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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 |
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10.30 |
Sports Reports - A Videoconferencing Gifted and Talented Event Incorporating Blended Learning for Students The presentation will give some background into the Sports Reports one-day event, developed by the City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Wakefield is being supported by the DfES in making this event accessible to partner local authorities. The presentation will cover how the event begins to address integrated gifted and talented provision, personalised and blended learning, as well as boosting key stage 3 to 4 transfer and preparation for the Year 9 ICT Test. Videoconferencing and a virtual learning environment are used to present content to students, but also encourage their interaction with each other. Wakefield’s focus on pedagogy will also be outlined through a cross phase project that has been developed with 15 schools across the district. |
3 plus 3 to 4 Transfer | City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | ||||
| 11.00 | Discover Distance Learning View a LIVE taster session from one of our tutors and see how this innovative learning style works. Nelson Thornes Distance Learning is one of the UK’s leading distance learning providers with over 12 years experience in delivering successful GCSE, AS and A2 courses. As part of Nelson Thornes, you can be confident that our courses meet the high educational standards you expect. Distance learning provides an alternative learning experience to the traditional classroom. So come and see how you can provide a wider curriculum choice for your pupils. |
GCSE, AS and A2 | Nelson Thornes | ||||
| 11.30 | Transporting minds Brief background to the Zone’s activity. What videoconferencing is good for. CPD opportunities using videoconferencing with two practical illustrations (HEADroom and PLANit). |
KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 - aimed at Teachers, Head teachers and Local Authority Advisors | ATHENA EiCAZ, Birmingham | ||||
| 12.00 | Rock Idol Rock Idol is a national competition for student bands. It uses videoconferencing to allow the bands to perform to a real audience and to get immediate expert feedback from a panel of experts. The competition has grown over the past three years to the national competition it is now. The next stage is to take the competition into Europe. |
Wmet | |||||
| 12.30 | National Maritime Museum |
Key Stage 3 | National Maritime Museum | ||||
| 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 | Tai Chi Crowded show? Need to relax? Northwood primary School have had many successful videoconferences with schools in China. The children and teachers have particularly enjoyed doing Tai Chi together. We would love you to join us in some Tai Chi. |
All key stages and adults | Northwood Primary School, Erith, Kent | ||||
| 2.00 | 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 | ||||
| 2.30 | 'Tudor Portraits' The children have videoconferenced with the National Portrait Gallery and the National Archives and will present information that they have learnt from these sessions. They will present the pictures being discussed, then show some of the portraits of Tudor characters they have produced themselves, explaining who their subject is and answering questions about how they did the work, what they know about the person etc. |
Shinewater School | |||||
| 3.00 | 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 'WW1 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 | ||||
| 3.30 | Videoconferencing technologies and Standards Overview and differences of IP, ISDN, Access Grid, Desktop and proprietary videoconferencing systems. |
JANET(UK) Training | |||||
| 4.00 | 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 | |||||
| 4.30 | 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 | |||||
| 5.00 | 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 | |||||