1 district so far has responded. I am trying to confirm if we can use our MCU bridge to connect yet though. I am planning on having it available to our Polycom units.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy DeGroot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us> Cc: "Karen Appleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [info-tech] Fw: Megaconference Jr. May 18 2006 - An Event For andBystudents of the World (FREE REGISTRATION) | Scott - I'd be interested in seeing a school's participation in this...do | you know of anyone in the area that has indicated they are registering to | participate? Dorothy | | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Scott Fosseen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: "info-tech" <info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us> | Cc: "O'Connell, John [ED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jim Christensen" | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dorothy DeGroot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; | "Karen Appleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 2:30 PM | Subject: [info-tech] Fw: Megaconference Jr. May 18 2006 - An Event For | andBystudents of the World (FREE REGISTRATION) | | | > Anyone with a Polycom Video Conferencing unit and would like additional | > resources on how to integrate the Polycom units in the classroom are | > encouraged to register for Megaconference Jr. | > | > I will be able to connect up to 11 sites through equipment we have in Fort | > Dodge to the conference. I will also be able to provide video streams to | > sites that do not have IP video conferencing equipment as well. | > | > Please contact me before registering so I can help with some of the | > connectivity questions. If you have any other questions please feel free | > to | > ask. | > | > From: Arif Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Reply-To: Arif Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:58:26 -0500 | > To: The Megaconference <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Subject: Megaconference Jr. May 18 2006 - An Event For andBystudents of | > the | > World (FREE REGISTRATION) | > | > Dear Colleagues: | > | > Megaconference Jr. is once again approaching us and I would like to | > request | > your kind assistance again this year to get the word around. In an effort | > to Bridge the Digital Divide; please help us circulate this open free | > registration announcement for the upcoming Megaconference Jr. 2006 to | > anyone | > who may be interested in your areas. Megaconference Jr. "An Event For and | > By | > Students of the World"; in its third year had over 320 sites connected | > last | > year from all over the world. It was a tremendous success. If you would | > like to assist and if you have your facility available perhaps you can | > invite your local schools to your facility for being part of this great | > event. A lot of schools do not have either the equipment or a suitable | > internet connection, your help will be greatly appreciated. If you are a | > library it may be a way for inviting your neighborhood schools. | > | > FREE general registration for the upcoming Megaconference Jr. 2006 event | > is | > still open. | > | > Please go to: http://www.megaconferencejr.org and click on the "Register" | > link. Read the explanation and review the schedule and presentations prior | > to completing the registration. You now have the ability to interact live | > with one of the presentations. You will be asked to make your selection | > towards the end of the registration form. When you have completed all | > fields | > click the "Submit" button. You should receive an email confirmation. | > | > The interactive registrations with presenters are on a first come first | > serve basis. Once we have five for each presentation, interactive | > registration will be closed. General registration will continue through | > April 28, 2006. | > | > Again this year we look forward to your involvement! | > -------------------------------------------------------------- | > | > 1) What is Megaconference Jr.? | > Megaconference Jr. is an international project designed to give students | > in | > elementary and secondary schools around the world the opportunity to | > communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other's learning in real | > time, using advanced multi-point videoconferencing technology. Now in its | > third year, Megaconference Jr. brings together students from countries all | > around the world for 12 hours of interactive presentations, cafes, and | > forums. Megaconference Jr. will take place on May 18, 2006. For more | > information go to http://www.megaconferencejr.org/ . | > | > 2) WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE? | > The event will be on May 18, 2006, and it will run from 7:00 am until | > 7:00pm | > EDT (UTC-4). The 12-hour duration will make it possible for schools from | > many time zones to participate during their regular school hours. | > | > 2) What do I need to participate? | > Connected sites need H.323 videoconferencing capabilities and access to a | > national research and education network such as Abilene (Internet2) in the | > United States, CA*net 4 in Canada, or Gèant in Europe, GLORIAD in China | > Central Asia. Numerous other state and regional networks and GigaPoPs (ie: | > OARnet, MAGPI, SURA, SOX, NOX, IHETs, MERIT, CENIC, MAX, NYSERNet) are | > available. If you are not surewhether you are connected to such a network, | > you can download the Internet2 Detective | > (http://detective.internet2.edu/), | > ask your local network person, or contact us at ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). | > | > 3) Do I have to be on Internet2 to