1. The Geo-Historian Project Thomas McNeal 2008 eTech Ohio

2. Our Project Modern wireless technology has drastically changed how we communicate. It also has the potential to be an educational tool for the classroom teacher. This project was created to: Investigate cell phones as an educational tool; Reduce the barriers to videoconferencing for a school; Provide a form of videoconferencing to schools that had none; Demonstrate how resource sites near and far (museums, zoos, etc.) can be valuable tools; Give students the opportunity to create a valuble resource for the community

3. Geo Historian Project The Geo-Historian Project utilizes wireless technology to link classrooms with local historical landmarks. Using GPS cellular phones, students will become video historians, creating a living history of real people and real places shared via wireless devices.

4. “One of the best ways to own local history is to become part of it.” The Geo-Historian Project does just that as students will take excursions back in time and learn about the people and places and times of local history

5. Verizon Video Cell Phones Verizon Wireless donated 3 video cell phones with services; Two of the phones (LG VX8100) can take still pictures and 15- second video clips and then send them via email or to websites. The Third phone (Motorola Q) can stream live to a website or another phone.

6. Roving Reporters Student reporters with phones visit a resource site such as a museum, business, or local political office and interview an expert. At this time they create video clips and pictures files with the videophones.

7. Clips and Photos Expert answering questions Demonstrations of a concept How-to video Pictures of the subject being discussed

8. Sending the Media Pictures and video can be:  Emailed  Uploaded to sites like Flickr or youTubeFlickr youTube  Broadcast to your PocketCaster sitePocketCaster

9. Video Phone with Pocketcaster DVC Pocketcaster Page

10. PocketCaster Stream and Archive video Create webpages (web and mobile) Dynamic GPS tracking Optional Blog and YouTube Stepup DVC Pocketcaster Page

11. It Works ! It’s not full videoconferencing (yet) but it works! The students seem to get more out of conversations with experts after they have reviewed the clips (as opposed to just talking to them). Teacher Interview

12. The Next Step: Geo-Historian Live video broadcasting of video using PocketCaster from ComVu Need a mobile device with video recording ability and a data account with your mobile carrier How it Works Demo Video KSU Video

13. 2D Barcodes Scanlife http://www.scanlife.com/http://www.scanlife.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKIrl3-2E9s Japan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxFR6r- Dqk4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxFR6r- Dqk4&feature=related

14. 2D Barcode genrator- winksite Winksite http://winksite.com/site/index.cfmhttp://winksite.com/site/index.cfm QR Code™ Widget Generator http://www.winksite.com/barcode/

15. Examples of Other Projects Frequency 1550 (video): Location-based learning using cell phones, GPS, and UMTS. Netherlands

16. Examples of Other Projects MyArtSpace England

17. National Museum of History Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan

18. Links DVC Project http://www.dvcproject.org/http://www.dvcproject.org/ RCET: http://www.rcet.orghttp://www.rcet.org Flickr: http://flickr.com/learn_more.gnehttp://flickr.com/learn_more.gne Frequency 1550: http://freq1550.waag.org/http://freq1550.waag.org/ Packetvideo: http://www.pv.com/http://www.pv.com/ PIX & FLIX MESSAGING (Verizon): http://getitnow.vzwshop.com/index.aspx?id=messagi ng_pixflix http://getitnow.vzwshop.com/index.aspx?id=messagi ng_pixflix PocketCaster: http://www.comvu.com/http://www.comvu.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.comhttp://www.youtube.com

19. Questions? Thomas McNeal Director, Desktop Videoconferencing Project tmcneal@kent.edu www.dvcproject.org

20. The Journal of the Research Center for EducationalTechnology at http://www.rcetj.org/?type=a rt&id=79575& http://www.rcetj.org/?type=a rt&id=79575&

21. Contacts! ComVu Media Inc. Tony Randall (Office) +1 604 844 2263 ext.4# (Email) tr@comvu.com Verizon Laura.Merritt@VerizonWireless.com