Q: Do
you have annual or semi-annual conferences for Technology Coordinators or
participating schools?
A: No we do not.
Towards the end of each school year, me may have a videoconference of up to
eight of our presenters with as many schools connected as possible. This will be
for the purpose of letting you see, and talk to, the best presenters in their
respective areas.
We believe that
technology, and its use, should be left up to the Directors of Distance
Learning. We have presenters that are very knowledgeable in their field and, at
times may require the use of PowerPoint, Streaming Video, Slides and Charts. It
will make it more conducive to the students learning if the technical
coordinator could make a seamless transition between the presenter and these
different tools.
Q: How much do you
charge for an Historical Personality to videoconference with one, two or three
classes in my school district?
A: It would take
too much space here to explain that. Please click on this "Pricing"
link to take you to a page dedicated to our fees and terms.
Q: Do you offer
Membership to Virent, which will allow me guarantees to specific dates and
presenters? If so, what is the Membership Fee?
A: We do not
have a "Membership" or "Membership fees" at this time. Even
though Virent is a Not for Profit business, we believe that you should have to
pay ONLY for the presenters and not be obligated to take presenters you do not
want. If however you want to contract a certain number of presenters for a
certain number of presentations to your schools to ensure that you will get what
you want, we can do that.
Q: Do you offer
streaming video for use in the teacher’s lesson plans?
A: Not at this
time. However, in the future we hope to have a data bank of each presenter’s copy written
presentation, which will be selectable from a directory much as movie CD’s are
today. There may be a nominal charge for the use of this data bank.
Q: Do you aid or
assist in the purchasing of hardware, software or installation of
videoconferencing equipment?
A: No, we do
not. We feel that this is best left up to the Technology Directors, Consortium
Liaisons and individual ESD’s.
Q: What is the
cost to connect to your "Bridge"?
A: There are no
fees charged by us to connect to our Bridge, as long as you dial into it.
You will, of course be charged line charges by your telecom provider. Virent
does not absorb nor do we pay those charges. Also, we do not pay or absorb the
Bridging and line charges to dial out to your site(s). Those fees are
your responsibility.
Contact
Jim Spence
Virent Broadcasting Co.
1320 Glenview Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Phone: (614)
860-9558
Email: virent@att.net