What the LNV and Scopia Can Do


What can the LNV do?

 

Combining Resources
Let's say you have only a couple of students who want a course in Swahili. But, perhaps a distant school has another student, and a third school has yet a few more. Perhaps the course can be conducted with one teacher at one site, with no travel costs.

Reaching Distant Resources
Perhaps a museum in Boston or an environmentalist in Alaska would be willing to share knowledge with your students. It could be a for-credit activity, or a virtual field trip. (Note: This kind of resource is sometimes referred to as a "program" if it is offered on a regular basis. Programs can be very interactive and engaging, but they often require payment.)

 

Enabling Student Communication

Students often form clubs or other special interest groups. Why not allow students with the same interests from different schools to "meet" and learn via videoconference?

 

Collaborations Between Teachers and Their Students

Would your students benefit from interacting with other students around the U.S. and world? You can post an idea for a collaboration or see what other teachers are requesting at the CILC web site at http://www.cilc.org/c/community/collaboration_center.aspx.    Here are some examples of current collaborations:

 

Educator Professional Development

Why not use the LNV to enhance educator PD in your district? This might look like the following: collaborating with other districts on curriculum and assessment development; examining student work with teachers around the state; etc. Using the combination of LNV and Scopia Desktop, teachers can conduct long distance meetings and share documents, etc.

 

 

What Can Scopia Desktop Do?

 

 

Scopia Desktop is a web browser-based software that allows users to share a desktop screen to remote locations and/or connect webcams to each other and/or LNV meetings.

 

In Vermont, Scopia Desktop is one piece of the Learning Network of Vermont video conferencing system (LNV).

 

Scopia Desktop includes features that are similar to other webcam chatting products (e.g., Skype, Google Video Chat, etc.) In addition, Scopia includes:

o   Content only can be recorded

o   Meeting only can be recorded

 

How can Scopia Desktop connect people?