We have used Skype with success from long term hospitals and other
continents.
I'm not all that familiar with Mac's but a headset would be a solid
investment for the student. A projector or a big screen monitor seems
appropriate for the classroom. The classroom should be able to get by
with a
We had a little girl in the Middle School with cancer and purchased some
Linksys cameras and put them in the classrooms. Opened up in a limited
fashion the firewall to the website on the cameras. From her hospital
bed she could Pan and Zoom in on the instructional area and some parts
of the
Skype would be a definite possibility. I know that some folks have
some issues with the security and Skype's desire to use all your
bandwidth, but it should be great for this. Another option would be
to send a MacBOok with the kid and have him use iChat. Using iChat
would allow for
Contact Lisa Schaa at Stratford Elementary School (is whole grade
sharing with Webster City.)
I understand that she has used Skype with an entire class. She could
give you advice on camera, microphone and setup.
Her email is lsc...@stratford.k12.ia.us
John Kidney
-Original Message-
Jackie,
If you find something that you think really works well, please share it.
I use skype to see my grandkids and also to talk to Scott F and David
Herzog at MCP - occasionally. We found that you can show your desktop
to the other side. I have also showed video from my flip video camera
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From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us]
On Behalf Of Karl Hehr
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:37 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: Re: [info-tech] skype
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: RE: [info-tech] skype (or other suggestion)
I think I have to vote for Skype here. We've used it for a number of
things, and I like that it's simple, familiar and cross-platform. The
latest version of Skype does screen sharing.
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Timothy A. Limbert
Okoboji Community Schools
-Original Message-
From: Timothy A. Limbert [mailto:limbe...@newell-fonda.k12.ia.us]
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:54 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: RE: [info-tech] skype (or other suggestion)
I think I have to vote for Skype here. We've used
ooVoo only does 2 now for free. You can pay to do more.
-Original Message-
From: Bud Carruthers [mailto:bcarruth...@iec-ia.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:26 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: Re: [info-tech] skype (or other suggestion)
ooVoo is supposed to do 3 or more
