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First interncast on Antarctica

Sat, 2008-03-08 19:30 — sheilaa
Just posted my first interncast. I had recorded it before our Feb. vacation. I had trouble getting into Sandbox A beforehand and wondered what I was doing wrong. Lee came to the rescue. Figured I was doing everything right, so switched to B and it worked fine. Thanks for the support Lee!

Education on the Road - Antarctica

Sat, 2008-03-08 16:03 — sheilaa

Interviewed Robin Ellwood, a teacher who will be traveling with a research team to Antarctica again in Nov. 2008. This will be the first in several opportunities to talk with Robin before her trip. We hope we will be able to broadcast from Antarctica too! Stay tuned! Robin's journal is located at www.ryejrhigh.org/ellwood. There will be a link to her official PolarTREC website too. In this episode, Robin described how she got connected with the research team, her duties, her SCUBA diving under the lake ice, and answered questions from a 1st grade class in NH.

Karen K. Dennis

Wed, 2008-02-27 23:03 — kkdenni
Introduction: 
I am both an instructor and a doctoral student at Illinois State University.  I teach in the School of Kinesiology and Recreation, in the area of exercise science.  This semester I am teaching my first online class!!  This is where I plan to  really use the knowledge and skills I have gained through the Webcast Academy.  It was during my doctoral coursework that I really gained an interest and, one might even say passion, for educational technology.  My ed tech mentor at Illinois State is Dr. Cheri Toledo.  She has truly impacted my world.  Anyway, after having taken these various ed tech classes, I realized how much potential online classes and ed tech has to offer.  I plan to incorporate webcasts into my future online classes. 
Setup Overview: 
Karen K Dennis-Dell Latitude D505 laptop
Assigments: 
Karen_Dennis_2.4_Introduction_2008-1-23
2-way telephony Karen Dennis Telephony recording 2-2-08
Interncast#1: 
Interncast 1 Karen Dennis 2008-2-15
Webcast Report (Interncast #1): 

This interncast is an interview with Laura Vedeen, an exercise physiology graduate student at Illinois State University.  Laura is an Ironman triathlete and avid outdoor runner.  While I am a runner also, I find it hard to run outside in these cold central Illinois winters.  Thus, I find myself "stuck" on a treadmill indoors.  Laura provides helpful information on cold weather running gear that will be sure to keep you warm so you can keep running outside, even when it's really cold!

 

I have to admit, I was SO stressed about this!  While I knew that the "whole world" wouldn't be listening, I also knew that it was possible for anyone anywhere in the world to listen in.  Pressure!  After the problems I had had with my USB mic with the recording of my two-way telephony call, I was very nervous that something would go wrong with this interncast.  The pressure got to be almost more then I could bear after I clicked on the "Start" button on the Simplecast box.  Nothing happened.  I went back and clicked on the "+" icon, entered in the server info again, clicked on start, and nothing.  This was all the very minute before I was to go on.  My heart was palpating so hard!  Somehow, I remembered that I needed to click on the dropbox found on the Encoder pop-up, click on start there, then click on the Simplecast start icon.  Anyway, my attempt to have things up and running a couple minutes early went ary, but it all did get started right at the time it was set for.  After that, everything went very smoothly.  Laura was a wonderful person to interview.  I was so excited that Pam joined in.  I also had another graduate student in our department listening in.  So, all total, there were 4 people listening live (including me!).  So, for my first run at it, that was perfect.  A couple of friends there with me, providing me with the support I needed.

Interncast#2: 
Interncast 2 Karen Dennis 2008-4-9
Webcast Report (Interncast #2): 

 I have actually done about three Interncast 2's.  My first scheduled interncast 2 found the server down, so I was unable to stream.  My second attempt at this found me talking with and chatting to myself....I had rescheduled this hurredly after the first one was unsuccessful, and apparently students just had not had the time to get it on their schedules.  So, while I did stream...I was all by my lonesome!  My third attempt at Interncast 2, however, was successful!  I had a fair number of students in the chat room and even had a couple students skype in.  I also had Laura, my lab assistant, in the skype conference call. 

