On Friday August 13, 1999 a public CUSeeMe conference session was held to discover how to use video-conferencing and plan how to use this technology in a classroom environment. Global Schoolhouse hosted the reflector for our meeting. Below is the transcript from our session.

Friday, August 13, 1999 12:56:07 PM >>

SHS Staff 2:hello hello hello!
sandyt:hellow shs staff
SHS Staff 2:voice never is really clear
SHS Staff 2:who is here? I am Charlene, the Technology Trainer at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire IL
sandyt:this is the first time I have heard someone speak on my machine
sandyt:wow, you are really clear
SHS Staff 2:Traci, you are really choppy on my end
Traci Redish:I am Traci Redish an Instructional Technology Specialist at Kennesaw State University!
Traci Redish:That's the story of my life!
SHS Staff 2:still can't understand you.
sandyt:I am Sandy Turner, former Internet Training Coordinator for SW CO but now returning to the Biology Classroom
SHS Staff 2:Ok
Traci Redish:What should I try to do to clear up the "mushed-up" audio?
SHS Staff 2:What level do you teach?
sandyt:I teach high school
sandyt:sophomores
SHS Staff 2:Traci, try the customize menu and look at your audio settings
Traci Redish:I teach K-12 teachers how to integrate technology into the classroom.
sandyt:have been away for a year and a half to work as Internet
SHS Staff 2:I teach all high school teachers
sandyt:...training coordinator
sandyt:great!
Traci Redish:I have no customize menu...Using a new version of CUSEEME. Does that make a difference?
sandyt:We are all in good company
SHS Staff 2:can you find your preferences menu?
SHS Staff 2:Hello Laryy
SHS Staff 2:Oops Larry
Larry :hi
Traci Redish:Found it...I'll try.
Larry :can you see me?
sandyt:hi larry
sandyt:yes
sandyt:can see you larry
SHS Staff 2:No Larry what type of codec are you set for? Do you have a color camera?
SHS Staff 2:I am using the 3.1 version of CUSeeMe
Larry :switched to jpeg
Larry :using Cornell version here
sandyt:still a bit choppy traci
SHS Staff 2:do you have MPEG
SHS Staff 2:Hello Tom, where are you connecting from?
sandyt:hi again tom
Larry :no, using motion JPEG
Tom:hello, I am from CT
SHS Staff 2:Mine is set to White Pine MJPEG, but your window say compatible Coden not installed which may be on my end?
sandyt:my son appear
sandyt:appears
Larry :Traci> are you using a Critter Cam?
Traci Redish:I am using a QuickCam..brand new...
sandyt:shy now
SHS Staff 2:Here is a shot of the staff lab with one of our teachers working diligently!
SHS Staff 2:I had responses from teachers in Argentina which may be joining in.
SHS Staff 2:They were a bit confused on the time zone and tried to connect about 3 hours ago.
SHS Staff 2:I hope they will try again.
Larry :Be back in about 10 min. Giong to the cafe for lunch
sandyt::-)
SHS Staff 2:Can you tell me if any of you or your fellow teachers are using CUSeeMe in their classrooms?
Tom:I have communicated with both Scotland and russia. (Have done some exchagne with Russia)
sandyt:no one in SW CO that I am familiar with
Tom:Each of your videos is quite good
SHS Staff 2:I am using a color quickcam by connectix. But unfortunately my software crashed and am using the evaluation copy. So I will come and go every 15 minutes during this conference.
sandyt:I would like to use it with my students when I return this fall
SHS Staff 2:Hello Iredell!
sandyt:no problem
sandyt:Hi Iredell
SHS Staff 2:Tom, what do you teach?
Tom:I teach middle school gifted
sandyt:Traci, your picture was perfect the first time you logged in but cannot see it now
SHS Staff 2:Traci is still good here!
Traci Redish:I was trying to plug in the speaker and I got up for a second...
Tom:Traci still good here
SHS Staff 2:Hello Linda from Danville!
LindaDanvilleOH:hello
SHS Staff 2:Linda, are you a teacher?
LindaDanvilleOH:yes,i'm not seeing video from others
sandyt:maybe the problem is on my end I still cannot see you...it is grey
SHS Staff 2:be right back folks

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SHS Staff 2:ok I am back -- thanks
LindaDanvilleOH:sounded fine in OH
sandyt:I could hear you Tom but was a bit choppy
SHS Staff 2:I can see you now Iredell
sandyt:where are you sending from Iredell?
SHS Staff 2:I believe we have a limit of 15 in this conference. How many of you have used the GSN site for conferences before?
sandyt:I have not
Tom:I have
SHS Staff 2:I see someone sleepy behind Sandy!
