New Media Literacies Institute at UPEI -Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Streaming & Archiving Live Multi-class Interaction
Presented at:
New Media Literacies Institute at UPEI
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
By Jeff Lebow with support from the Webcast Academy Community

 What is Live, Interactive Webcasting (& Webcast Academy)?
    Using web based audio and/or video to connect remote participants in a real time conversation and make it available for others to listen to.
     'Live' adds the magic, recording adds the power.

•   Audio Recording

http://www.wikirecording.org/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-tutorial.html
http://newmediaguides.com/audio

• Recording Conversations with remote participants
  

http://webcastacademy.net/node/1083
http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/06/how-to-record-skype-conversations.htm

• Streaming
  

http://webcastacademy.net/streaming-overview

• Commercial sites that support audio, video, and/or desktop sharing
     Ustream, WizIQ, Talkshoe, , Mogulus, Operator11, Webhuddle, Yugma, , 
  

Uses

• Power of an audience, especially live audience
• Broadening our exposure to different perspectives
• Prepare students with 21st century collaborative skills
• Professional development

Challenges

• Technical (finding tools and support)
• Administrative - opening up access, addressing privacy and safety concerns
  
• Pedagogical - how does it fit in with educational goals

Tales from the front lines

• Connect with remote participants
  
• Examples
  http://youthbridges.net , http://youthvoices.net/elgg/_weblog/everyone.php , http://www.epnweb.org/  (podcasts)