Webcasting Policies & Standards

 Agenda for March 16

• Review Just do it month. Check for milestones.
• A description of 'step 1'
• Where do 'you' fit in. Identify people and give them an idea of what they can do.
• A review of paperwork
• Final statement of 'the plan' 

Agenda for March 1 Meeting (please feel free to add or modify items)

• Just ...Do It month
• Articles of Incorporation
• Opinion Solicitation
• Tweak Partnership Grant Expression of Interest
•  Distribution & Dissemination
• Grant Week
  

 Agenda for Feb. 22 Meeting (please feel free to add or modify items)

•  Educationbridges Partnership Grant Expression of Interest  - structure, distribution, and what then?
  

•  EdTech Show  Application  Process
• Newsletters and  general communication methods
  
• Front page stuff - facilitating web action
  

 

Agenda for Feb. 15 Meeting (please feel free to add or modify items)

• Comment  Moderation  Plan
• action --> fix moderation of good posts on the site. They are already capchad. Perhaps rectified by jeff by allowing annonymous users to post.
• Clarifying Posting Specs
  
• action --> Send note out to posters of shows to pay attention to specs below. Because chat logs are so long, people don't get to comments. Perhaps rethink chat transcripts. the issue is that chat transcripts are great ways to do show notes.
•  Educationbridges Update - contact with MacArthur, formation details,  and registration plans
• Show application form/process 
• Standardize newsletter sending and/or weekly audio announcements
  
• Consider possibilities for collaborative presentation at Flynn Conf
  

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Acceptable Use Policies and Standards for Webcasting on ETT

Roles:

• Streamer
  
• Producer
  
• Publisher
  
• Invited Participants and Guests
  
  • Participation Guide
    

Copyright / Licensing:

• Ownership and Re-publishing rights
  
• AUP
  

Benefits:

• Access to the stream
• Hosting of archived shows
• Non-alone participation - priceless!
• Shared revenue - 100% of 0 = 0
  

Responsibilities:

• Web site maintenance
  

Acceptable / Desired Content

Bitrate: 64kbs
Sample rate: 22 or 44khz (required for audio posted with audio module)
File names:  ShowCodeEpisode#-yyyy-mm-dd.mp3 (i.e. EdTechTalk75-2006-12-18.mp3 , Teachers38-2007-01-31.mp3)
ID3 Tags: Include at least Show Title, License, URL

Streaming: If possible stream hi bitrate (64kbs) to EdTechTalk A, and lo bitrate (24kbs) to EdTechTalk B.  If bandwidth is limited, only stream to EdTechTalk A.

Posting: Post as audio node.

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Tips & Tricks

 Procedures

How does an ETT show become and ETT show.

- CC license
- pay it forward
- pushing boundaries, active learners
- collaboration
- open/welcoming

Screencasts of Process:

• Posting a Story
• Using ID3 Tag IT

 To Do list
- Show application form/process
- participation guide and screencast  (see edtechtalk.com/listen (added by alex)
- Standardize newsletter sending and/or weekly audio announcements
- Consider possibilities for collaborative presentation at Flynn Conf
- Assign Comment Moderation Task