participate? | > Sites are strongly encouraged to connect over Internet2 or other high | > speed | > networks for the best quality videoconference experience. | > | > 4) Do I have to go to a university to participate? | > No. You can participate through a local university or other organization, | > but you can also participate from your own office or classroom if your | > Internet connection is sufficient. We can work with you to determine if | > your | > connection will work. | > | > 5) How much bandwidth do I need to participate? | > The preferred connection speed for the event is 384 kbps. If you do not | > have | > access to Internet2, your local university may have a site you can use. We | > can work with you to arrange a site if needed. Cable modem service usually | > works. | > | > 6) Why isn't the commercial Internet good for Megaconference Jr.? | > The commercial Internet (i.e. Yahoo, AOL, Netscape), is generally too slow | > and too unstable to support the high-quality interactive video and audio | > that takes place during Megaconference events. And ISDN videoconferencing | > is | > too expensive for multi-site international interactive videoconferencing | > events. However, if you have a high bandwidth Internet connection, we can | > work with you so that you can participate in Megaconference Jr. | > | > 7) How can so many sites be connected simultaneously around the world? | > The Internet2 Commons (jointly operated by The Ohio State University and | > the | > Ohio Supercomputer Center), makes this possible by connecting sites | > through | > its remote collaboration service. You can learn more about the Internet2 | > Commons at http://commons.internet2.edu/. | > | > 8) What kinds of presentations/activities will my students see? | > Presenters design and conduct videoconference-based presentations and | > activities focused on academic, cultural, scientific, social and a host of | > other issues. Participants will be able to ask questions of presenters and | > to collaborate with geographically diverse peers in collaborative learning | > activities, thus building international cultural awareness. Examples of | > previous presentations include: "Being Australian"; "Hurricane Houses"; | > "Hatching Chicks and Birds of Prey"; "Commonality, Connection, and | > Conversation Across the Continents"; "Bums on Drums"; "Flamenco Dancing | > and | > Walking Around Barcelona"; "Open Forum on Bullying"; "Reenactment of the | > Oklahoma Land Run"; "Robotics"; "Native American Comanche Tribal Dancing"; | > and an interactive quiz game between students in Taiwan, Ohio and | > Australia. | > | > 9) How much does it cost to participate? | > Participation is free and open to everyone. The Megaconference Jr. event | > is | > a volunteer effort made possible through the dedication of students, | > teachers and technologists around the world. We only ask for your active | > engagement in helping to make Megaconference Jr. a fantastic event for | > all! | > | > 10) How can we participate in other Internet2 videoconferencing events? | > People enjoy Megaconference Jr. so much that they often want to | > participate | > in similar events. In addition to Megaconference Jr., there is also the | > annual Megaconference event, on which Megaconference Jr. was modeled. The | > Megaconference, now in its 8th year, is open to K-12 schools as well. | > Megaconference Jr. was designed to help foster collaborations among | > schools | > worldwide, so we encourage you to start your own Megaconference-type | > events | > locally. Many have already been created including state-wide | > mini-Megaconference Jrs. such as "Texas Connects: A Statewide | > Videoconference for Texas Elementary Students" and a "Holiday | > Megaconference | > Jr." event. For more information go to | > http://digitalunion.osu.edu/megaconference/index.html. | > | > 11) Do I need to register if I connect through a local organization? | > Yes, or else you will not be listed as a participant, and you will not be | > called in the roll call, or be eligible for door prizes. | > | > 12) Do I have to be there for the whole 12 hours of the event? | > No, most people do not participate for the entire 12 hours.Please see the | > Megaconference Jr. home page for important dates and deadlines, | > www.megaconferencejr.org . | > | > NOTE: Please forward this message to anyone you feel would be interested. | > | > Kind Regards | > _____________________ | > Arif Khan | > Global Internet2 H.323 Services NOC | > OARnet - A Division of Ohio Supercomputer Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ohio | > Supercomputer Center http://www.osc.edu OARnet http://www.oar.net Third | > Frontier Network http://www.osc.edu/oarnet/tfn/ | > Internet2 Commons http://commons.internet2.edu | > | > Some Useful Videoconferencing Resources: | > | > Videoconferencing Cook Book and check the section on H.323. | > http://www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbook.en/ | > | > http://www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbook.en/list_page.php?topic=3&url=H323_har | > dware.htm&level=1&sequence=1&name=H.323 | > | > The other very important suggestion is setting up your local LAN (Network) | > for videoconferencing. Please refer this URL. | > http://www.osc.edu/oarnet/videocon/hero.shtml | > | > ------ End of Forwarded Message | > | > | | --- | [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] | | --------------------------------------------------------- | Archived messages from this list can be found at: | http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ | --------------------------------------------------------- | --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ ---------------------------------------------------------
