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Denise Egéa-Kuehne
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ROOM AND EQUIPMENT
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Monitors, camera on audience, Elmo, computer, interactive screen |
Monitors and camera on presenter fixed on back wall |
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The room from which the conference is broadcast, has a "stage" where the presenter stands. Here, Delphine is behind the console with the work tables and equipment. On her left is a computer whose screen can appear on the monitor on the top right corner (here, Delphine is on, picked up by the camera on the facing wall across the room ). On her right is an Elmo projector which can pick up the picture of any document or three dimensional object placed on its surface and project it on the television screen, top right of the picture. A microphone is before Delphine, on her desk, and she can turn it on or off as needed. There are four cameras, one on each wall. The one above Delphine is used to focus on the audience. The interactive screen on the lower left corner of the picture is managed by one of the FEP staff (here, Bernard Dubernet, off picture) and enables to control the screens above the speaker (the same two screens are across the room so that the speaker can see what is being shown to the audience on site and on the other sites. This interactive screen enables to choose what the presenter wants to show on the top right corner screen (the Baton Rouge site), and to bring up the screen which will broadcast the other sites (left top corner of the picture). The screen in the top left corner of the picture shows the participants at the distant sites where the conference is broadcasted. When one of the participants at any of the distant sites talks with an open microphone, the change of screen is activated and the site of the speaker appears on the screen. So the screen on the top right is, in this case, Baton Rouge, and the screen on the top left any of the other 6 sites when activated by a voice. It remains on the picture of the site where the last person who spoke is located. Which is why, at the beginning of each session, it is important to remind the participants to turn on their individual microphone when they want to address everyone at every site, and turn it off when they do not want to go public. |
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| Delphine used the Elmo projector to show a document to the participants. On her left is a gadget she demonstrated can be used to record and modify voices and sounds: a PC Animation Station. At the end of the conference, a drawing of numbers was to select one of the participants and desgnate him or her as the winner of this PC Animation Station. Her microphone is on (red indicator) and some of the accessories she used to carry out the theme of her presentation are on the desk. |
EQUIPMENT FOR THE PARTICIPANTS
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| There is one microphone for two participants, and each is responsible for turning it on and off when he or she wants to speak to all the participants at all the distant sites. More teachers from the Baton Rouge area will come from their schools after a day of teaching, and our two technology experts, Candace and Rémy will move up front, close to Delphine, should a problem arise. |
2:30 pm, THE PRESENTATIONS IS ON!
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| At the beginning of each
conference, one of the grant PIs (on that particular day, Bernard) checks
that each one of the 6 sites is connected and in communication with the
BR lab; then the speaker is introduced by one of the grant PIs. Here Robert
C. Lafayette introduces Delphine Coumpouras, teacher of French at
Daspit Elementary, New Iberia.
Delphine's presentation was titled "Quelques ingrédients de technologie pour pimenter vos leçons," a nod to the Louisiana Cajun culture. She carried out the theme by doing her presentation dressed as a chef, and linking her different segments with the preparation of a dinner featuring a few puppet characters and various cullinary ingredients and tools. You will notice that Bob also got into the spirit of the theme, sporting one of his famous Tabasco ties. |
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Ginger and Santa |
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skillfully demonstrated how to integrate technology in the French class,
showing how the teacher can exploit PowerPoint, and how the students can
use its resources. Delphine also showed the participants how to create
their own website, and how to devise interacitve exercises with a free
software. This presentation also suggested some interesting software and
tools: "Before You Know It" (to create flashcards), "Funhouse" (to create
with, edit, assemble pictures), "PC Animation Station" (to record and modify
voices and sounds).
At the end of the presentation, the meal is ready, but before sampling it, some of the softwares presented and a subscription to Teacher Web were won as a gift by participants: |
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GLITCHES, OF COURSE!
| By defenition, good presentations like good teaching never go without some little glitches. Our technology experts always stood close by to solve any little problem. Here the sound did not want to come on a video of her students Delphine was trying to show. No matter, Candace and Rémy came to the rescue. |
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QUESTIONS
FOR THE PARTICIPANTS
DURING
THE PRESENTATION
| These questions and pictures appeared on the screen at all the sites and were also in the handouts sent out to each site leader to be distributed to the participants. |
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A quelle sauce utiliseriez-vous PowerPoint dans votre classe ? Quelle est
votre recette maison ?
5. Avez-vous d’autres recettes de leçons qui pourraient bénéficier de ces 3 épices (Funhouse, flashcards, PC Animation Station) ? |
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Pensez-vous que PowerPoint dans la salle de classe est aussi important
que le roux dans le gombo ? Pourquoi ?
4. Pensez-vous que les patates sont un accompagnement utile dans l’assiette de l’apprentissage ? Comment les cuisineriez-vous dans votre classe ? |
3. Quels avantages pourriez-vous retirer du régime Teacherweb ? |
LAST COMMENT FROM THE PARTICIPANTS
| Last comment from a participant received at the end of this series of videoconferences: "I strongly hope that LSU will take the necessary steps to repeat this kind of continuing teacher education." |
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