ustream.tv/channel/weblogg-ed-tv

Live streaming video

Can set up global synchronous video with chat interactive chat. Great resource for teaching and learning with real meaning.

You can create polls, and co-host can interview people and record the coversation and stream presnetations, embed into blogs, chat archives, send a notice to Twitter,
Schools have used the technology to perform plays and stream them out.

Mogulus.com can be transition between shots, multiple cameras, and can create storyboards. Can get a pro version which is almost like having a TV studio. Can set autopilot to have an auto image going when live TV is not happening.

How are schools using these technologies (this is very early in the use of this technology)
A system like this to purchase would cost about $15,000 but we get it for free online.

Students can create a visual report and stream it to the world, science project presentations, parents can connect with teachers.

Classroom walls can become more permeable

asynchronous v’s streaming Program called yeardot in the UK ww.myspace.com/yeardot when doing traditional video you have control of waht you want people to see. Live TV is very different. The chat is not reflective for the ustream, you can rewatch the video over and over but with live TV you can’t.

Motivating for students as student love TV

Disadvantages -  time zone issues, do people want live live TV

Alisa Miller TED talk You Tube

Streaming Advantages – unscripted discussions, reskew the media (see the Alisa Miller talk), it’s fun!!

Students don’t quite understand that when things go on the web that it is going out to the world, we need to teach this to the students, how to be responsible

comet now, qik are websites for mobile phone streaming.

To use something like this you need to make sure your AUP is up to date

Bandwidth is an issue, best not to use wireless.