The topic of this interncast was a nutrition and cardiovascular disease assignment question and answer.  The audience was students from both my online and face-to-face sections of KNR 113 Personal Fitness. 

Things went very well with the interncast.  I am still learning how to manage so much multi-tasking.  Keeping conversation going while reading chat room talk AND adding to chat room conversation is a real challenge for me.  I found that it is good for me to have a "co-host" like I had with Laura, as it does give me a chance to re-group when she is talking.

One of the things I need to work on next is editing in Audacity.  My first Skype caller's voice was very loud and I need to learn more about the various tools found under the "Effects" tab in Audacity. 

Finally, one thing I am still very confused about is when I uploaded my mp3 file to the academy, it said it would not be able to be used with flash players because it was not set at the correct Khz.  It said mine was set at 24 and it required either a 22 or 44.  In audacity, I had it set at 44100 hz, so I cannot figure out what went wrong in the transfer.  In fact, 24 is not even one of the selections in Audacity. 

So, what I want to practice with my next interncast is editing a completed file.  I anticipate my next interncast to be in a couple weeks as the class will be preparing to take their final exam.  I have had several students remark to me how wonderful this webcast was for them to have the opportunity to ask questions and to hear everyone else's questions.  I believe webcasting has great possibilities with asynchronous online classes, such as what I am teaching.  I am certainly anticipating Interncast 3!

Interncast#3: 
Interncast 3 Karen Dennis 2008-4-30
Webcast Report (Interncast #3): 

My third interncast went very well, although I was a bit nervous beforehand, hoping that everything would get started without any problems.  The laptop I had been using for webcasting decided to "crash" about a week and a half before this interncast.  Fortunately, our tech person was able to get it back up and running, however, I had to reload Skype.  While I did a quick 'test run" prior to the actual interncast, I was still nervous that everything would go off without any problems.  Does the nervousness prior to webcasting ever go away??!!  I have found that I spend at minimum 3-4 hours before stream time prepping and stressing about the live show I will be hosting, while in actuality, it only takes a few minutes to get everything truly set up!  I guess it is the apprehension or fear of realizing that your voice, your "show," will be "live' for the world to listen in on, and you don't want to mess it up!  Anyway, this interncast did go off without a hitch.  I had several students participating, a couple even Skyping in. 

Something that I have found very interesting is that out of 50 possible students in my face to face class, I only had 2 students who were familiar with Skype.  I found this to be very surprising, given these students are "digital natives."  I am not sure how many students in my online class are familiar with skype, however, out of about 50 students, only two have skyped me. 

All in all, everything went well.  I was very happy to have my graduate assistant Laura "co-hosting" with me.  I have found that really helps me out, as it gives me a chance to type and process things while she is talking.  I still have to practice multi-tasking with typing, reading, and talking!  Now, I am looking forward to my gradcast!

