Technology Proposal

Streaming Video

Anne Brooker-Grogan

The Old Way of On-Line Video:Downloading

• Slow

• Large files slow networks/fill hard drives

• No good way to send video to all in an organization without fouling the network

• Training to the desktop is not practical

• Like trying to control Niagara Falls…not going to happen!

The New Way: Streaming Video

• Files reside on a server

• Accessed on demand

• Data rates are optimized to display video without slowing the network

• Data transfer is carefully controlled and choreographed

De Facto Standard

• Streaming video is being used extensively in today’s communications– Advertising– Entertainment– News and Information– Education– Industry/Government training

History of Streaming Video

• First demonstrated

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Value of Streaming Video in Educational Settings

• The combination of audio and moving images aid retention and understanding of presented information (Mayer, 2009)

• Seeing a process actually take place aids in a better understanding of the process and its subset components.

Level of Difficulty

• Streaming Video into Educational Environments can be done easily

Can be accomplished with minimal hardware purchases, as shown in this video:

Example of Streaming Technology

Suggestions for Applications

• Faculty Development

• Student collaboration

• Sporting events can be televised live

• Board of Ed meetings

• Continuity of education for children with medical conditions