Thanks to Tom Stevens for leaving this as a comment to our original 20 Day Challenge post. I thought I would share it in case others were looking for the instructions. Here are the updated instructions, also posted at http://www.cilc.org/c/misc/k12ivc.aspx To subscribe to K12IVC, please send a blank message to k12ivc@cilc.net with the word subscribe [...]

This week I have been thinking about all of the ways that we connect with our members (video conference coordinators and teachers). In The Beginning When I began as a coordinator 6 years ago, I used email from my laptop computer when it was docked at my desk and the phone that was also at [...]

Last week, we hosted several guests in our Whirlidub studios who interacted with our students. Our guests are carefully selected for their content knowledge and then we thoughtfully structure the interactions to take advantage of the synchronous elements of the technology. The reason that the design of a video conference is so important is that [...]

This post continues our 20 Day Challenge to understand the technical aspects of videoconferencing. Each January, we write these 20 Day Video Conference Challenges to share our experiences with others. In the early days of video conferencing, it was cumbersome and expensive. Today, we can have excellent H.323 quality connecting a variety of endpoints to [...]

This post continues our 20 Day Challenge to understand the technical aspects of videoconferencing. Being organized and having quick access to critical information is essential to successful connections for teachers and students. Some of the following information can be easier to understand if you take a picture of it. Key Information IP Address of video [...]

This post continues our 20 Day Challenge to understand the technical aspects of videoconferencing. First: Reseller Definition First, realize that Tandberg, Polycom and LifeSize generally do not sell directly to customers. They sell through resellers, also called integrators, because theses resellers also sell the peripherals, add-ons and even design the room installations. This could include [...]

This post continues our 20 Day Challenge to understand the technical aspects of videoconferencing. No Internet, No Videoconference. A phrase we often say to the teachers and educators we support. So in today’s post, let’s look at some basic things to check when you can’t connect anywhere. 1. Is the Internet working in the school/district? [...]

This post continues our 20 Day Challenge to understand the technical aspects of videoconferencing. Remember that there are four parts to a technically successful video conference: sending video, receiving video, sending audio, and receiving audio. Most of the common problems related to one of these four parts. 1. I See Black / I See Blue/ [...]

This post continues our 20 Day Challenge to understand the technical aspects of videoconferencing. If you have a Polycom RMX, or need to dial into a Polycom RMX, you may find these tips helpful. To dial out from the RMX First, you need to create the participant to set how the dialing will occur. If [...]

This post continues our 20 Day Challenge to understand the technical aspects of videoconferencing. If you have a Codian bridge, or need to dial into a Codian bridge, you may find these tips helpful. To dial into the Codian MCU Cisco-TANDBERG-Codian bridges usually pose no problem for participants dialing in. LifeSize and Polycom endpoints can [...]