LindaDanvilleOH:??? i see message opening video stream but no video. any suggestions? My first time here
sandyt:another son
sandyt:just woke up....ugh
Tom:I have used it to broadcast our brood of hatching chicks. At this moment I am at home not at school
SHS Staff 2:Tom, any ideas for Linda -- since you seem to be the one with the most experience here?
Tom:I have used it a lot but the projects are too long to descibe. I do several matching of picutres and clues with kids and also with drawings.
LindaDanvilleOH:is my video coming to you?
Tom:If you like I will give you my e-mail and I can send you some"lessons" of things that I have done
sandyt:I can see your video and now I can hear you
sandyt:(that was to Linda)
Traci Redish:Tom, I would love any "lessons" you have.
Tom:my e-mail is dzicek@ecsuc.ctstateu.edu
sandyt:wow, that was perfect traci
Tom:drop me a note and I will send you some things that we have done
SHS Staff 2:It's strange because I don't have an eyeball by me, or Linda, but I can see us both
Traci Redish:I don't have an eyeball beside Iredell and I cannot see them.
sandyt:I can see everyone but Traci
SHS Staff 2:Our students just completed a virtual classroom project as part of ATT and we used CUSeeMe to collaborate with Canada and Australia (our partners)
sandyt:what was the projectz/
sandyt:project?
SHS Staff 2:Tom is that email invitation for all of us?
Tom:sure just make reference to this "meeting "of"Fridaythe13th
sandyt:repeat please traci
SHS Staff 2:visit it on the web at: http://www.att.virtualclassrom.org/vc98/vc_35/
SHS Staff 2:They did a project on the Y2K problem - like an online game
SHS Staff 2:thanks Tom I will!
LindaDanvilleOH:getting video now from iredell
Larry :For those of you with Macintosh computers, I suggest using the Cornell version of CUSEEME. It works MUCH better than the WP version you are using and it is free.
sandyt:perhaps we can try this again when we are all in school...I would love to try it at school...I am home now
SHS Staff 2:Does it support Color? and do you have a website for download? I thought Cornell stopped distributing it.
sandyt:anyone interested?
sandyt:we don't start school until the 25th
Larry :yes, I am using it
Traci Redish:Has anyone used this technology with K-5 teachers?
sandyt:
Traci Redish:I am interested
sandyt:no
SHS Staff 2:Larry I have lost your video
LindaDanvilleOH:i'm k-2 trying to learn and get started
sandyt:here is my email address...maybe we all can share this info...sandyt@frontier.net
Traci Redish:Great! Maybe we can figure this out together.
Larry : stopped sending, I am eating lunch
Traci Redish:What's for lunch?
sandyt::-)
SHS Staff 2:Is that why your video is turned off Larry?
Larry :soup and sand
Traci Redish:Could you email me a "byte!"
SHS Staff 2:Sound seems to be the most difficult part of this, but our students were happy to be able to "see" their keypals!
Larry :thakns for asking, I fogot my soup was getting cold
Tom:to traci.I usethiswith class activites with teachers
Traci Redish:What type of activities?
SHS Staff 2:be right back

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Tom:to Traci I would love to see that Is it possible?
Tom:try it with cu
Tom:it is a lot more fun
Traci Redish:It is a 7 day program and the teachers are required to create a class home page, develop a Web Quest, join an Internet Project and the list goes on....We piloted it this summer..It went great!
SHS Staff 2:Ok, what are you guys talking about that is a lot more fun?
sandyt:wow, sounds like a lot in 7 days!
SHS Staff 2:Traci, I need to chat with you on Webquests!!
SHS Staff 2:Can I email you about that Traci?
SHS Staff 2:Hello Mouse
Tom:another is kids write essays about themselves we then take a picutre of the kid (holding a number) then the receiving group tries to match essay to student
Traci Redish:Sure...We offer a class on creating WEbQuests as well.
sandyt:Judi Fusco is holding webquest training sessions in Tapped In...are any of you familiar with Tapped in?
Traci Redish:Yes
SHS Staff 2:Only a Little
LindaDanvilleOH:no i'm not familiar with that
sandyt:I really like TI as a professional development site http://www.tappedin.org
SHS Staff 2:Hello P Abele
sandyt:it is a multi-user environment, but no video
P Abele:Hello All.
SHS Staff 2:Mouse you are sending sound continuously
sandyt:Larry, there are two pictures in your screen???
sandyt:hellow p abele
sandyt:modem
SHS Staff 2:I thought Larry was eating
P Abele:Where is everyone today?
