Video Conference Web
Sites for Martin’s Mill Teachers
Videoconferencing
Directories for Users and Providers
This database contains information on content providers
such as zoos and museums. Provided by the Berrien County ISD in conjunction
with Polycom. BCISD
Search Engine
The following search
directories are provided here through a partnership between TWICE and the
Berrien County ISD. Twice
AT&T search
directory for Video Conference providers.
CILC –
Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration.
Looking for program providers
or simply interested in connecting with another classroom? The SBC
Videoconferencing Directory is a free, searchable database of
videoconferencing sites of interest to K-12 school, community college, and
public library communities. Our directory includes contacts, program
descriptions, and equipment information for over 1100 sites.
Global SchoolNet offers directions, a directory
listing conferencing schools, videoconferencing lists, and additional resources
for using videoconferencing in education.
Global Leap.com is part of the UK's Videoconferencing
in the Classroom Project. This site has links for learning about
videoconferencing, a registry of users, a directory to search for partners, to
review or post projects and lessons, and many other resources.
Lists
and Directories of Videoconference Fieldtrips
Videoconferencing
Adventures - SBC Knowledge
Network offers samples of resources for videoconference fieldtrips and
"adventures".
Video
Conferencing Trips
- An excellent list of virtual video conferencing trips, provided by Nassau
BOCES.
Video
Conference Field Trip Database
- Provided by Two Way Interactive Connections in Education (ITWICE), this
database contains programs from content providers such as zoos and museums that
offer ISDN or IP based videoconferencing.
Digital
Bridges Content Provider Listing
[PDF] - Nice list of content providers for
K-12 videoconferencing in the resources area of the Digital Bridges site.
Polycom Content Provider List [PDF]
- The Polycom Content Provider list gives a sample of
nearly 200 potential knowledge providers to enrich the education experience.
NoodleTrip - NoodleTrip
is an online directory focusing on video conferencing virtual field trips,
tours, and distance learning courses. This search directory allows members a
free search for specific trips as well as providing a centralized area for
providers to advertise their events.
School Voice - Video Conference Opportunities in
Classroom Education: This database is a collection of content providers for
K-12 videoconferencing programs. This database can be searched by subject area,
grade level, transmission standard, free or fee, and by the content provider's
name.
IDeaS
Content Series -
Programs and events available ONLY through the IDeaS
site. The content series includes authors, careers, sports, and more.
High School
Quiz Bowls - High
school students (ages 14 -19 in grades 9-12) from around the world with an
interest in an academic competition (in English) will compete with other schools
over compressed video in bi-monthly sessions.
Mystery Quest - This project is designed for middle
school students studying world geography. Through video conference technology
students are able to meet other students while learning about cities and
countries in the world.
Empower
Peace - Seeks to
promote better cultural understanding and tolerance between youth worldwide
utilizing cutting edge technologies to connect youth from around the world via
video-conferencing and the Internet. Our goal is to bring about a climate of
mutual respect and understanding by exposing youth to their contemporaries from
abroad.
Two Way Interactive Connections in
Education (TWICE)
- Provides a list of collaborative, exchange, point-to-point, and international
videoconference projects give you and your students an opportunity to learn
with another school or classroom. There are many possibilities.