1. By:
Laura Adornato, Amy Zeigler, and Ashley Forbes

2.  New Teaching Ways
 More technology is being incorporated
 Videoconferencing- when two
different classes learn together virtually
 Innovative educational tool
 Positives
 Negatives
 Real life applications
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3.  Has Videoconferencing positively or
negatively effected education?
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 Different classes become a whole
 Able to learn together
 Stimulating
 Longer interest kept
 “Other cultures, customs, different places”

5.  Builds community among teachers, schools and
parents
 “Two heads are better than one”
 Many on-line resources
 Student involvement
 Students can be teacher’s aid
 Students may participate in lesson
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7.  Many educators are not aware of how
videoconferencing works
 Some districts do not have to the resources to
provide educators with training on how to use
videoconferencing.
 Districts already use their limited resources
on basic technology such as computers

8.  A teacher’s viewpoint:
◦ “After leaving the classroom for years and returning
I feel overwhelmed by the amount of new
technology, and although I feel that
videoconferencing would be beneficial to my
students I do not feel that I have the knowledge to
incorporate it into my classroom.”
 - Ernestina Adornato, Bermudian Springs High School

10.  Videoconferencing can be difficult to
incorporate into district’s budgets due to the
cost of equipment and training
 Most schools have a difficult time staying
within their budget for necessary items such
as books

11.  Based on both the negative and positive
aspects of videoconferencing we have
concluded that the positive outweighs the
negative and videoconferencing does indeed
have a positive effect on education.

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14.  Helps the student keep up with their work
 Students still feel like they are part of their
class because they can see their classroom
and everything going on
 It helps them maintain their normal lifestyle
while being treated

15.  1. www.txccc.org
 2. Forester, S. (2008, February 10). Technology links St. Luke's
students with Boise-area schools: Seriously ill children can now
interact with teachers and students during recovery. Idaho
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17.  Picture 1:
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◦ Interview: Ernestina Adornato, Bermudian Springs High School
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