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SML integration with telephone systems

By Myron Bryant on Tue, 6/30/2009 at 1:54 pm
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Myron Bryant
Assistant Director, Network Services, Orange County Public Schools

Tue, 6/30/2009 at 1:54 pm

Computers in our district aren't adequately equipped with audio peripherals, particularly microphones. Oftentimes, the communications equipment available is simply a telephone. The inability to engage participants using the telephone for audio, limits SML. It would be nice to see this limitation resolved.

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Robin Gonzales
Technology Integration Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Robin Gonzales, Technology Integration Specialist, Chicago Public Schools
Wed, 7/1/2009 at 12:52 pm

Here at CPS, we have used other systems that rely on telephones for the audio portion of a web/video conference. We actually prefer using the interanal audio associated with SAFARI Live because it gives us an all in one solution. Also - we typically use SAFARI Live in classrooms, most of which do not have telephones. Peripherals can be a problem, but we have recommended standards (ie a digital video camera, and a room mic/speaker combo) that cost less than $500 per school. Lesser quality peripherals that are adequate can be obtained for under $100.