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Global Voices: Distance Learning Projects With Interactive Podcasting and VOIP Tools

Amazing new voice technologies are enabling classrooms to connect across distances and engage in collaborative projects using both synchronous and asychronous voice interactions such as interactive podcasting, Skype or Google Talk. This session presents examples of successful interactive podcasting and voice over IP (VOIP) classroom exchange projects, as well as discusses reasons why campus administrators and district leaders should encourage these types of collaborative projects to develop student literacy skills as well as content area knowledge.

A vaestro link will be added here

Why Use Collaborative Projects

  1. Reasons to teach digital!
  2. Engagement
  3. 21st Century Workforce Skills: Partnership for 21st Century Skills and enGauge 21st Century Skills

Why Voice?

  1. Magical power of the voice that transcends text
  2. Simple: Focus on content and the message, more than distractions
  3. Inexpensive: Microphones cost $7 at WalMart
  4. Invites meta-cognition: Students need to explain their thinking and understanding of concepts verbally
  5. It's FUN!

Tools

Synchronous

  1. Hardware-based videoconferencing (H.323) with equipment from Polycom or Tandberg
  2. Skype: Free, cross platform VOIP software supporting audio and videoconferencing
    1. Skypeout (call a regular phone line)
    2. Record a Skype call to Skypecast with HotRecorder or CallRecorder
  3. Project Cam: An online environment with video, chat and file sharing capabilities

Asynchronous

  1. YackPack: Invitation-based one to one or one to many (public and private messaging) - Example
  2. Vaestro: Web-based threaded discussions Example
  3. Springdoo Videocasts - Post video (or audio) with a webcam and microphone immediately to the web
  4. Podcasting: Collaborative projects and shout-outs
    1. Where in the World Podcasting Project: PDF Description and RSS Feed

Places to Make Connections

  1. ePals
  2. Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) Collaboration Center
  3. Global Schoolhouse Projects Registry
  4. TWICE Videoconferencing Collaborative Projects and Exchange Projects
  5. K-12 Online Conference

Other Resources

  1. Article: Interactive Podcasting: Asynchronous Online Audio Discussions
  2. Vicki's Wiki: Video Conference Resources**

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