Video-conferencing

=VIDEO CONFERENCING (and Voice Conferencing) = = =

What is video conferencing?
Video conferencing is using a computer, video camera/webcam and network such as the Internet, to conduct a live conference between two or more people. Video conferencing applications can also be used for voice conferencing (audio only).

How can I use video conferencing in my class?

 * Link students with experts in the area they are learning about - create meetings that would be difficult or expensive to arrange face-to-face
 * Arrange a video conference with a class overseas to allow your students to practice speaking in the LOTE they are learning in an authentic setting
 * Allow your class to communicate with students who might be away due to illness
 * Create opportunities for your students to connect with students in other schools to collect data or conduct research

Where can I see some examples?

 * Students participate in a video conference with a holocaust survivor - [|watch here]
 * Student participate in a voice conference with an astronomer - [|listen here]

|| Microsoft Communicator is a free download for all Victorian Government schools. You can login with your Edumail username and password and communicate with anyone within the Department (up to 10 people at once).
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 * [|Download Microsoft Communicator] (Edumail username and password required)
 * [|Communicator-User-Guide.pdf]
 * [|Communicator-Etiquette-Guide.pdf] ||  ||
 * [[image:skype.JPG]] ||  Skype is a free voice/video conferencing/instant messaging software which you can download onto any computer. Both users must have a broadband connection and Skype installed on their machines.
 * [|Download Skype] ||