Assignment
Part a - Audio Bridges
• Discuss and compare Skype and another form of PTP (i.e. vent. teamspeak, etc).
o Students will need to coordinate talking to each other with Skype and Other.
o Students will need to possible install and/or try the trial version of each package.
• Things to talk about in your posting
o Describe each of the systems above.
o Describe the comparison system.
o Compare/contrast the two based on the bandwidth issues presented in the Jones/Knezek article.
o Discuss cost, installation, and support issues such as the manpower needed to make the system run.
o Discuss what is gained and what is lost in each environment regarding educational utility.
Part b - Web-based Meeting Spaces
• Discuss and compare Adobe Connect Pro and Web-Ex.
o Students will need to coordinate working with each other using the technologies.
o Students will need to possible install and/or try the trial version of each package.
• Things to talk about in your posting
o Describe each of the systems above.
o Compare/contrast the two based on the bandwidth issues presented in the Jones/Knezek article.
o Discuss cost, installation, and support issues such as the manpower needed to make the system run.
o Discuss what is gained and what is lost in each environment regarding educational utility.
Part c - 3D Environments
• Use SecondLife, Leopoldo Flores Museum 3D Environment, and World of Warcraft
o Students will need to possible install and/or try the trial version of each package.
o How do each of these compare ?
o Discuss the educational affordances that these virtual environments might provide in your classroom or training setting?
o What is the future of virtual environments in education and learning?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.