I am about to take a bold new step into the world of 21st century teaching. I have finally decided to take on a video conference. I am looking for advice from ANYONE who has set up one of these before. Here is what I have planned thus far.
1. Introduce students to our guest through his resume and a piece of his writing.
2. Encourage students to create a class list of questions beforehand to hopefully avoid the sound of crickets as we start at one another through the abyss of the video screen.
3. Introduce the speaker to my students. I've given him a heads up about some of the interests of my students and plan to give him a bit more information after picking through their brains some more.
4. Do a trial run. I plan to set up the video conference ahead of time to make sure I can iron out most of the bugs before going live on conference day.
I'm hoping to use Google+ hangouts, but right now it appears that I am locked out of that under the Gaston county cloud. If pressed, I will use Skype. Other than some video conferences with our family back home, I have little to no experience with this. I'm a bit apprehensive of how this may all play out, but I think if it goes well it could be a great learning experience for all involved. Wish me luck!
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