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=These are the best articles we found to educate our audience on the tools and applications of videoconferencing. We believe these articles will enlighten the audience on the many facets of videoconferencing and the impact it has on our world. =

 1. [] This article demonstrates the use of videoconferencing in a unique situation. The small town of Ten Sleep Wyoming utilizes videoconferencing to teach English to people in China.The town of 300 has taken a giant technological leap by setting themselves up to reach others on the other side of the world. It shows that anyone can use videoconferencing in many applications.

2. [] This article about Vidyo, inc. and the need for its resources on college campuses. Due the the high cost of some video systems, videoconferencing had been underutilized. Now that IP systems have become popular, educational institutions and other small business can afford to keep up with technological advancements and remain competitive in their industries.

3. Herrmann, Michele. "Coming to You BY VIDEO." University Business 11.11 (2008): 40-43. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 11 July 2010. The article discusses the significance of videoconferencing to business and educational meetings at the universities and colleges in the U.S. this article explains in detail how it works and whom would most likely be able to use the information.  4. [] The article discusses the significance of videoconferencing to business and educational meetings at the universities and colleges in the U.S. As for Lee M. Colaw of the Pacific University, videoconferencing has significantly cut down on trips and increases a toolbox for communications. It plays a major role in correspondence between states and overseas, changes employee interview, and is becoming a channel for collaboration and training for educators.

5. http://vconferencing2.wikispaces.com/file/view/Get+the+Picture.pdf This article discusses the pros and cons of some of the more popular videoconferencing applications like Skype, Yahoo, MSN, and a few others. Gives the reader an idea of what to look for in a videoconferencing applications.

6. [] This is a cases-study that was done by Toshiba regarding the practices of video-conferencing. it shows the challenges the company wanted to defend, and it also show hows the methods used was effective.  7. Niccolai, J. (2010). Skype Video Goes Multipoint With ViVu Plug-in-PC World Business Center . Retrieved July 11, 2010 from http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/187273/skype_video_goes_multipoint_with_vivu_plugin.html This is an article about the software plug-in ViVu released that allows skype to have mulitpoint videoconferencing. The ViVu plug-in also called VuRoom allows several peopole to plug in at the same time and the number depends on the badwith available. 8. Jobe, Hazel. "Desktop Videoconferencing: Novelty or Legitimate Teaching Tool?" Education World ® - Curriculum: Desktop Videoconferencing: Novelty or Legitimate Teaching Tool? (01 Mar. 1999). Education World® The Educator's Best Friend. Web. 13 July 2010. [] This article gives a nice overview of how to videoconference. Discussed are helpful ideas and facts about what once should know as well as helpful information about how to make your experience more effective. Ms. Jobe offers examples of grammar school and high school videoconferencing success stories as well as different collaborating ideas. The article also provides links for additional help and resource.

9. Cave, Rick. "Tech Futures No More Tech for Tech's Sake." Tech Futures | Scholastic.com (Feb. 2009). Teaching Resources, Children's Book Recommendations, and Student Activities | Scholastic.com. Web. 13 July 2010. . This article debates the use of technology for technology's. The author offers his opinions and thoughts comparing and contrasting the benefits of technology when used in the right way. Teachers teaching children how to retain information vs. teachers teaching students how to consume information. What is our goal in education and how can we achieve those goals are touched upon. Mr. Cave concludes that if technology in the classroom is to be successful, then technology should always be used as a support to education and not the education itself.

10. "Virtual Field Trips | Scholastic.com." Teaching Resources, Children's Book Recommendations, and Student Activities | Scholastic.com. Web. 13 July 2010. This article explains and a great example of a middle school's field trip via videoconferencing. They discuss how it was done, further improvements to the idea that could be made, and customizing curriculum. The student benefits were also mentioned. ======

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11. 21, April. "5 Ways Classrooms Can Use Video Conferencing." Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide. Web. 13 July 2010. <http://mashable.com/2010/04/21/classroom-video-conferencing/>. This article give an overview of 5 options VC can be used in the classroom, how to and benefits of VC. The article gives helpful links and as well suggestions for further reading. The author expanded on the points and offered ideas for the business community as well. This article offered a starting point for learning about VC and inspired the desire to discover more information.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">12 //. // <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Global Leap: Educational Videoconferencing; Communications Technology in the Classroom, Second ed., Spring 2004 sec. Web. http://www.global-leap.org <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Global Leap published several articles in their newspaper, all relating to VC in the classroom. "Cross-Curricular", "Sharing Life Experiences", "Museums and Galleries Programme Grows", "Videoconference Roundup", "Tool for Teaching", "Motivating Links to Japan", "Lessons From Anne Franl's House", "Broadening Horizons", "Global Leap 2004", and "The International Dimension", are all of the articles in this issue. This was the most information in one place that I came across and therefore for it to be a most helpful resource. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 45px;">1 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 45px;">3. "Sustainable Design for a Green Tomorrow." Technology and Children// 1 May 2010: 1-12. Print. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> This magazine had several articles that focused on technology as a whole and not VC exclusively, although VC would be included in the umbrella of technology. Touching on classroom topics, political and business issues, they were interesting and thought provoking.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">14. Howard-Kennedy, Jody. "Videoconferencing in Education, Jody Howard-Kennedy." Classroom, Education, Technology, Bloomas, Taxonomy, Mac, PC-Techlearning.com. Web. 13 July 2010. <http://www.techlearning.com/article/3312>. "Videoconferencing in Education" covers overview of what VC is, benefits, what VC promotes, additional uses, equipment, and the "human connection". Howard-Kennedy gives a positive summery about VC, from educational opportunities, financial advantages, to promoting global citizenship.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 17px;">15. Business Video Conferencing - Uses, Requirements And Advantages (2010). Retrieved July 11, 2010 from http://www.allconferenceservices.com/business-video-conferencing.html This is a very good article that provides information about video conferencing. It talks about the uses in business setting, what kinds of requirements a business would require to set up video conferencing, and the advantages of using video conferencing. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">