Gradcast: 
Gradcast Karen Dennis 2008-5-27

Lorna Costantini

Wed, 2008-02-27 00:23 — Lornacos
Introduction: 
I'm passionate about connecting parents and schools in supporting student achievement. I am a former school board trustee for the Niagara Catholic District School Board and recently facilitated a parent involvement project called Student Learning a Parent Focus. The project was the Parent Reaching Out project funded by the Ministry of Education as part of the initiatives to increase parent involvement. My interest in connecting parents and schools using technology steams from the work done in 2001 for the Ontario Ministry of Education in the Ontario Knowledge Network for Learning project. I had the privilege of chairing a working group that made recommendations for the use of Information communication technology in the classroom. The parent and community aspect of the project was my responsibility. I currently maintain the website www.ourschool.cato support the Parents as Partners webcast.
Setup Overview: 
Webcaster Setup
Assigments: 
Introduction
Two way Telephony
Interncast#1: 
From the perspective of a DIrector of education
Webcast Report (Interncast #1): 
This recording was accomplished using Nicecast for Mac, Skype and Skype Out. The file was edited in audacity and then posted to the blog for Parents as Partners as part of a series of podcasts. Keeping track of the numbers of the episodes is a problem. The technical part has been easy thanks to my Mac. The web cast was recorded using the built in server feature of Nicecast
Interncast#2: 
Parents as Partners Episode #1
Webcast Report (Interncast #2): 
This was the first broadcast using the Shoutcast server. Matt Monange, Cindy Zautcke and Rhoda Cipparone joined in a Skype conference call with a mixed audio source. Matt, Cindy and I used headsets and Rhoda was a Skype Out call using a standard land line phone. We had tested the process and found that a portable phone does not work well. Matt and I had planned on a 30 minute show but found the participants were so excited they wanted to keep talking. Matt and I did a pre-show conference call to review the script and the plan for the meeting See show notes attached
Interncast#3: 
Parents as Partners Episode #2
Webcast Report (Interncast #3): 
Show hosts - Myself, Matt Montange, Rhoda Cipparone. Guests CIndy Zautcke and Sharon Peters. I moderated the discussion and Matt moderated the chat room. Lively discussion about students using web based application and connecting parents. See Show notes and chat logs attached. Have always had a discomfort with using Skype and dropped Sharon out of the conference call. Matt was most helpful in teaching me to drag a contact into the conference call. I am still challenged with monitoring the chat room as I cannot type fast enough and am a poor typist.
Gradcast: 
Parents as Partners Episode #3
Other Webcasts I've Produced: 
A principal's prespective
A parent welcoming parents to kindergarten
A student using technology
From a JK parent

Session 2.4.5 & post-show SL Tour

Sun, 2008-02-24 22:42 — derrallg

Here is the audio for today's class of 2.4.5
Ustream Recording

 
Chat Log Below

My thoughts as a newbie

Mon, 2008-02-18 21:28 — Lornacos
I am always looking for ways to help build communities and find ways to communicate. Especially when it comes to connecting parents and schools. So when I happened upon Webcast academy and Edtechtalk I knew that there were some good things going on in this community. I am technically literate and a have a good knowledge of how to use the Internet and related technologies. Thankfully the door was opened and I dove right into a world of screencasts, broadcasts and exciting visionary people to help me out. Despite my skills, some days I felt totally overwhelmed and challenged. I was told it would be like that.

As I set up the Parent Involvement webcast, Parents as Partners, it became very clear that the audience that the web cast would be targeting would need some hand holding.

My first interncast!

Sun, 2008-02-17 18:38 — kkdenni

Well, I did it!  My first interncast!  I was so nervous beforehand. I was beginning to wonder what I had gotten myself into.  However, all went well, and I now am beginning to believe that I can do this.  I am absolutely amazed by technology, and the incredible opportunities that it affords us.  I think I was so nervous, because there was the realization that anyone from around the world could listen in.  While I realized that there would be in all reality very few (if anyone) listening in, it hit me that with webcasting, the world is really in my backyard.  That is so overwhelming, yet so awesome!  How fortunate for those of us who educate and learn today!  There is literally a world of knowledge at our fingertips! 

Interncast 1 Karen Dennis 2008-2-15

Sat, 2008-02-16 03:36 — kkdenni

This interncast is an interview with Laura Vedeen, an exercise physiology graduate student at Illinois State University.  Laura is an Ironman triathlete and avid outdoor runner.  While I am a runner also, I find it hard to run outside in these cold central Illinois winters.  Thus, I find myself "stuck" on a treadmill indoors.  Laura provides helpful information on cold weather running gear that will be sure to keep you warm so you can keep running outside, even when it's really cold!

Matt Montagne-Interncast

Sat, 2008-02-16 00:59 — mjmontagne

Today I had a conversation with a student of mine, Alex, about his experience testing out the school owned Asus eeePC a few weeks ago.  During his trial of the PC Alex took the computer between school and home and really put it to the test.  He used it during the school day for note taking and he also used it with a small group project where the students used a wiki and a Voki.

Interview with Pearl Harbor survivor.

Thu, 2008-02-14 02:58 — sheilaa

Thanks to Matt Montagne, I was able to join in on the live interview with the Pearl Harbor survivor on the USS Oklahoma. This was a "jump right in" opportunity for me and Matt made it very easy for us. Our 8th graders are learning about WWII and the USO, so it was opened up to the students. I also had some interested 7th graders participating. Several adults and both administrators were there. 

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