The potential of IVC as a tool for project-based learning.

I need to say that I have not had a good run of things with this system. I have seen it work fairly well at the high school using it for an AP class taking place at HVHS. I however have not seen how I can use this system for my special ed situation or my kindergarten situation. I was very excited about this in the beginning but have found that it was maybe not the best idea to have a first year teacher go to the training. When I have used the system I have enjoyed it but I have found that I just have so much more to do that is more important. With two two jobs and not enough time for either I have found taht I can't even think about planning a trip for my special ed students and I have only been able to connect my kindergarteners with my special ed students once this year over the ECORS machines. I would like to complete a trip for my kindegarteners at some point this year but as I only see them every otehr day it is extremely hard to plan anything that happens outside of the school. What I am saying is that I am frustrated with teh whole process. I am especially frustrated that I felt that I could complete a class this year with this system. I think that if I was not a first yera teacher and if I was not in two places every other day and if I did not sign up for the class that I would be happier with the ECORS project. I see how if I used this system in a class that was not so structured like special ed that I could really use the system to help engage the students in a project maybe on carrers or something, as it is with special ed we don't do any projects that are class based. I have only been able to do something with the ECORS machine as a novelty for one class. I could even use the system for what it was intended for in the elementary classroom if it was not a kindergarten classroom. In a ffith grade I could do a project on biomes and then have an expert in the field talk to them about biomes but I am a half time kindergarten teacher. My kindergarteners will barely talk to new adults that they meet at school. I don't know how they would react to an adult on the screen. I have basically used the ECORS cart as a projector and doc camera 10 times more than as a tool to connect with the outside world.