a videoconferencea videoconference

  ((also known as also known as aavideoteleconferencevideoteleconference) ) is a set of is a set of interactiveinteractive  telecommunication telecommunication technologiestechnologies  which allow two or which allow two or more locations to interact via twomore locations to interact via two--way video and audio transmissions way video and audio transmissions simultaneouslysimultaneously. . It has also been It has also been calledcalled  visual collaborationvisual collaboration  and is a and is a type of groupwaretype of groupware. . It differs from It differs from videophonevideophone  in that it is designed to in that it is designed to serve a conference rather than serve a conference rather than individualsindividuals. .

objectivesobjectives To provide a communication To provide a communication

network for the buildings of a network for the buildings of a school districtschool district

To encourage community To encourage community involvement in school activities involvement in school activities by providing access to school by providing access to school activities and other educational activities and other educational resources via videoconferencingresources via videoconferencing

To affect change in the delivery To affect change in the delivery of instruction and the learning of instruction and the learning environmentenvironment

ContinueContinue..…..… To create the infrastructure for future To create the infrastructure for future

technological growthtechnological growth

To provide additional large group demonstrations To provide additional large group demonstrations and instruction using computers and specialized and instruction using computers and specialized technology for instructional areas such as technology for instructional areas such as science, language, art, music, and othersscience, language, art, music, and others

To support teachers in transforming their own To support teachers in transforming their own role and helping students become more active role and helping students become more active learnerslearners

To integrate technology into the curriculum to To integrate technology into the curriculum to broaden instructional options and improve the broaden instructional options and improve the quality of teaching as an enhancement to the quality of teaching as an enhancement to the human interaction of the educational processhuman interaction of the educational process

advantagesadvantages

Establishes a visual connection Establishes a visual connection among participantsamong participants. .

Enables connection with external Enables connection with external resourcesresources

Supports use of diverse mediaSupports use of diverse media Document sharing facilitates Document sharing facilitates

collaboration and feedbackcollaboration and feedback

limitationlimitation

Might learners perceive the Might learners perceive the information in different format.information in different format.

differences in information processing differences in information processing differences in cognitive load differences in cognitive load If you organized and proposed If you organized and proposed

video conference and the video conference and the technology lets you down, your technology lets you down, your business partner may lose business partner may lose confidence in youconfidence in you..

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learners make many decisions learners make many decisions based on emotions and not logicbased on emotions and not logic..

  When participants lack a high-When participants lack a high-quality Internet connection, they quality Internet connection, they too will also suffer decreased too will also suffer decreased value regarding online value regarding online communication .communication .

How it is usedHow it is used??