Over 2,000 Schools participated in videoconferences using JVCS during the autumn term and JVCS supported all its users in over 15,000 hours of videoconferencing.
DfES fund the use of JVCS by schools to make videoconferencing as easy and trouble free as possible. Schools are not charged for using the service.
BETT delegates will be able to conference with teachers and children who have already started using videoconferencing, to hear about their experiences and watch demonstrations of the activities that are possible by videoconference. Delegates will also have an opportunity to see and hear content providers showcasing content that is available to all schools by videoconference.
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Start time |
Title and overview |
Key Stage / Audience |
Presenting Organisation |
10.30 |
Practical Apple Mac Security Recommendations Concerned about Apple Mac security? This 30 minute overview will dispel the myths and provide practical advice on how to configure Apple Mac computers in a secure method for use at your organisation. Do Apple Macintosh systems require less resource to secure than other Operating Systems? Explore security issues and form your own opinions. |
JANET(UK) Training | |
| 11.00 | Motivate Maths This session will include some information about the Motivate Maths Project, including the topic and various types of content that can be presented. There will also be details about how your school can get involved with the project. |
Motivate Maths | |
| 11.30 | Network Security for ICT Co-ordinators Managing network security is one part of the increasing role of the ICT Co-ordinator and staff. This short session aims to make that job easier, providing useful information, practical advice and guidance. It covers a wide range of subjects: Patching, Passwords, Configuration, AntiVirus, Malware, Wireless, Backup and ending with Disposal. |
JANET(UK) Training | |
| 12.00 | Our finest hours Members of the Learning Department will present an introduction to the range of videoconference sessions on offer. These focus on aspects of the Home Front, the Second World War and the career of Winston Churchill. Illustrated with artefacts, posters and photographs, they can be adapted for all ages. |
Can be adapted for all ages | Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms |
| 12.30 | Videoconferencing with The National Archives The session will include an introduction to our services, then an historical interpreter will play the WW1 soldier from our 'WW.1 Soldier: All Pals Together ' videoconference workshop for KS3. The session will be jointly led by an education officer and the historical interpreter, and the BETT audience can participate by asking the soldier questions based on the documents that students would use during the actual videoconference workshop. |
KS3 | The National Archives |
| 1.00 | National Space Centre Live! The National Space Centre is one of the leading providers of videoconference content for schools. They offer presentations on various scientific topics as well as their very popular, highly interactive simulated mission for students known as the e-mission. The e-mission complements many curriculum areas including Science, Geography, Citizenship, Maths and ICT. |
National Space Centre | |
| 1.30 | Windows Vista Security and Networking With the recent release of Microsoft Vista, are you ready for deployment? What do you need to know about the new Operating System before procuring new systems and installing them on your organisation network? The change of Operating System will affect your security practices and operations. This session will provide an overview of the main changes whilst offering best practice. |
JANET(UK) Training | |
| 2.00 | Streaming Video across a Primary School LAN Who now needs a television in the classroom? This session demonstrates how streaming video can be provided on a small scale. Using the Local Area Network, captured video is stored centrally with streaming television programmes available across the network of 20 PCs and 3 Interactive Whiteboards. We look at a case study from Westwood Infants & Nursery School in Nottinghamshire about the migration from traditional video technology to a network-based medium. |
JANET(UK) Training | |