This blog is an electric diary of the NORT2H Consortium of Northeast Ohio. We are a consortium of schools using Videoconferencing in a blended model of mutiple technologies to enhance student learning.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Freedom Calls from Heritage North Elementary School
Avon Heritage North Elementary School was proud to assist the Freedom Calls foundation by providing the use of our videoconferencing system for a happy birthday wish to a sibling in Iraq.
Tasha and her two children contacted the
Freedom Calls organization requesting the opportunity to say happy birthday to her sister stationed in Camp Cooke Taji in Iraq. After a couple of Emails, a two test calls the two sisters were sharing stories and updates as if they were in the same room.
Freedom calls is a non profit organization created to help soldiers abroad the opportunity to communicate with friends and family through phone and videoconferencing. They have been uniting families, creating new ones through virtual marriages and even connecting to hospitals for live births to help our soldiers. It makes you wonder if there are any limits to this technology!
To learn more about Freedom Calls. You can visit them on the web at www.freedomcalls.org/ .