Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 15, 2010, Atlanta, GA The Hows and Whys of Web Conferencing Claudia H. Huff Fellow Information and Communications Laboratory Georgia Tech Research Institute Atlanta, GA

Direct to Discovery: STEM education beyond the bandwidth barrier D2D seeks to bring the wonder of science into the classroom by connecting researchers and students through high-def video teleconferencing via high- speed education and research networks. A collaboration between GTRI, GT, GA K-12 School Systems (DeKalb, Hall, Barrow, Ware, and Cobb) and our national and international partners

Global STEM Outreach Uses cutting-edge research labs to teach scientific fundamentals Brings the magic back into science and technology classes. Allows for remote instrumentation of lab equipment Facilitates a “one-to-many” connection

D2D Process Technology Integration Curriculum Development Policymakers/A dministrators Teacher Prep Programs Professional Developmen t Networking Expertise Content SMEs Communities of Practice Educational Evaluation

Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 15, 2010, Atlanta, GA The Hows and Whys of Web Conferencing Mike Porter Director of Technology Ware County School District Waycross, Georgia