SHS Staff 2:We are here!
sandyt:Colorado...sunny today for once!
Traci Redish:Ga--always hot in August!
SHS Staff 2:P Abele, you are not transmitting video
Traci Redish:Has anyone used CUSEEME with a zoo?
LindaDanvilleOH:OH cooler than last week
sandyt:nice pic Larry
LindaDanvilleOH:no to zoo?
Larry :The Cornell version allows for desktop capture
Tom:no zoo just my chicks hatching
P Abele:We are trying, hopefully before the conference ends.
Traci Redish:What is that picture taking noise I keep hearing?
SHS Staff 2:Ok, Larry thanks for showing off, how about a weblink for that freeware version?
sandyt:been there (Kauai)!
sandyt:Poipu beach
SHS Staff 2:Every time someone joins in you get the shutter noise
Traci Redish:Thanks.
Traci Redish:Larry, will CUSEEME Pro do captures?
sandyt:(it's a family affair here)
Mouse:HI - I'm from Michigan way up in the Upper Peninsula near CAnada. This is my first time on CuSee me and I'm confused. Do I keep my microphone off? I can only receive sound every now and then.
SHS Staff 2:But right now P Abele was transmitting sometype of drum noise
Mouse:I'm on a 28.8 connection!
Larry :don't know
Tom:no sound here at all
Larry :not a pee cee person
sandyt:Hi mouse from Mi..I am formerly from St. Johns, near Lansing
SHS Staff 2:Mouse, you want to set it so that you can click on the microphone to talk
Tom:Unfortunately I must go now.....it was nice to see you all. Please feel free to drop me an email Bye
SHS Staff 2:Thanks Tom, I will email you!!!
sandyt:or is it the Hyatt?
SHS Staff 2:Mouse you are in full view and Sandy you sound great!
Larry :A friend of mine owns 1/5 interest in the Kauai Marriot
SHS Staff 2:Traci, you are still mushy
P Abele:Back again, we will try camera #2
sandyt:Traci, tough to hear it clearly
SHS Staff 2:Hello Bridges Argentina -- you made it!
Bridges ARG:yes, hi everibody
sandyt:Ola, que tal
SHS Staff 2:Is this Maria?
Traci Redish:That question was for anyone
SHS Staff 2:Don't go away, be back in a flash!
Bridges ARG:yes
sandyt:can you repeat question Traci?
Traci Redish:How do you tell who is speaking???
Bridges ARG:this is very slow
Traci Redish:Sandy, at the bottom of the screen, you mean?

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sandyt:just to the left of where I type in my chat
SHS Staff 2:Helloo again folks. Sandy is clear!
sandyt:yeh!
Mouse:I can hear Sandyt really well
Bridges ARG:yes not clear
LindaDanvilleOH:heard in OH
sandyt::-)
Bridges ARG:this is not so slow
SHS Staff 2:Greetings from Lincolnshire IL, a northern suburb of Chicago - I am Charlene, the technology trainer for teachers at Stevenson High School
sandyt:(now, I wish I had something important to say):-)
Bridges ARG:Larry: What are the values in Customize Hardware?
SHS Staff 2:Traci you are sounding better!
LindaDanvilleOH:be back still having video difficulty. want to CU :)
SHS Staff 2:Larry, done with lunch?
Larry :Your settings look ok regarding send and receive
Larry :yep
SHS Staff 2:Bridges Argentina, what level do you teach?
sandyt:coming through mouse, but quiet
Bridges ARG:I've just moved receive to 60 is it ok
Mouse:Can someone tell me what settings to use for a 28.8 connection? Right now I'm using 15 to send and 30 to receive.
sandyt:where do you edit your settings? (I am using WP version)
SHS Staff 2:Sandy, do you have a "customize" button?
Mouse:I go under customize hardware.
Larry :You can go up to 28 send and even higher on receive but it won't buy you anything to go above 28 on receive
sandyt:thanks...found the config
Mouse:Thanks, I'll try to go up higher on send.
sandyt:not sure Traci
Larry :Traci>> you must have your auto registration turned on and someone is trying to call you
Traci Redish:Larry, how do I turn it off?
Larry :Not sure how to turn it off but probably in the preferences somewhere
SHS Staff 2:Bridges, can you tell me what level of education you teach?
Traci Redish:Never mind...found it.
sandyt:yes, much louder...what did you do?
SHS Staff 2:P Abele, are you a teacher?
Mouse:I just turned my volume up and configuration wise just went from 15 to 28 on sending.
