Comments on: RAP Teacher Registration: What Needs to be in Place

By: Janine Lim

Janine Lim — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:32:48 +0000

Hi Susan, Sorry, the registration closed yesterday. We also don't take special requests. Because the project is so large, the computer matches you randomly. If you want a partner in Canada, you can use the listservs to find a partner.

By: Susan Hays

Susan Hays — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:22:46 +0000

I would like to have my class participate in the Read Across the Planet Project. Please pair me with a 2nd grade class in Canada. Thanks!

By: Janine Lim

Janine Lim — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:57:28 +0000

Cathy – if you have H.323 software for your webcam, you could. Otherwise you’ll need to use your high school distance learning room.

By: Cathy Mentzer

Cathy Mentzer — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:27:41 +0000

Janine, is there no way for me to register my equipment and try the web cam then? We have a distance learning room in our High School which is attached to my building (since we are such a small district).

By: Janine Lim

Janine Lim — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:31:33 +0000

Amy & Jill, The “Attach End Users” wasn’t there! So it wasn’t you. But it is there now. So try again.

Jill, yes, you should add all the units that will be used. Your verifier may not actually physically test them all, but they all need to be checked off & verified. The equipment lays the foundation for matching (if you have only one unit entered there will be limits to how many VCs can be scheduled on it), and it also gives the connection information to your partner school after you’re matched. So please enter them all, then your verifier can check them off. Thanks!!

Cathy, you need H.323 or H.320 videoconferencing to participate in this project. I’m not sure that your webcam will work. I’m sorry!

Hang in there, everyone! We’re going to make it!

Janine

By: Jill Robinson

Jill Robinson — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:36:28 +0000

I’m also feeling dense. I don’t see the button that says “Attach End Users” either. I am the tech coordinator and have several teachers I want to register. Also, I added my equipment and was verified already. I do have several vcon cameras with different IPs that will be used for this event. If I add them to my equipment, does each one have to be verified? I was told they didn’t when I did my test connect, but I thought I should add them since they all have different IP numbers.
Help!
Thanks.

By: Amy Yager

Amy Yager — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:51:19 +0000

I am feeling so dense. I can not figure this out. I do not see the button that says “Attach End Users.” Can I register more than one person under my name? If I have campuse techs register – can they register more than one person on their staff? So confused…

By: Cathy Mentzer

Cathy Mentzer — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:05:25 +0000

I am a teacher signing up to do this on my own. Is that possible? I have a Web Cam, LCD as well as Laptop. I have been trying to register my equipment though and can not since I am not the “tech” person? Any advice would be appreciated.

By: Janine Lim

Janine Lim — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:34:09 +0000

Kathy – you probably will need to set up your schedule ahead of time and only pick one time for each teacher. There are a few others in this situation, and I think the best way to deal with it is control it yourself by asking for only one time.

Hope that helps! We don’t want you to have to speed!

Janine

By: Kathy Jenkins

Kathy Jenkins — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:50:54 +0000

I have a question – We have only one portable video conference unit. I drive it around the county to five different school districts for use on projects like RAP. When I start to put teacher’s available times and dates in the system, how do I prevent the matches from occuring too close together? I can drive fast, but some of my districts are 45 minutes away from each other and I need to make sure connections times don’t overlap too closely. Thanks – Kathy