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Welcome to Videoconferencing 101!

Welcome IDC4U to my online presentation of the interesting world of videoconferencing! Over the past decade, videoconferencing use has expanded worldwide and is being used on a daily basis for multiple purposes. Videoconferencing, as defined by www.dictionary.com, is a teleconference using video technology. In other words, it is a means of communication that effectively combines audio and visual techniques to deliver a new and exciting way to chat, share ideas, and expand our communicating horizons. This site is designed to inform you of how videoconferencing has affected businesses, education, and society. Make sure you visit each page as they all present information that is essential to making your videoconferencing learning experience a positive one!

Just a Reminder...

Make sure you respond to at least one of your classmates research projects by December 3rd. I'm quite curious to learn what you thought of my project.

Another Thing to Check Out

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I included a quick overview of the content on this website in a PowerPoint presentation. For you visually inclined students, I encourage you to take a look at it. However, please view the rest of the website as some details that are included on the website will not be found on the PowerPoint presentation.

Go back to www.ldcsbonline.com and view the PowerPoint presentation found under Julie Stacey. It is the same posting as the one with the link to this website.

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Videoconferencing in the News

According to The Economist, an Austrian manufacturer named Tholos Systems is planning to release a public videoconferencing system that connects the city of London, England to Vienna, Italy. This system is supposed to serve as a window into the other city and is accessible and viewable all hours of the day. You could even walk up to the screen itself and have a conversation with someone on the other end! The screen would also be used to display advertisements an eighth of the time. Tholos Systems currently plans to have installed 16 videoconferencing centres in European cities by 2008. Wouldn't this be interesting?

Check out more information on the above topic on the Society page.

Enjoy the site!

Julie Stacey - IDC4U - December 2004