Activity 3B

C&I 335

Summer 1998

David Barber
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
Danville, Illinois

Exploring Emerging Technologies

CuSeeMe
Filmmaker 4.0
QuickTime VR Authoring Studio

CuSeeMe

Manufacturers:

White Pine supplies the retail version

Cornell University supplies the freeware version. This is a limited version, but is great for testing the technology. Supports only Grayscale video cameras.

Educational use:

Video conferencing with students in other schools within our district and from around the world. Video conferencing with other students allows students to do collaborative projects. Technology like this encourages students to understand and see students of different cultures. Links to Educational CuSeeMe web sites.

Description:

CU-SeeMe is a videoconferencing program that will run on both Macintosh or Windows computers. The video conferencing software can run on local networks or internets using TCP/IP. With CU-SeeMe, you can videoconference with another site located anywhere in the world. By using "reflector" software, multiple users at different locations can participate in a CU-SeeMe conference, each from his or her own desktop computer.
CU-SeeMe was developed at Cornell University as a freeware and is still available from their site. The retail version from White Pine is call Enhanced CuSeeMe and has many more features. The best enhancement is support for color video cameras.

Cost for the retail version:

Until July 3, 1998 the Macintosh software is by one get one free.

CU-SeeMe Version 3.1 for Windows 95/NT 4.0 - Full Kit Box includes new Serial Number, CD-ROM and User Guide
$89.00

CU-SeeMe Version 3.1 for Mac OS - Full Kit SPECIAL!Receive an additional CD-ROM and serial number with each purchase.
(offer good until July 3rd, 1998)
$89.00

Web sties for more CuSeeMe information:

http://ask.simplenet.com/cu/cuhelp.htm A help desk and links to other resources.

http://ask.simplenet.com/cu/helpref.htm A list of reflector sites using CuSeeMe

http://cu-seeme.cornell.edu/%7eWCW/install.htm FAQ help page.

http://cu-seeme.cornell.edu/ This is the Cornell University site for CuSeeMe. They created the freeware program and this site has the links to download the freeware version.

http://www.gsn.org/ This site has links to international K-12 education projects.

http://cu-seeme.cornell.edu/listinfo.html This is a listserv for CuSeeMe.

http://www.indstate.edu/msattler/sci-tech/comp/CU-SeeMe/index.html This is a CuSeeMe site by Michael Sattler's. This is an excellent site.

Hardware and software requirements:

These requirements are for the retail Version of CuSeeMe from White Pine. CU-seem is available for Windows and Mac OS.

Requirements For Windows Computers
Windows® 95 or Windows® NT 4.0
Pentium processor, 100 megahertz (MHz) minimum
16 megabytes (MB) of RAM (24 MB or more recommended
10 MB of hard disk space
Network Connections:
TCP/IP (Winsock compliant)
IP address
28.8 KBPS (minimum) modem, LAN, Cable, or ISDN connection
PPP for dial-up connection
To Send Video:
Digital camera (such as Connectix QuickCam™) or Desktop video camera and video capture card
To Send Audio:
Microphone, 16-bit (minimum) sound card and drivers
To Receive Audio:
Speakers or headphones, 16-bit (minimum) sound card and drivers

Requirements For Mac OS Computer
Mac OS System 7.6 or later
PowerPC processor (minimum 100 MHz)
24 megabytes (MB) of RAM (32 MB or more recommended)
10 MB of hard disk space
Network Connections:
Open Transport Version 1.1.2 or later
IP address
28.8 KBPS (minimum) modem, LAN, Cable, or ISDN connection
PPP for dial-up connection
To Send Video:
Digital camera (such as Connectix QuickCam) or Desktop video camera and video capture card (such as Apple AV card)
To Send Audio:
Microphone
To Receive Audio:
Use built-in speaker, or optional external speakers or headphones

Danville School District resources:

25 user License for Macintosh computers

25 user License with reflector for Windows 95

22 Color Connectix Cameras

Internet access over a T-1

IP address

Microphones

21 computers with Windows 95

21 Macintosh computers

We presently have CuSeeMe installed in our staff training center. We will be do staff development classes to introduce CuSeeMe to our staff.

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Revised: June 26, 1998.

FileMaker 4.0

Manufacturer:

FileMaker Inc.

