I have some more info on anyone who would like to participate with the Mega-conference Jr.
If you would like to watch please register per the instructions on the original message below. If you are connected through the ICN I would like you to connect to our MCU instead of the MCU units that Mega-Conference provides. This will minimize required bandwidth and increase video performance. The registration form will ask information about your IP video conferencing devices, provide all information as requested. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks. | > From: Arif Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Reply-To: Arif Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:58:26 -0500 | > To: The Megaconference <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Subject: Megaconference Jr. May 18 2006 - An Event For andBystudents of | > the | > World (FREE REGISTRATION) | > | > Dear Colleagues: | > | > Megaconference Jr. is once again approaching us and I would like to | > request | > your kind assistance again this year to get the word around. In an effort | > to Bridge the Digital Divide; please help us circulate this open free | > registration announcement for the upcoming Megaconference Jr. 2006 to | > anyone | > who may be interested in your areas. Megaconference Jr. "An Event For and | > By | > Students of the World"; in its third year had over 320 sites connected | > last | > year from all over the world. It was a tremendous success. If you would | > like to assist and if you have your facility available perhaps you can | > invite your local schools to your facility for being part of this great | > event. A lot of schools do not have either the equipment or a suitable | > internet connection, your help will be greatly appreciated. If you are a | > library it may be a way for inviting your neighborhood schools. | > | > FREE general registration for the upcoming Megaconference Jr. 2006 event | > is | > still open. | > | > Please go to: http://www.megaconferencejr.org and click on the "Register" | > link. Read the explanation and review the schedule and presentations prior | > to completing the registration. You now have the ability to interact live | > with one of the presentations. You will be asked to make your selection | > towards the end of the registration form. When you have completed all | > fields | > click the "Submit" button. You should receive an email confirmation. | > | > The interactive registrations with presenters are on a first come first | > serve basis. Once we have five for each presentation, interactive | > registration will be closed. General registration will continue through | > April 28, 2006. | > | > Again this year we look forward to your involvement! | > -------------------------------------------------------------- | > | > 1) What is Megaconference Jr.? | > Megaconference Jr. is an international project designed to give students | > in | > elementary and secondary schools around the world the opportunity to | > communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other's learning in real | > time, using advanced multi-point videoconferencing technology. Now in its | > third year, Megaconference Jr. brings together students from countries all | > around the world for 12 hours of interactive presentations, cafes, and | > forums. Megaconference Jr. will take place on May 18, 2006. For more | > information go to http://www.megaconferencejr.org/ . | > | > 2) WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE? | > The event will be on May 18, 2006, and it will run from 7:00 am until | > 7:00pm | > EDT (UTC-4). The 12-hour duration will make it possible for schools from | > many time zones to participate during their regular school hours. | > | > 2) What do I need to participate? | > Connected sites need H.323 videoconferencing capabilities and access to a | > national research and education network such as Abilene (Internet2) in the | > United States, CA*net 4 in Canada, or Gèant in Europe, GLORIAD in China | > Central Asia. Numerous other state and regional networks and GigaPoPs (ie: | > OARnet, MAGPI, SURA, SOX, NOX, IHETs, MERIT, CENIC, MAX, NYSERNet) are | > available. If you are not surewhether you are connected to such a network, | > you can download the Internet2 Detective | > (http://detective.internet2.edu/), | > ask your local network person, or contact us at ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). | > | > 3) Do I have to be on Internet2 to participate? | > Sites are strongly encouraged to connect over Internet2 or other high | > speed | > networks for the best quality videoconference experience. | > | > 4) Do I have to go to a university to participate? | > No. You can participate through a local university or other organization, | > but you can also participate from your own office or classroom if your | > Internet connection is sufficient. We can work with you to determine if | > your | > connection will work. | > | > 5) How much bandwidth do I need to participate? | > The preferred connection speed for the event is 384 kbps. If you do not | > have | > access to Internet2, your local university may have a site you can use. We | > can work with you to arrange