Video+Conference

Video conferences are a great way for the students to learn using technology. One website that enables schools to use video conferencing is [|MAGPI]. The MAGPI website provides high-speed networking services to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware which allows them these areas to participate in video conferencing. With MAGPI, teachers and school personnel are able to look at an event calendar that provides viewers with a program list of up coming events. Another nice feature with MAGPI, is that it contains a whole section dedicated to education for students K-12. One example of a program that is coming to MAGPI on December 1st from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM is a program called //Little Things Can Mean a Lot: Strings, Peas, and Snowflakes with Author/Illustrator Keith Baker.// On the program page, it describes the details of the program including the target audience, the cost (which is free), the number of spaces available, the requirements for participation, pre-video conferencing activities, materials necessary for the video conference, a video conference outline, and information about Keith Baker as well as a link to Keith Baker's website. Video conferences are a fun way for students to learn and interact with technology and other people from different areas in the country.