In the last few years, streaming pre-produced video content to the classroom has become easier and easier. But now, the next big step is on the horizon: the creation of live streamed Web television from your classroom, from your home, or even on location. New Web tools like those at UStream.tv and Mogulus.com put the power of live streaming in your hands with very little need for equipment or extra computer knowledge.

In this session, participants will get a look at the latest in live streaming technologies, will learn about the technical requirements and pedagogical considerations of using it in the classroom, and discuss strategies for involving global audiences in the process. We'll also look at some best practice examples to get our thinking started.

Outline

Review of best practices in schools/classrooms--10 mins
Overview of the tools and how they work--25 mins
Strategies for developing audiences--10 mins
Questions--15 mins

Supporting Research

Weblogg-ed TV--http://www.ustream.tv/channel/weblogg-ed-tv
Mogulus.com
UStream.tv

Presenter Background

Will Richardson is known internationally for his work with educators and students to understand and implement instructional technologies and, more specifically, the tools of the Read/Write Web into their schools, classrooms and communities. A former public school educator for 22 years, Will’s own Weblog (Weblogg-ed.com) is a leading resource for the creation and implementation of Web 2.0 technologies on the K-12 level, and his is a leading voice for school reform in the context of the fundamental changes these new technologies are bringing to all aspects of life.

His critically acclaimed, best-selling book Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Tools for Classrooms (March 2006, Corwin Press) is already being used by tens of thousands of teachers to reinvent their practice, and his keynotes, presentations and workshops to audiences around the world communicate a fresh and inspiring vision of what schools can and must become.

He is a national advisory board member for the George Lucas Education Foundation, an adjunct instructor at Seton Hall University where he co-teaches with Alan November, and a monthly columnist for District Administration Magazine. He is a founding partner of the Connective Learning Group which is dedicated to assisting educators contextualize and implement Read/Write Web tools into their schools and classrooms.

Will lives along the Delaware River in beautiful Western New Jersey with his wife Wendy and his children Tess and Tucker, all of whom are bloggers.