NECC – Creating Live TV

NECC – Creating Live TV for the Classroom for Global Audiences
by Will Richardson

UStream is one option
Poll/CoHost/Twitter tabs
Vids can be saved and posted to YouTube etc. accessed from UStream
Channels can be password protected.

Mogulus.com
Somewhat more advanced interface – handles multiple channels well
Can create a storyboard libraries
Has PRO version that is even more advanced.
Vids can be saved and posted to YouTube etc. accessed from UStream

David Jakes – How some schools are using these products

1. How does the technology extend the learning experience.
2. MST portal Wendy Smith – class investigating stream ecology – presenting findings on UStream
3. Class presenting science projects (9th grade?)
4. Interview of kids and how they are using technology – chat room – took questions from ‘audience’
5. Digital Citizenship talk for students – multi-state
6. Professional Development
7. Interaction between teachers and parents
8. students writing a play and then perform and broadcast

Ewan McIntosh – why streaming instead of record and upload

1. asynchronous – lots of control – can take time to care about what final product looks like
2. But takes lots of time
3. Can have unscripted discussions with people
4. Can build sense of ‘other-ness’ – Change balance of what news is viewed and consumed – for selves and students
5. Can get people talking about issues that matter

Steve Dembo- what is the state of the technology – brand new – mobile live streaming from cell phones

1. Some websites let you do the same kinds of things via mobile
2. cometnow.com – PC only – can be kind of clunky
3. qik.com – also allows you to save and embed – sends out an automatic tweet – can send to mogulus – a little choppier and delayed than cometnow

Can project certain parts of the screen on the channel – CamTwist and Split Cam

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