For those of you who read my blog two weeks ago you will recall that I am involved with a upcoming symposium on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Its called September 11th: Ten Years Later, Impact on the Heartland.
New new media will play a large roll in this event. If you visit our homepage on our website, you will find that we have a Twitter feed. One can also like any articles that they read on their Facebook page. Another way of new media is streaming live video. You can watch the live stream here. The symposium is set to begin Friday, September 9 at 8:30 am. We are going to be streaming all day until about 6pm. We will also be streaming Peter Bergen to a private audience. Peter Bergen was one of only a few who ever interviewed Osama Bin Laden. Then Saturday, September, 10 we again start at 8am and will go until 6pm.
Some of the other new media we are using is Skype. We have purchased to iPad 2's and have sent them one of them to Washington D.C., New York City, and Pennsylvania. We have a reporter who will be live at each location and will let us know whats happening at the sites of the crashes. The iPad 2's have both a front and rear camera so the reporter will be able to switch between the two cameras to get the appropriate shots. We have 3G running on all the iPads so as long as we have a strong cellphone service we should be ok. However, we are dealing with technology and we never know what can happen.
During the live streaming video, you will see graphics on screen, along with Powerpoint presentations, videos and a lot more. It will be a couple of long days, but it will be interesting listening to all the wonderful speakers we have coming.
Remember to check out the stream if you have sometime this Friday and Saturday.
Alert levels were raised today in anticipation of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Old memories and feelings are being roused by the stories and videos from that horrendous day. Reflecting on my own recollection of that fateful day, I am moved by all of the time and hard work that has gone into your project. Your symposium has been quite an endeavor. Listening to the stories and watching the video feed has made me appreciate what our country has gone through. No better statement can be made than "God Bless America!"
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It sounds to me like this venture is the perfect tribute to all those who help keep our country going. Especially this year, the anniversary of 9/11 is heartening. People all over the country remember where they were when each moment of that day occurred. For me, I was beginning a day in 6th grade. Seems like forever ago, but that's the reality. We have gone a decade and as a nation, we are stronger. Your symposium is a demonstration of that and you should be commended for your work in this area. I am excited to see what you have going on (and plan to check when it’s not 11:15pm). Great work!
ReplyDeleteI think it is wonderful what you have put together. I think that your use of the iPad 2 is quite interesting and very smart. September 11th changed our lives forever as well as many other people in this world. I am thankful that we have not had another large attack on the US since. It is really cool to see all of the hard work that you have out into this and I think that what you are doing is great. I also think the fact you are using your blog to promote the project is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteI continue to enjoy reading about your project. I hope it went well because the motive and idea was there. The technology that you incorporated into the project made it relevant to today’s communication and society. Not only did you involve technology, but you even sent a reporter to the site to get the inside scoop. There seems to be no flaws in this project. It seems like it was well thought out and impresses me the more I hear about it. Hope it all went well and I hope you had no troubles! Great job!
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