Technology
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- Videoconferencing
- Great Neck Public Schools
- Videoconferencing
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Office of Instructional Technology
Videoconferencing
Videoconferencing is a way to conduct a live event between two locations in real time. In Great Neck we use IP-based videoconferencing, which means that we transmit the audio and video for the videoconference over our network and through the Internet. This allows us to conduct a videoconference from any location in a school using Skype or Facetime from a desktop computer, laptop, or iPad for person-to-person videoconferencing, or by plugging a Polycom videoconferencing unit into a network port for large group and whole-class videoconferencing. Some virtual field trips conducted via videoconference are free; some incur a fee. Please see your library media specialist for more information about videoconferencing. You can also contact Marc Epstein at Phipps and/or use the resources provided here.
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Useful Links
A Teacher's Guide to Distance Learning
BOCES NERIC Content Providers
Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC)
GlobalSchoolNet.org: Connecting Kids Around the World
Nassau BOCES Videoconference Checklist
Nassau BOCES Videoconference FAQs
Nassau BOCES Videoconference K-12 Collaboration Projects
The Journal: 6 Ways Videoconferencing Is Expanding the Classroom