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Bringing the World Into the Classroom Cooperating School Districts uses video to bring the world into the classroom and ensure educational equity for St. Louis students Martha Bogart and Ruth Litman-Block know that nothing sets a child on the path to success like a solid education, and they've made it their mission to leverage the power of technology to provide robust curriculum and educational equity for the students of St. Louis. Bogart and Block work for Cooperating School Districts (CSD) of Greater St. Louis, a nonprofit educational consortium providing cooperative purchasing, technology, staff development, legislative, human resource, research and financial services to 51 public school districts in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The work Bogart and Block do through the deployment of interactive video conferencing technology and content enriches the curriculum for 300,000 students, fully one-third of the public school students in the state of Missouri. Bringing Students Together Through the deployment and championing of video conferencing in the classroom, Bogart, distance learning coordinator for CSD and Block, CSD's virtual learning center director are changing the way students learn and teachers teach in the 51 public school districts their organization serves. Their programs greatly enrich the curriculum from kindergarten all the way through high school by bringing experts from all over the world into the classroom and connecting students with peer groups that would never be accessible without the help of video conferencing. Through CSD's video communications network, students in rural parts of Missouri are able to... Continued >> Johns Hopkins International Collaborates, Treats Patients Around the Globe World-Renowned Medical Institute Uses Voice and Video Conferencing to Provide Access to Specialists, While Saving Time and Money Johns Hopkins International, an independent LLC within world-renowned Johns Hopkins Medicine, coordinates international patient care, treating up to 3,500 patients per year. Increasingly, Johns Hopkins is facilitating research, education, and patient care through state-of-the-art voice and video conferencing solutions from Polycom, Inc. In Demand Around the World In 1999, Johns Hopkins International began re-evaluating its processes for treating international patients and conducting research and clinical trials with teams dispersed throughout the world. That evaluation resulted in the deployment of video conferencing equipment to enable physicians and administrators to exchange information with clients overseas, thereby reducing travel time and costs. The tragic events of September 11th have added new levels of complexity to the coordination of care for Johns Hopkins International, making interactive video communications even more mission critical. Increased airport security and longer waiting periods for patients hoping to travel to the U.S. for care, has resulted in an even greater need to utilize technology to meet the demands of patients as well as researchers and educators. Continued >> 10 Questions and Answers About Video Conferencing Brought to you by TANDBERG. 1. What is video conferencing? Video conferencing or video meetings provide a means for efficient communication, collaboration and decision-making even when people cannot be physically present in the same location. It has many of the same advantages as a face-to-face meeting including being able to see each other's facial expressions and body language. It also allows people to share files and data, so that it is easy to hold presentations, review documents and make fast decisions. 2. What components are required for a video conference? The minimum required components at each endpoint of a video conference are a microphone, a camera, a codec, a monitor and a speaker. The camera and microphone capture the image and sound, the codec converts the video and audio into a digital signal, encodes it and sends it out. The codec at the other end decodes the signal and distributes the video and audio to the monitor and speaker. Top quality video conferencing systems can provide additional features which enhance the video meeting and system providers can help tailor-make the system for a particular meeting environment or purpose. Continued >> As a recipient of this newsletter, you qualify to receive a Video Conference Call to experience first-hand the amazing benefits of face-to-face video conferencing solutions. Locations are listed below. To request click here or call 631-273-5800. New York City New York State Los Angeles Chicago Atlanta San Francisco New Jersey New England Salt Lake City Washington, DC		Polycom ViaVideo II The Industry's Best Personal Video Communications System Polycom ViaVideo II is the world's most advanced, fully integrated personal video communication system. Connecting easily to your desktop or laptop PC through a USB connection, ViaVideo II delivers unmatched business quality video, audio and collaboration capabilities. In addition, ViaVideo II offers an intuitive, new graphical user interface that makes personal video conferencing as natural as any other desktop application. With expansive remote (Web) management tools and deep integration capabilities with the Polycom Office, it is a perfect enhancement to any communications network. Continued >> Microflex® Wireless New Microflex Wireless Boundary Mic Provides Adaptable Solution New MX692/C offers complete freedom of placement for audio installations. Designed for any application where visible cable networks are undesirable, the new Microflex MX692/C boundary microphone from Shure provides systems integrators with unparalleled wireless freedom, superior sound, and reliable performance. Frequency-agile with over 100 selectable channels via its own integrated UC wireless transmitter, the low-profile mic is easy to setup, and requires no drilling to install, thereby eliminating the need to bore a hole through any mounting surface. Radvision INVISION The INVISION suite of out-of-the-box solutions are easy-to-use and install, and offer small and medium sized enterprises cost-effective, seamless multimedia video conferencing and future-proof performance over any type of network, media or device. The INVISION family of out-of-box solutions comes complete with centralized management, multipoint conferencing and the interoperability needed to deploy right-sized multimedia conferencing and communications for small to medium-sized enterprises. INVISION is the ideal choice for rapid and easy deployment of collaborative communications today...and for the devices and networks of tomorrow. For additional information call us at 1-800-224-7083, or click here to have an IVCi Representative contact you. If you are interested in learning more about IVCi's complete line of video conferencing products and call 631-273-5800.
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