Videoconferencing 2.0

This week during class we used technology is the best way! It's what I'd like to think is Videoconferencing 2.0. Using a Tanburg videoconferencing systen, we enjoyed a talk with Curt Bonk. Although it should be considered a part of Web 2.0 as streaming video and voice over IP are all net based.

The first generation of videoconferencing units used IDSN or traditional voice phone lines to transfer data. It was very expensive and you could not share documents or websites. It was a point to point communication tool. With the introduction of IP based dialing it brought the cost of videoconferencing to almost free. Sharing and colaboration became possible as videoconferencing units became able to share documents and have interaction tools integrated in the programing. I thought this hit the point of ITEC 830 as we are using technology in the classroom rather than just talking about it.