St. Edmunds RC School in Dover is hosting a Videoconferencing training day on 16th May.
Tim Bundy from the National Space centre will provide training in the use of videoconferencing to theTeachers who attend, and will also explain the National Space Centre E-mission.
Any schools who are interested in attending the FREE training day, please email Digital.Curriculum@kent.gov.uk and we will forward your information on to St. Edmunds RC School.
At the end of the training day, Schools will have the option to purchase an 'E-Mission' at a cost of £250.00
‘E-Mission is an exciting simulated mission delivered through live video conferencing and dedicated web pages. Students in a classroom anywhere in the world and the Flight Directors at the National Space Centre’s e-Mission Control can link up using the latest video conferencing and Internet technology.
e-Missions provide the excitement of the mission scenario to inspire students and encourage the use of new technology in education. The event is aimed at KS3/4 and focuses on using Science, Maths, ICT and Geography in a fun, interactive way.’
For more details on the e-Mission visit:
http://www.spacecentre.co.uk/education/outreach/e-missions.htm
We look forward to your responses
‘Meet-in School’ - Connecting Learning Communities – FREE Videoconferencing training for teachers and the chance to loan videoconferencing equipment for FREE for 6 weeks, plus win a National Space centre 'E-Mission'
Digital Curriculum have been running the ‘Meet in School’ videoconferencing project since January 2006 and have loaned VC equipment to a number of schools across Kent.
We have decided to organise some training days to enable schools who have not used Videoconferencing before to receive FREE training in videoconferencing and possibly win the chance to loan the VC equipment for FREE for 6 weeks (usual cost £150.00).
The training will be provided by Tim Bundy from the National Space Centre. Tim will train all attendees in the use of videoconferencing and will also show the National Space Centre’s latest ‘e-mission’.
‘E-Mission is an exciting simulated mission delivered through live video conferencing and dedicated web pages. Students in a classroom anywhere in the world and the Flight Directors at the National Space Centre’s e-Mission Control can link up using the latest video conferencing and Internet technology.
e-Missions provide the excitement of the mission scenario to inspire students and encourage the use of new technology in education. The event is aimed at KS3/4 and focuses on using Science, Maths, ICT and Geography in a fun, interactive way.’
For more details on the e-Mission visit:
http://www.spacecentre.co.uk/education/outreach/e-missions.htm
At the end of the training day the names of the schools that have sent representatives will be put into a hat. The school pulled out will be able to loan one of the ‘Meet in School’ videoconference kits for 6 weeks for FREE and will also be given a National Space Centre e-Mission day (normal cost £250.00)
If you are interested in attending the FREE training then please email your contact details, along with a paragraph about your experience of videoconferencing and how you would use VC equipment in your school, to digital.curriculum@kent.gov.uk alternatively send your information to:
Miss Rebecca Chapman, Digital Curriculum Officer
Room 2.30 Sessions House
County Hall, Maidstone ME14 1XQ
Four Schools who joined the 'Meet in School' project this term, took part in our first Videoconference training Session. Each of the 4 schools had their kit installed last week and today they all dialled into a Multipoint conference. This enabled all four schools to receive the videoconference training from Neil Sampson (CDEC representative) who was in one of the schools.
This highlights the benefits of videoconferencing right away. No one had to travel miles for their training, they simply had to walk to the classroom, dial into the call and listen to Neil. It was also a great way for the Teachers to practice making a call and to play around with the remote and camera.
All 4 schools made a contribution in the question time section and 2 Teachers even linked up to arrange a History Lesson.
Watch this space for these and other School's case studies to see what exciting videoconferencing projects they get involved in over the next few weeks.