Update December 6, 2007

We had a VERY successful videoconference today from Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii back to Oklahoma schools! Our webcast feed was not functional until 22 minutes into our 1 hour and 30 minute videoconference and webcast, but our "live" videoconference connection to schools worked great the entire conference. As a result of the problems with the reflected web stream, some of the students and teachers planning to attend via the web stream were not able to do so. That problem has been identified and fixed, so we anticipate an uninterrupted webcast on December 7th at 4 pm central (noon in Hawaii) for the dedication of the USS Oklahoma Memorial. The link to connect to that webstream remains the same and on the homepage of the Oklahoma World War II Voices project wiki:

http://okwwii.wetpaint.com

The interactive videoconference with students in Oklahoma schools went VERY well overall, and was archived in its entireity for download and viewing. Although our videoconference/webcast event was separated into two forty-five minute segments, the webcast was initially archived as a complete 90 minute video. We are in the process of splitting this video into two segments and making both available to anyone interested in these videos. Currently the following is available:

Part 1: December 6, 2007 Videoconference from Pearl Harbor (47 minutes, 28 seconds - 99.5 MB)

Part 2 of this video is being edited and will be posted soon!

If you are interested in staying up to date on this project and similar Oklahoma Digital Learning initiatives, please join our Google Group:

http://groups.google.com/group/odlp

Update December 2, 2007

Thanks to all the Oklahoma educators who have applied so far to participate in our live videoconferencing events from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 6 and 7, 2007! As of December 2, 2007, we have received:

• 64 requests to participate via webcast from Oklahoma schools and 1 Wisconsin (in some cases, more than one classroom in a school district are planning to participate)
• 10 requests to participate via a live, H.323 (IP) videoconferencing connection from Oklahoma Schools.

The total number of estimated student and teacher participants (per submitted webform applications) as of December 2, 2007, is 8,869 people. We are enthused to see so much interest in this digital learning project!

If your school has not yet applied to participate but is interested in doing so, please complete the online registration form as soon as possible.

As students and teachers form questions you would like to see addressed during our December 6 or 7 videoconferences, please post those to the project blog site. Additionally, questions can be posted to the discussion forum section of this wiki site. Questions posted in the discussion forum may be answered by others in addition to the participants in the Dec 6 and 7 videoconferences.

Schools which have applied to participate via a H.323 videoconference should:

1. Receive an email by December 3, 2007, from Wesley Fryer confirming submited/received IP address information.
2. Schedule a videoconference test call with Lance Ford of Howe Public Schools on Dec 3 or 4. Lance's test IP address is 156.110.227.81. Phone is 918-658-3666.

The following schools are tentatively approved for "live" H.323 videoconference connections for our Dec 6 and 7 events, pending a successful test connection with Howe Public Schools:

1. Asher Public School - Asher Public School
2. KIPP Reach College Preparatory - Oklahoma City Public Schools
3. Deer Creek Elementary School - Deer Creek PS
4. Jones High School - Jones PS
5. Lincoln Academy - Stillwater Public Schools
6. McLain High School for Science & Technology - Tulsa Public Schools
7. Mustang Valley Elementary - Mustang Public Schools

IP address information is still required/needed for the following three schools which have requested an H.323/IP videoconference connection:

1. Bixby Middle School - Bixby Public Schools
2. Cushing Middle School - Cushing PS
3. Hamilton MS - Tulsa Public Schools

The following 64 classrooms or schools have applied to participate via webcast:

Washington Grade Center Ada
Washington Grade Center Ada
Washington Grade Center Ada City Schools
Take Two Academy Ardmore City Schools
Arnett High School Arnett
Oak Park Elementary Bartlesville
North Elementary Bixby
Bixby High School Bixby Public Schools
Bridge Creek Elementary/Middle School Bridge Creek School
Bristow Public Schools Bristow Middle School
Liberty Elementary Broken Arrow
Byng Elementary School Byng School
Claremore Central Upper Elementary Claremore
Westside Elementary School Claremore
Claremont Elementary Claremore Public Schools
Cushing Middle School Cushing Public Schools
Cushing Middle School Cushing Public Schools
Woodrow Wilson Elementary Duncan
Washington Irving Elementary Edmond
Edmond Public Schools Edmond PS
Edmond Memorial High School Edmond Public Schools
Adams Elementary Enid Public Schools
Flower Mound Elementary Flower Mound School
Glenpool High School Glenpool
Gore Upper Elementary School Gore PS
Henryetta Middle School Henryetta Public Schools
Henryetta Middle School Henryetta Public Schools
Liberty Mounds Public School Liberty
Maysville Elementary School Maysville
Steed Elementary Mid-Del
Tinker Elementary Mid-Del School District
Traub Elementary Mid-Del Schools
Mountain View-Gotebo Elementary School Mountain View-Gotebo Schools
Sadler Arts Academy Muskogee Public School District
Sadler Arts Academy Muskogee Public Schools
Newcastle Middle School Newcastle Public Schools
Oklahoma Bible Academy Oklahoma Bible Academy
Eugene Field Elementary Oklahoma City Public School
Fillmore Elementary Oklahoma City Public Schools
Okmulgee High School Okmulgee Public Schools
Perkins-Tryon Elementary School Perkins-Tryon
Perkins-Tryon Junior High Perkins-Tryon
Piedmont middle school Piedmont
Piedmont middle school Piedmont
Prue Public Schools Prue
Shawnee High School Shawnee Public Schools
Skiatook Middle School Skiatook Public Schools
Stigler Public Schools Stigler
Richmond Elementary School Stillwater Public Schools
Sulphur Elementary School Sulphur Public School
Whitney Middle School Tulsa
CLEVELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Disney Elementary Tulsa Public Schools
Hamilton MS Tulsa Public Schools
Nathan Hale High School Tulsa Public Schools
Virgil Grissom Elementary Tulsa Public Schools
Peters Elementary Union Public Schools
Verdigris Elementary Verdigris
Walters Middle School Walters Public Schools
Western Heights High School Western Heights Public Schools
Wynona Elementary School Wynona Public Schools
Yarbrough, OK, Senior Class Yarbrough
University School of Milwaukee (Wisconsin)