Introduction
Session 1
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Overview:
This session will guide participants as they prepare to effectively take part in CU-SeeMe
videoconferences. Teachers Connect's Town Meeting section gives the support
needed to configure software and hardware.
Teachers Connect uses CU-SeeMe
software for its Town Meetings and has an extensive resource area on the site. This
program is intended to provide useful conferencing at minimal cost. CU-SeeMe is a free
videoconferencing program and is available to anyone with a Macintosh or Windows
connection to the Internet. With CU-SeeMe, students and teachers can
videoconference with another site located anywhere in the world. By using a
reflector (IP Number and sometimes a Conference ID), multiple parties at different
locations can participate in a CU-SeeMe conference, each from his or her own desktop
computer. With CU-SeeMe, each participant can decide to be a video sender or a receiver of
video only, a lurker. However, in this class there will be no lurkers ;-)
Assignment:
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Install the video camera as directed by
the instructions that came with the camera. Most companies that produce desktop
video cameras have websites where owners can download any updated drivers (ex: Logitech). Quick Cams by
Connectix/Logitech work especially well. |
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Download and install CU-SeeMe
software. Download the following versions. Attempt to download from linked sites
before resorting to the files in eGroups. The links below are to the eGroup files:
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Load and configure software. Use
the resources found in the Town Meeting section of Teachers Connect http://teachers-connect.net/town/tcpres.htm
Use the instructions for PC or MAC during installation of and configuring of the
CU-SeeMe software. There are also links to FAQs at other CU-SeeMe sites.
Please note:
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Video needs to be set at 160 x 120 |
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Video needs to be set for gray scale NOT
color |
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For Teachers Connect Town Meetings, the
IP or Host Name is 209.19.87.35 and the Conference ID is 75. |
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This reflector is down and you
will not be able to connect! Test your setup by going to CU-SeeMe
Network's reflector at 204.64.168.241 on conference 0. Please honor the rules listed in
the Message Of The Day (MOTD). Conference 1 is set to self-reflect to help you adjust your
video settings. |
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Contact the instructor if you have questions or
problems setting up and connecting. |
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Meet at the reflector between 7 p.m. and
8 p.m. to test your connection and make sure you can send and received video and chat.
Note: IP or Host Name is 209.19.87.35 and the Conference ID is 75. If you
connect properly you will see a message "MeetingPoint (tm) 3.0.6.1 (Jun 2 1998
14:35:10) Welcome to the White Pine MeetingPoint Conference Server. Global Schoolhouse at
Lightspan.com Video Conferencing Center Teachers Connect Town Meeting
http://www.teachers-connect.net Private ID 75" |
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Read the Town Meeting Transcripts: Ask the Expert: CU-SeeMe
Videoconferencing to learn from the Guest: Bill "Squeeky" Woodland |
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Indicate on the poll when you have completely
configured your camera and successfully connected to the reflector. |
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Read the article from Global Schoolhouse,
"Elements of an Effective
CU-SeeMe Video Conference" by
Yvonne Marie Andres, Director of Global Schoolhouse. |
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Videoconference at the
Global School House reflector next week.
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Formation of teams for
class project.
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