Logitech Camera + Polycom PVX Software = Fun!

Date April 12, 2007

We finally got all the required parts (Logitech Camera with avatars and the Polycom PVX software) and Shane installed it on his laptop. He is working on some songs to sing with PreK-1st graders and thought it would be neat to be able to quickly switch to different characters.

Take a look at the many faces of Shane…

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Thank you to Angela Conrad at Humble ISD for this trick. Angela conducts audio/video checks with her classes before connecting them with the content providers. She uses a themed avatar during these connections…ie Smiley Shark will visit with the class before the connection to Texas State Aquarium or Mote Marine Laboratory.

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2007-04-25 14:07:05

[...] the two worlds came together. Four kindergarten classes joined Shane for a sing-a-long. He used the Logitech camera with the PVX software to sing The Itsy Bitsy Spider to them as a spider. He was also a sun, a gorilla, and a fish! He [...]

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