Huntsville City School S Distance Learning

Huntsville City School’s Distance Learning Links and Information

1. Link to Huntsville City School’s Virtual Fieldtrip Information if you need a list of videoconference trip ideas – http://www.hsv.k12.al.us/dl/Fieldtrips.xls

2. Web Links for Distance Learning Implementation Information http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/vidconf.html http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/instruct.html http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/planning.html http://www.k12connections.iptv.org/keys.cfm http://www.swing.k12.wi.us/isdn/ http://www.k12connections.iptv.org/dlbasics.cfm http://www.westga.edu/~distance/roblyer32.html

3. General Information Terminology  H.323 = IP, 384 Kbps or speed, T-1, Internet 2 (768 Kbps) – Requires Internet Connectivity  H.320 = ISDN – (up to 384 Kbps) – Requires Bridging Services  Point to Point - class to class or only 1 class connected per presenter - BEST  Point to Multi-point – multiple classes connected per presenter  View Only – no interaction, should cost less

4. HCS equipment  Polycom ViewStation 128  H.323 = IP  384 Kbps or speed  T-1 and Internet 2 (768 Kbps)