a site if needed. Cable modem service usually | > works. | > | > 6) Why isn't the commercial Internet good for Megaconference Jr.? | > The commercial Internet (i.e. Yahoo, AOL, Netscape), is generally too slow | > and too unstable to support the high-quality interactive video and audio | > that takes place during Megaconference events. And ISDN videoconferencing | > is | > too expensive for multi-site international interactive videoconferencing | > events. However, if you have a high bandwidth Internet connection, we can | > work with you so that you can participate in Megaconference Jr. | > | > 7) How can so many sites be connected simultaneously around the world? | > The Internet2 Commons (jointly operated by The Ohio State University and | > the | > Ohio Supercomputer Center), makes this possible by connecting sites | > through | > its remote collaboration service. You can learn more about the Internet2 | > Commons at http://commons.internet2.edu/. | > | > 8) What kinds of presentations/activities will my students see? | > Presenters design and conduct videoconference-based presentations and | > activities focused on academic, cultural, scientific, social and a host of | > other issues. Participants will be able to ask questions of presenters and | > to collaborate with geographically diverse peers in collaborative learning | > activities, thus building international cultural awareness. Examples of | > previous presentations include: "Being Australian"; "Hurricane Houses"; | > "Hatching Chicks and Birds of Prey"; "Commonality, Connection, and | > Conversation Across the Continents"; "Bums on Drums"; "Flamenco Dancing | > and | > Walking Around Barcelona"; "Open Forum on Bullying"; "Reenactment of the | > Oklahoma Land Run"; "Robotics"; "Native American Comanche Tribal Dancing"; | > and an interactive quiz game between students in Taiwan, Ohio and | > Australia. | > | > 9) How much does it cost to participate? | > Participation is free and open to everyone. The Megaconference Jr. event | > is | > a volunteer effort made possible through the dedication of students, | > teachers and technologists around the world. We only ask for your active | > engagement in helping to make Megaconference Jr. a fantastic event for | > all! | > | > 10) How can we participate in other Internet2 videoconferencing events? | > People enjoy Megaconference Jr. so much that they often want to | > participate | > in similar events. In addition to Megaconference Jr., there is also the | > annual Megaconference event, on which Megaconference Jr. was modeled. The | > Megaconference, now in its 8th year, is open to K-12 schools as well. | > Megaconference Jr. was designed to help foster collaborations among | > schools | > worldwide, so we encourage you to start your own Megaconference-type | > events | > locally. Many have already been created including state-wide | > mini-Megaconference Jrs. such as "Texas Connects: A Statewide | > Videoconference for Texas Elementary Students" and a "Holiday | > Megaconference | > Jr." event. For more information go to | > http://digitalunion.osu.edu/megaconference/index.html. | > | > 11) Do I need to register if I connect through a local organization? | > Yes, or else you will not be listed as a participant, and you will not be | > called in the roll call, or be eligible for door prizes. | > | > 12) Do I have to be there for the whole 12 hours of the event? | > No, most people do not participate for the entire 12 hours.Please see the | > Megaconference Jr. home page for important dates and deadlines, | > www.megaconferencejr.org . | > | > NOTE: Please forward this message to anyone you feel would be interested. | > | > Kind Regards | > _____________________ | > Arif Khan | > Global Internet2 H.323 Services NOC | > OARnet - A Division of Ohio Supercomputer Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ohio | > Supercomputer Center http://www.osc.edu OARnet http://www.oar.net Third | > Frontier Network http://www.osc.edu/oarnet/tfn/ | > Internet2 Commons http://commons.internet2.edu | > | > Some Useful Videoconferencing Resources: | > | > Videoconferencing Cook Book and check the section on H.323. | > http://www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbook.en/ | > | > http://www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbook.en/list_page.php?topic=3&url=H323_har | > dware.htm&level=1&sequence=1&name=H.323 | > | > The other very important suggestion is setting up your local LAN (Network) | > for videoconferencing. Please refer this URL. | > http://www.osc.edu/oarnet/videocon/hero.shtml | > | > ------ End of Forwarded Message _____________________________________________________________________ Scott Fosseen - Systems Engineer - Prairie Lakes AEA http://www.aea8.k12.ia.us/en/programs_and_services/school_technology _____________________________________________________________________ We're obviously going to spend a lot in marketing because we think the product sells itself. Microsoft executive Jim Allchin, on the company's plans to order up a billion-dollar campaign to promote Windows XP _____________________________________________________________________ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------
