Polycom Collaborations around the Planet

Schools and teachers collaborating around the globe

Opportunities for fibre network schools and HD videoconferencing.
These content providers, educators, schools, museums, art galleries, scientific organisations, world famous sites, will beam to you live over the public internet. Having a good quality High Definition videoconference system in your classroom, coupled with high speed internet access means you can get to the very source, and bring any language and subject experts ‘live’ into your classroom via interactive two-way videoconferencing. The world is truly your oyster!

- Denise Hansen, Education specialist, asnet Technologies. deniseh@asnettechnologies.co.nz

Click here to see the plethora of educational opportunities starting at this page:

www.vccontentproviders.org takes you to the content searchable database with hundreds of choices, so you are likely to find content to suit your class.

Search by topic, level - eg ‘rainforest’, sharks, ‘mammals’, ‘MOTE’ Marine Laboratory, ‘NASA’
Note cost, grade, curriculum fit, credits, HD, blog, Teachers’ Choice, etc. Some are free, some are worth doing with other schools to keep the cost down.

MOTE Marine Laboratory videoconference lesson example is shown in a video.
Click to download video.

NASA digital learning network has a range of VC and webinars covering all aspects of space and space flight. Talk with an astronaut!
http://dln.nasa.gov

Global Leap, UK - not for profit, helps teachers integrate VC experiences into their classroom.
www.global-leap.com

Polycom Collaborations around the Planet - network with other VC teachers - professional development, a portal for VC projects. Well worth signing up for and receiving emails about pending collaborative projects in your subject. (PCAP).
http://projects.twice.cc