1. By:
Laura Adornato, Amy Zeigler, and Ashley Forbes

2. New Teaching Ways
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More technology is being incorporated
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Videoconferencing- when two
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different classes learn together virtually
Innovative educational tool
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Positives
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Negatives
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Real life applications
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3. Has Videoconferencing positively or
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negatively effected education?
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Different classes become a whole
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Able to learn together
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Stimulating
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Longer interest kept
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“Other cultures, customs, different places”
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5. Builds community among teachers, schools and
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parents
“Two heads are better than one”
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Many on-line resources
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Student involvement
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Students can be teacher’s aid
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Students may participate in lesson
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7. Many educators are not aware of how
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videoconferencing works
Some districts do not have to the resources to
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provide educators with training on how to use
videoconferencing.
Districts already use their limited resources
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on basic technology such as computers

8. A teacher’s viewpoint:
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◦ “After leaving the classroom for years and returning
I feel overwhelmed by the amount of new
technology, and although I feel that
videoconferencing would be beneficial to my
students I do not feel that I have the knowledge to
incorporate it into my classroom.”
 - Ernestina Adornato, Bermudian Springs High School

10. Videoconferencing can be difficult to
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incorporate into district’s budgets due to the
cost of equipment and training
Most schools have a difficult time staying
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within their budget for necessary items such
as books

11. Based on both the negative and positive
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aspects of videoconferencing we have
concluded that the positive outweighs the
negative and videoconferencing does indeed
have a positive effect on education.

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14. Helps the student keep up with their work
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Students still feel like they are part of their
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class because they can see their classroom
and everything going on
It helps them maintain their normal lifestyle
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while being treated

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students with Boise-area schools: Seriously ill children can now
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Interview: Ernestina Adornato, Bermudian Springs High School
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