TECH: Difference between streaming audio video and other audio video

[Deborah Stafford <Deborah_Stafford@COMPUSERVE.COM>]

Helllo all. =


I am hoping some of the real techies out there can answer this.  Our scho=
ol
has instituted a policy of no streaming audio or video regardless of
educational value or not. While I don't agree with the policy as being
implemented I do understand the reasoning - bandwidth. I will try my best=

to enforce but want some information.

I would presume that not all audio and visual available from the internet=

is "streaming". I am thinking that "streaming" requires one of the plugin=
s
such as readaudio or quicktime. Am I correct in this assumption?

What I really want is both a way to tell for sure that the audio and vide=
o
a student may be accessing is or is not "streaming". Then I can both
enforce the policy and at the same time  let students see some of the vid=
eo
and audio available. I can also defend myself when questioned about why I=

am not "enforcing the policy".

Any help would be most appreciated.

Deborah J. Stafford
Gen. H.H. Arnold High School
Wiesbaden Germany
now proudly on the web at http://www.wies-hs.odedodea.edu
Deborah_Stafford@compuserve.com

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