Professional Development
Internet Teleconferencing

Activity Two
Using CU-See-Me for Internet Videoconferencing

  • Brief Description
  • Objectives
  • Materials and Resources
  • Activity Description
  • Internet Resources

  • Brief Description

        CU-SeeMe is a popular Internet videoconferencing tool developed by Cornell University. CU-SeeMe is "shareware," and is available for both Macintosh and IBM PC systems. This activity describes how to download, install, and use CU-SeeMe for videoconferencing, and includes references to other resources and information.

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    Objectives

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    Materials and Resources

        In developing our lessons and activities, we made some assumptions about the hardware and software that would be available in the classroom for teachers who visit the LETSNet Website. We assume that teachers using our Internet-based lessons or activities have a computer (PC or Macintosh) with the necessary hardware components (mouse, keyboard, and monitor) as well as software (operating system, TCP/IP software, networking or dial-up software, e-mail and a World Wide Web client program, preferably Netscape, but perhaps Mosaic or Lynx). In the section below, we specify any "special" hardware or software requirements for a lesson or activity (in addition to those described above) and the level of Internet access required to do the activity.

    1. Special hardware requirements: none.
    2. Special software requirements: none.
    3. Internet access: Medium-speed (28,800 BPS via phone) or higher.
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    Activity Description

        CU-SeeMe (pronounced "See You See Me") was developed at Cornell University to support real-time videoconferencing over the Internet for Macintosh and IBM PC computers. CU-SeeMe uses the MBONE (see Activity 1 for a description of this Internet standard) to broadcast and receive video images. Because of a limitation in the Macintosh version of TCP/IP, a reflector is needed to pass along video images to CU-SeeMe computers when more than two people are participating in the videoconferencing session. More information on operating CU-SeeMe and reflectors can be found at the Cornell University FTP site, the White Pine Software Website, and other CU-SeeMe Internet sites (see Internet Resources below).

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    Internet Resources

    CU-SeeMe Resources

    Hardware Resources

    Videoconferencing Resources

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