--- Forwarded Message from "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #7121 Video Conferencing/NetMeeting (!) >Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:14:00 -0400 ------------------ I'll confirm Victor's comments on Via Video. Victor, I'd like to call you with my Via Video. When will you be available? Ed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edmund N. Dente Director, Language Media Center Ph: 617-627-3036 Tufts University [log in to unmask] Medford, MA 02155 http://ase.tufts.edu/lmc > -----Original Message----- > From: LLTI-Editor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:24 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: #7121 Video Conferencing/NetMeeting (!) > > > --- Forwarded Message from Victor Aulestia <[log in to unmask]> --- > > >Disposition-Notification-To: Victor Aulestia <[log in to unmask]> > >Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 09:42:36 -0400 > >From: Victor Aulestia <[log in to unmask]> > >Organization: UMBC > >User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; > rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20030208 Netscape/7.02 > >To: Language Learning and Technology International > Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Re: #7121 Video Conferencing/NetMeeting > >References: <[log in to unmask]> > > NetMeeting is very fickle. A superior solution is a Polycom ViaVideo > desktop unit. It provides superior video and audio and steady > connectivity. Because it is H323 compatible it will connect > with nearly > all videoconference equipment anywhere n the World. Last week we > provided a unit to a Japanese music composer in Japan and he > was able to > participate at a music/dance conference in Baltimore. The video and > audio were good and we did not experience any drops during > the conference. > The cost of the ViaVideo unit is less than $400. > It has the capability of connecting to NetMeeting but I have > not tried > it. I will set my unit to allow NetMeeting and you may call > me at this > IP 130.85.82.28. > > Victor Aulestia, OIT/UMBC > > LLTI-Editor wrote: > > >--- Forwarded Message from Carine Ullom <[log in to unmask]> --- > > > > > > > >>Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:56:56 -0400 > >>From: Carine Ullom <[log in to unmask]> > >>Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > >>To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]> > >>Subject: Video Conferencing/NetMeeting > >> > >> > > > >Hello colleagues! > >Here's hoping you have time for another inquiry in the waning days of > >the spring semester (assuming you're in the U.S. and on a semester > >system).... > >Here at St. Lawrence University we've made occasional use of > NetMeeting > >to allow our upper level Spanish students to see and talk to our > >students studying abroad in Madrid. Lately we've run into a > few snags > >and have decided it's time to explore various video conferencing > >options. I have two broad questions: > >1) For those who've used NetMeeting: > >a) What version of the ILS software are you using and on > what type (OS) > >of server? > >b) Our ils server is behind a firewall. We use VPN generally to get > >through the firewall but so far haven't had any luck getting > NetMeeting > >to work since the firewall was installed. Off-campus users are not > >"seen" in the directory (yes the settings are correct). Has > anyone else > >experienced anything like this? Our IT folks are certain the > >firewall/VPN piece has nothing to do with the troubles. We have no > >trouble "meeting" on campus, only when one or both parties are off > >campus. > > > >2) For those who have experience with other video > conferencing setups, > >especially in a small college without a dedicated room for such > >pursuits, what do you use? > > > >Thanks in advance, > >Carine > > > >-- > >Carine Ullom > >Director, Language Resource Center/ > >Instructional Technology Specialist > >Department of Modern Languages & Literatures > >St. Lawrence University > >Canton, NY 13617 > >[log in to unmask] > >315-229-5857 (tel) > >http://www.stlawu.edu/lrc > > > > >