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Videoconferencing Resources and Upcoming Events
H.323 videoconferencing is a technology that can connect classrooms across town, the state, the nation and the world at a high quality connection speed and appearance. We hope you find these resource relevant and helpful in your videoconferencing endeavors and will post new events to this page for you to participate in as they come up.

Most Minnesota school districts are members of a Telecommunications Access Region. These regions are all part of an organization called the Minnesota Education Telecommunications Networks (METN). The Telecommunications Access Networks are organized to cooperatively purchase Internet connectivity and deliver educational content to their schools through videoconferencing. To find out more about what is going on in your region or to contact your regional director, visit the METN website.


Join the MN Internet2 User's Group  (MUG)
This group of Internet2  and Videoconferencing practitioners and educators works together to give demos, share resources and plan collaborative events around the state of Minnesota and throughout the country and abroad. Our primary tool of collaboration is video conferencing while exploring the future possibilities of Internet2.

MUG Meeting Dates  2013-2014
The meetings are usually the second Thursday of the Month from 7:30-8:30 am unless there is a need to change as determined by the group.

The upcoming meeting dates are as follows:

September 12, 2013
October 10, 2013
November 14, 2013
December 12, 2013
January 9, 2014
February 13, 2014
March 13, 2014
April 10, 2014
May 8, 2014

Meeting agendas and notes can be found here.

In order to contribute to the agenda you must be
a member of the MUG Google Group. Anyone interested in interactive videoconferencing in K-12 and higher education is welcome to join.
       
  Google Groups 
  Subscribe to Minnesota Internet2 User's Group (MUG) 
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  Visit this group


Telecommunication Regions
For video conferencing efforts in your region look at the regional map by clicking here to find out what region you are in.

Contact the regional contact listed here for more information and technical support.


Highlighted Programs
Minnesota Schubert Center
The Schubert Center offers free videoconferencing programs to Minnesota Schools in Dance and Music.

International Wolf Center
Located in Ely, MN the International Wolf Center provides free videoconferencing demonstrations for teachers as well as programming for students at a small cost. Half-price student programs during Wolf Awareness Week!

Global Nomads
Global Nomads Group aims to bring the world into the classroom. In doing so, its programs are interactive, innovative, and global.



CILC Database
Center for Interactive Learning

Search for videoconference resources on the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) database.  

Connecting to Other Resources

Articles on Video Conferencing

Articles on Internet2

Other Resources for Curriculum Integration