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TWICE - Two Way Ineractive Connections in Education
A relevant and accessible source. TWICE is Michigan's (USA) organisation for videoconferencing in K-12 education. It promotes and supports collaborative connections for the benefit of all students. TWICE listserv.

K-12 Videoconferencing Listserv
Created in 2003, this is a listserv for educational technologists and other educators who have an interest in the use of two-way interactive videoconferencing in K-12 schools and school districts. Located at SCRTEC in Austin, Texas.

Global Leap - Videoconferencing in the classroom
Developing interactive videoconferencing across the curriculum in the UK and around the world. Access to regular newsletter.

iEARN
Started in 1988, iEARN is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.

Videoconferencing in the classroom
This is a comprehensive list of organisations that offer videoconferencing facilities to schools. Include museums, hospitals, schools etc from UK, USA and Australia.

Videoconferencing in education
Strategies for Using Videoconferencing Technology in the K-12 Classroom: A Teacher's Digital Handbook. The lists of content resource providers on these pages is designed to assist teachers in making connections with videoconferencing resource providers and partners. 

Digital Bridges: videoconferencing for teaching and learning
Resources to assist K-12 teachers and administrators in designing, implementing, and supporting instructional and other projects using the Internet and videoconferencing technologies.

Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Program Guide - List and contact details of distance learning content providers for K-12 education.

Videoconferencing standards
New York Institute of Technology guideline document that can be used to assess a the quality of a videoconferencing session.

Polycom - Education
Producers of high quality VC cameras, this company is the leader in videoconferencing equipment for schools. Pay the price in the beginning to install an efficient working system.

Polycom Whitepapers
New research papers represent the latest information regarding effectiveness, content and the expansion of Internet2.

Knowledge Network Explorer - Videoconferencing directories
Looking for program providers or simply interested in connecting with another classroom? This is a free, searchable database of videoconferencing sites of interest to K-12 school. Includes contacts, program descriptions, and equipment information for over 1208 sites.
Center for Interactive Learning and Cooperation
CILC offers advice to help organizations maximize the value of videoconferencing. Offers expert consulting and a rich inventory of programs. Support for integration of videoconferencing into the curriculum

Tanberg Visual Communication
Supplier of video conferencing equipment. White papers and other information to assist the introduction of videoconferencing.

Videoconferencing out on a Lim
Experiences, curriculum thoughts, new resources, and technology rants related to educational videoconferences in this blog.

Videoconference adventures
The places you will go while using interactive videoconferencing! Students and teachers can see and hear each other simultaneously whether across the state or around the world.

BCISD Videoconference Programs
Gives you and your students an opportunity to connect to people and places you might not be able to otherwise, such as zoos, museums, NASA, the U.S. Congress and more. Sample

NASA Astrobiology Institute Tools
NAI has evaluated a number of collaborative tools and is continuously evolving their use. The site lists the tools currently in use by NAI members and how to access them.

Global Education Motivators
Founded by educators in 1981 to help meet the complex needs of bringing the world into the classroom. GEM has consistently worked with students, teachers and administrators through on-site and distant learning workshops and classroom program support to promote a better understanding of the world and its people.


© Camilla Elliott, 2002
Last updated July 2006