Videoconferencing in Action

This page is intended to provide links to websites that give information about  the uses of videoconferencing in all sectors of education.  Some of the links provide specific examples.  This page will be under constant review, with new links and information being added as it becomes available.  If you come across a link that you think might be of interest to other WVN users, please e-mail the WVN Project Administrator with the details. 

A series of case studies on the use of the Welsh Video Network has also been produced.

Further information is also available at www.rsc-wales.ac.uk.

Global-Leap was launched on Tuesday 29th February 2000 with a worldwide, 16 hour videoconferencing event.  The event was organised to demonstrate the power of videoconferencing as a resource which can be used to deliver exciting lessons to children around the world.  The Global-Leap website has lots of information on what's going on in the schools' sector.  It includes a timetable of videoconferences to join covering specific areas of the school curriculum, as well as contacts in schools throughout the UK that are looking for videoconferencing partners.  A book called Video Conferencing in the Classroom: Communications Technology across the Curriculum is available on the website which details a range of curriculum developments involving videoconferencing as viewed through the eyes of Devon Curriculum Services and a substantial number of collaborating schools.  The book is divided into 10 sections, including several case studies.

	Becta (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) is the Government's lead agency for ICT in education.  The Becta website provides a wealth of information on videoconferencing and other applications of ICT in schools.  The site also has a useful section called Leaps across the globe, which illustrates some examples of the use of videoconferencing and gives links to further information and more case studies.

Becta also provide a website giving ICT advice.  Included here is an 'Ask an Expert' section, and in May 2002 the Expert focussed on videoconferencing and the educational opportunities this technology can provide.  The section includes a question and answer session.  Although designed primarily for schools, the site has a wealth of ICT information relevant to any educational setting.

Schoolsconnect.com is aimed at finding and linking schools with videoconferencing equipment.  Schools are able to register their requirements on the website for prospective partners to see, so that links can be made between schools around the world.  There are also sections designed to help students and teachers get started with projects that could lead to international contacts.