Videoconferencing

EMSTAC uses computer-based videoconferencing to provide its partners (local school district educators) with opportunities to interact with their peers, participate in professional development forums, and to share their experiences related to specific school-based interventions (such as literacy programs). This interactive forum holds the following advantages over asynchronous types of communications as well as ISDN based videoconferencing systems. The advantages of using this technology include:

• Participants are able to see, hear, and interact with their colleagues through live video and audio functions.
• The medium is an Internet based technology, thus providing multi-point access for up to six participants during any given event.
• Conference attendees can use interactive features such as a chat board, white board (file development), and application sharing (participants can simultaneously share applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• The costs for the end-user are minimal.

We have held a number of videoconferencing events thus far. Click on the links below to read more about each event. To view these files, you will need to download Adobe Acrobat. Most computers already have this program, but if yours does not, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html to download it for free.

Peer Assisted Learning Strategies

Motivating and Sustaining Literacy Growth

Literacy Carousel

Are you interested in videoconferencing? Tell us about your experiences. Please print this questionnaire and fax it to Judy Shanley at 202-944-5408, or you may download this questionnaire in Microsoft Word format, and email it (or fax it) to Judy Shanley at jshanley@air.org.

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