2nd USRussian Internet Physics Olympiad 2000

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2nd US-Russian InternetPhysics Olympiad 2000
San Diego County Office of EducationJoe Rindone
Regional Technology Center
Sponsored by
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Four Cities - Two Countries - Three Timezones
Sixty Four Students
And a Significant Number of Physicists and
Technologists!
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Technology to Bring Students, Teachers, and
Scientists Together Around the World

• Web-based Event software by Praja
• IP videoconferencing with MeetingPoint
• Whiteboard, chat, and video with NetMeeting
• Audio communications via a telephone bridge
• Emailed responses broadcast to judges

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How it Works!
Judges
Browser control of multimedia support files
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Science Olympiad Connection Diagram
Judge/Monitor
Judge/Monitor
Team 1
Team 5
JRRTC Multi-point Server
Team 2
Team 6
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Team 3
Team 7
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6
2
Team 4
Team 8
7
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San Diego
Seattle
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Judge/Monitor
Judge/Monitor
J/M
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Team 1
Team 5
Team 2
Team 6
Team 7
Team 3
Team 8
Team 4
Note Student teams use only chat and whiteboard.
Judges conference uses chat and video
Novosibirsk
Saint Petersburg
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Team Composition

• Four to five students on each 1/2 of the team
• Each San Diego HS represented on each team
• Students collaborate with others from across town
  and across the world in a competitive environment
• Work against the clock while dealing with at
  least two native languages

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Cutting Edge Technology in Students Hands...
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Solving the Problems
Team One - San Diego
Type answer here
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Student Work Evaluated by Experts
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Team One
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Team Three
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Team Five
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Team Seven
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Last Year...
Torrey Pines High School
Mira Mesa High School
Kearny High School
Grossmont High School
Bonita Vista High School
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This Year...
Torrey Pines High School
Poway High School
Mira Mesa High School
Kearny High School
Grossmont High School
La Jolla High School
Patrick High School
Eastlake High School
Bonita Vista High School
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Next Year...
A local competition to select the international
participants