Bridges ARG:1st. to 12th, but only English. This is extracurricular. 3 hours a week
SHS Staff 2:I have Spanish classes at the 11th and 12th grade level that would love to set up an exchange with you in Argentina!!
Larry :The new IBook from Apple is going to be a killer
sandyt:where are you from P abele?
P Abele:North Carolina.
sandyt:ibook...new laptop?
Bridges ARG:great! we've done it before
Traci Redish:Signing off...
Larry :yep
Larry :wireless 11 Mbps
SHS Staff 2:Bridges, are you the Maria that emailed me?
Larry :ruggedized
Larry :made for backpacks for school
Mouse:I've got to go also. Thanks for helping w/ my settings!
Bridges ARG:yes, you are Chaarlene?
SHS Staff 2:Check out http:// www.apple.com to see the new ibook! In Tangerine and Blueberry!
sandyt:nice to meet you mouse
SHS Staff 2:Yes I am Charlene!
SHS Staff 2:Sandy are you leaving?
sandyt:no, I can stay for a short while
Larry :I need to go do some lunchtime things
Bridges ARG:I can see you now, nice to meet you
Larry :I'll see ya all later maybe
SHS Staff 2:We have a few minutes left. but we may be able to run over in time a little. Feel free to email me at cchausis@district125.k12.il.us to collaborate again!
SHS Staff 2:Thanks Larry, Get me that url for the freeware at Cornell if you could please!!!
sandyt:hi pabele, can see you now
Bridges ARG:we can arrange something via E-mail
SHS Staff 2:Since I am using an evaulation copy of the WP software I have to be back in a minute. Don't go away please!

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SHS Staff 2:Ok, I am back. Thanks
Larry :SHS myou should download the Cornell version and stop this "BRB" stuff
sandyt:sorry, hope is was OK to ask
sandyt:what is BRB?
Larry :This conference is up for the month and maybe longer
SHS Staff 2:I would love to. We actually own a copy, but it crashed (BRB = be right back)
Larry :free to use at anytime
SHS Staff 2:and someone is looking for the registration number!
P Abele:What does everyone do?
Larry :get beta 10 it is stable
SHS Staff 2:What do you mean "up for the month" Larry?
Larry :www.pacificnet.net/~lduffy
sandyt:I am returning to teaching Biology after a short stint as in Internet Training Coord.
SHS Staff 2:Thanks Larry!!!
Larry :I keep it there for Global folks
Larry :
Larry :only take a minute to download and launch
Larry :be sure to remove WP cu listener from you extensions folder
Larry :don't need it in there anyway
sandyt:my program was for teachers in SW Colorado, through a grant from the local college
sandyt:http://scilnet.fortlewis.edu
sandyt:Larry, what is the listener? I have the WP version...should I remove it?
sandyt:200
Larry :can't run them both at the same time (not really but shouldn't)
Bridges ARG:sandy: are you teaching any level at school
sandyt:I was overwhelmed, but had 22 trainers working with me to help facilitate the program
Larry :The listener is for other folks calling you on the WP version
Larry :its problematic
sandyt:I teach high school - mostly sophomores
Larry :I am talking about Macintoshes now
sandyt:(I am returning to the high school this fall after doing the Internet training)
SHS Staff 2:Sandy, are you looking for some classrooms to collaborate with this year?
sandyt:to patrick - thanks for the site...I will check it out
sandyt:sign me up!
SHS Staff 2:Who is Patrick?
sandyt:sandyt@frontier.net
sandyt:Charlene...meet Patrick (Pabelel)
SHS Staff 2:Thanks!
SHS Staff 2:Michelle teaching Math
Bridges ARG:sandy: we can get in touch and arrange sth.
P Abele:What grade Michelle?
sandyt:Patrick, any particular idea in mind already?
Bridges ARG:hi Michelle
sandyt:yes, please feel free to contact me
sandyt:I have never tried CUseeme at school on our network so I will have to give it a trial run
P Abele:Now that we have the video fixed, is anyone receiving the audio?
sandyt:I cannot hear what you are saying but can see that you are trying (your name appears)
P Abele:Our firewall prevents us from access.
Bridges ARG:bridges@overnet.com.ar
P Abele:Let me swith headsets.
sandyt:(thanks Bridges...Let's stay in contact)
SHS Staff 2:Patrick, there is some noise, but nothing legible
P Abele:It's a new one!
sandyt:Patrick, are you at school?
sandyt:to Bridges, I do not start until August 25th
P Abele:Yes, I have an office (in a closet)
sandyt:Charlene, you are hoping to get an exchange with Bridges also, right?
