Blog # 1 Spring 2007

Video conferencing can be used in a variety of ways through education with the emphasis on collaboration. In an article published in Educational Technology and Society in 2000 entitled, “The Virtual School: An integrated collaborative environment for the classroom,” is about the Learning in Networked Communtities project by Virginia Tech and the type of collaborative activities they use. An example is in a collaborative science research project the use of video conferencing with other group members as well as mentors, and peer mentoring. Video conferencing was a good way to see the reliability of other group members. Also able to show how collaborative work actually works, like a robot being made or a models progress. I feel that video conferencing is useful and can be a great way for remote participants in the classroom to be involved. Also it can be used to communicate with other classes and their ideas and methods.