Transcript Using Video Cell phones for Videoconferencing

The Geo-Historian
Project
Thomas McNeal
2008 eTech Ohio
Our Project
Modern wireless technology has drastically changed how we
communicate. It also has the potential to be an educational tool for
the classroom teacher.
This project was created to:
 Investigate cell phones as an educational tool;
 Reduce the barriers to videoconferencing for a school;
 Provide a form of videoconferencing to schools that had none;
 Demonstrate how resource sites near and far (museums, zoos, etc.) can
be valuable tools;
 Give students the opportunity to create a valuble resource for the
community
Geo Historian Project
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The Geo-Historian Project utilizes wireless
technology to link classrooms with local
historical landmarks. Using GPS cellular
phones, students will become video
historians, creating a living history of real
people and real places shared via wireless
devices.
“One of the best ways to own local history is to
become part of it.”
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The Geo-Historian Project does just that as
students will take excursions back in time and
learn about the people and places and times
of local history
Verizon Video Cell Phones
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Verizon Wireless donated 3 video cell phones
with services;
Two of the phones (LG VX8100) can take still
pictures and 15- second video clips and then
send them via email or to websites.
The Third phone (Motorola Q) can stream live to
a website or another phone.
Roving Reporters
 Student reporters with
phones visit a resource
site such as a museum,
business, or local
political office and
interview an expert.
 At this time they create
video clips and pictures
files with the
videophones.
Clips and Photos
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Expert answering questions
Demonstrations of a concept
How-to video
Pictures of the subject being
discussed
Sending the Media
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Pictures and video can be:
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Emailed
Uploaded to sites like Flickr or youTube
Broadcast to your PocketCaster site
PocketCaster
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Stream and Archive
video
Create webpages (web
and mobile)
Dynamic GPS tracking
Optional Blog and
YouTube Stepup
DVC Pocketcaster Page
The Next Step: Geo-Historian
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Live video broadcasting of
video using
PocketCaster from
ComVu
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Need a mobile device with
video recording ability and
a data account with your
mobile carrier
How it Works
Demo Video
KSU Video
2D Barcodes
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Scanlife http://www.scanlife.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKIrl3-2E9s
Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxFR6rDqk4&feature=related
2D Barcode genrator- winksite
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Winksite http://winksite.com/site/index.cfm
QR Code™ Widget Generator
http://www.winksite.com/barcode/
Examples of Other Projects
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Frequency 1550 (video): Location-based learning
using cell phones, GPS, and UMTS.
Netherlands
National Museum of History
Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan
Links
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DVC Project http://www.dvcproject.org/
RCET: http://www.rcet.org
Flickr: http://flickr.com/learn_more.gne
Frequency 1550: http://freq1550.waag.org/
Packetvideo: http://www.pv.com/
PIX & FLIX MESSAGING (Verizon):
http://getitnow.vzwshop.com/index.aspx?id=messagi
ng_pixflix
PocketCaster: http://www.comvu.com/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com
Questions?
Thomas McNeal
Director, Desktop Videoconferencing Project
[email protected]
www.dvcproject.org
The Journal of the Research
Center for
EducationalTechnology at
http://www.rcetj.org/?type=a
rt&id=79575&
Contacts!
ComVu Media Inc.
Tony Randall
(Office) +1 604 844 2263 ext.4#
(Email) [email protected]
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Verizon
[email protected]
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