SHS Staff 2:Patrick, Michelle is teaching Algebra 9th grade -- but she had to leave. Sorry
sandyt:Love those closet offices :-)
Bridges ARG:ok, we finis by December
P Abele:That's what being in education means.
SHS Staff 2:Yes, our students are looking for an exchange with Argentina!!
sandyt:How about setting something up for late September
Bridges ARG:that gives us time
sandyt:Maybe we can all meet with our students
sandyt:I have no clue how to set up a conference though
SHS Staff 2:Sounds great for us!
Bridges ARG:sure
sandyt:do we have to go through GSN?
SHS Staff 2:Setting up conferences are easy with GSN, you just enter a form on their website
Bridges ARG:I think we have to agree on a date and reserve the reflector

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SHS Staff 2:Thanks
sandyt:that is my son, he wanted to say hi in Spanish
sandyt:can hear you just a little Patrick
sandyt:real faint
Bridges ARG:Welcome back Charlene
sandyt:are you from LA Larry?
Bridges ARG:Hola, como estas?
sandyt:faint but could hear you Patrick
SHS Staff 2:Hello, Bridges. You mentioned that you only teach English 3 hours per week, when would it be a good time to conference with you?
SHS Staff 2:Patrick, you are choppy
SHS Staff 2:Larry, you are clear
SHS Staff 2:Ok, I'm getting it already. - you have 2 beta versions listed there.
SHS Staff 2:Is that why you are not showing up?
SHS Staff 2:Thanks Larry
sandyt:that is my 7 year old trying to speak spanish...he was the spanish champ for all the kindergarteners
sandyt:Bridges, do you have an idea for a topic??? I have never done this before with students?
Bridges ARG:I'm the Director of this Center. Students come twice a week but we have
Bridges ARG:20 different groups.
sandyt:welcome back patrick
P Abele:Hello again,
Bridges ARG:We start at 3 p.m./ to 8.30 p.m. every day
P Abele:At least I am getting really good at connecting to conferences.
SHS Staff 2:What is your local time right now Bridges?
sandyt:I only teach in the mornings 9:00 - 12:00 (Mountain time) but maybe I could arrange to have a group meet later
Bridges ARG:Sandi: according to age. Children: pets,
sandyt:(I moonlight as a mother)
Bridges ARG:it's 4.20 pm
sandyt:1:20 pm here in Colorado
SHS Staff 2:Ok, were are only 2 hours different from your time!!
Bridges ARG:Sandy: Adolescents: music
Bridges ARG:yes.
sandyt:I have all sophomore biology students this year...
Bridges ARG:Sandy what time is it there?
sandyt:10th grade
sandyt:1:22 pm
Bridges ARG:Sorry you said the time befpore
P Abele:Who's at home and who's at school?
sandyt:I am at home with two starving children! :-)
SHS Staff 2:Ok, Sandy you are 1 hour different from us in Chicago.
Bridges ARG:I'm at school
P Abele:We have a great cookbook the kids put together last year.
sandyt:online cookbook?
Bridges ARG:I'll save this chat because of the time difference.
P Abele:What percent of mic vs speaker?
Bridges ARG:you can see our projects http://members.xoom.com/bridges
sandyt:???
Bridges ARG:Who teaches children?
sandyt:younger children?
P Abele:My wife teaches Kindergarten.
Bridges ARG:9-8-10
SHS Staff 2:I will be ending our chat in a few minutes. I want to thank you all for joining me and will be corresponding with you via email. I hope that in several weeks we can conference again!
sandyt:Thanks for hosting this Charlene...
SHS Staff 2:Larry, Thanks for the link on the software. You can stay and chat with each other, but I must go onto other duties!
P Abele:Thanks Charlene.
sandyt:this was fun...
SHS Staff 2:Nice meeting with you all.
sandyt:hopefully we can get something going in Sept
Bridges ARG:we had a monster contest. We'll put their pictures on the web. Anybody would like to make a monster story with them?
SHS Staff 2:Ok, signing off! Thanks to you all!
P Abele:SHS do you have an e-mail for correspondence?
Bridges ARG:we are preparing the page. you can see other projects there
SHS Staff 2:cchausis@district125.k12.il.us
Bridges ARG:nice talking to you. We'll get in touch
sandyt:gotta run...hungry boys pestering the techy-mom
SHS Staff 2:Please email!!
sandyt:nice to chat with you all...sandyt@frontier.net
sandyt:adios (sp?)
P Abele:Does gsh list other sites also?
Bridges ARG:sure! bye bridges@overnet.com.ar
SHS Staff 2:bye
Bridges ARG:chau (we say this in Buenos Aires