

Have students evaluate the program

Reflections, reactions, tell what they learned, etc.

Evaluate the Project Is it worthwhile to do this project again? What should be changed? Did the project meet the curricular goals for the students? Did the participants in the project do their parts? What other project ideas might come from this experience?

Is it worthwhile to do this project again?

What should be changed?

Did the project meet the curricular goals for the students?

Did the participants in the project do their parts?

What other project ideas might come from this experience?

Contact Information We’re ready to help! Contact us at CSD to help you plan and implement your next videoconference collaborative project! Ruth Block & Martha Bogart [email_address] [email_address]