Educational use:

Educators can use databases for keeping records. Seeking input from others. Journals, inventory, field trips, lesson plans,student database, portfolios

Description:

FileMaker Pro 4.0 is a relational database. As with any database it stores information. At first glance it looks much like ClarisWorks database which makes it easy to use for those who have used ClarisWorks, but it has much more depth and capabilities. It can import Excel spreadsheets and make them a functional database that can be queried for information. It can publish to the web using The Web Companion plug-in. It can be accessed across any intranet or internet. It has built-in support for HTTP and full CGI functionality. The manufacturers web site has many templates that can be used with this database.It supports many different graphic formats including GIF and JPEG. The best feature of this database is its ability to work with both Macintosh and Windows 95 operating systems. Its is fully compatible with Claris Homepage web page software.

Cost:

FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Macintosh $199.00

FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Windows $199.00

FileMaker Pro Server for Macintosh $999.00

FileMaker Pro Server for Windows $999.00

URLs for more info:

http://www.filemaker.com/news/cnet_rev.html This is a magazine review of FileMaker Pro.

http://www.claris.com/index.html Home page for Claris Corporation. They have now change their name to FileMaker Incorporated

http://www.claris.com/support/products/filemakerpro/filemakerpro.html Support site for FileMaker

http://www.claris.com/support/resource/forums/ngroups.html News groups

http://www.advisor.com/whome.nsf/wpages/cfmain Online magazine supporting FileMaker Pro

http://www.claris.com/support/products/filemakerpro/docs/cgi.html FileMaker on the web resources

http://www.claris.com/software/software.cgi?template=/software/return-templates/findall-return.html&system=Macintosh&country=USA
Templates for FileMaker Pro

Hardware and software requirements:

System Requirements for the Mac OS
Macintosh, Power Macintosh, or other Mac OS-based computer
8MB of RAM required for PowerPC processor-based systems and for 680x0-based systems with the web companion enabled; 4MB of RAM required for 680x0-based systems without the web companion enabled
Mac OS version 7.1 or later
CD-ROM drive
Hard disk drive
TCP/IP, IPX/SPX or AppleTalk network connection required for sharing FileMaker Pro databases over a network
For publishing on the web using FileMaker Pro Web Companion:
A host computer is required with access to the Internet or an intranet via TCP/IP
Access to the Internet requires an Internet service provider; FileMaker Pro does not provide an Internet account for you.

System Requirements for Windows
Intel-compatible computer
8MB of RAM
Windows 95 or newer, Windows NT 3.51 or newer, Windows 3.1* or Windows for Workgroups
CD-ROM drive
Hard disk drive
For sharing FileMaker databases over a network:
Windows 95 and Windows NT: Microsoft IPX/SPX or TCP/IP networks<BR>
Windows 3.1: Novell NetWare Client software (IPX/SPX) or Network TeleSystems TCP Pro 3.0 or later software (TCP/IP)
Windows for Workgroups: Novell NetWare Client software (IPX/SPX) or Microsoft TCP/IP-32b (TCP/IP)
For publishing on the web using FileMaker Pro Web Companion:
A host computer with access to the Internet or an intranet via TCP/IP
Access to the Internet requires an Internet service provider; FileMaker Pro does not provide an Internet account for you.

Danville School District resources:

We do not have FileMaker Pro. I do have plans to pushes it and use it to set up a intranet database.

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QuickTime VR Authoring Studio

Manufacturer: Apple Computer, Inc.

Educational use:

Students on any field trip could take photos of their visit and turn them into panoramic virtual field trips. In graphic communications student could learn another aspect of publishing and creating graphics. Students in any science lab could produce 3D fly around images of scientific objects. History classes could visit history museums and photograph artifacts and publish them on the web.

Description of what it does:

QuickTime VR Authoring Studio is a software solution for producing both panorama and object QuickTime VR movies. It includes everything you need to create simple QuickTime VR movies to complex projects containing multiple object and panorama movies. QTVR movies can be embedded in HTML documents and viewed on the web using QuickTime 3.0. It can be viewed on both Mac's and Windows computers. QuickTime VR can produce 360 panoramic photographs of scenes or objects.

Cost:

Educational price for new purchase - Price $299.0

URLs for more info:

http://www.apple.com/Quicktime/ Quicktime 3.0 web site.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtvr/index.html QuickTime VR web site.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ download site for QuickTime 3.0.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/information/getstartmp/litemp3m.html#qtvr A how to use QTVR.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/developers/tools.html Tools and utilities for QTVR.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/authors/auth-docs.html Tours and tutorials workshops.

http://macworld.zdnet.com/pages/march.98/Reviews.4211.html Macworld review of QTVR.

Hardware and software requirements:

System requirements for using QTVR Authoring Studio
Macintosh PowerPC
16 MB Ram
40 MB of Hard drive space
CD-ROM drive