The one-stop-guide to video conferencing
in schools
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Register online and find
schools with similar interests
• Browse our library for lesson plans and case studies
of successful VC’s submitted by teachers
• Sign up for future events
• See the latest things happening in VC
• Access our wide range of advice and support materials
• Access E2BN’s services and guides – Join
our network and enjoy the benefits of broadband video
conferencing
Video Conferencing has great potential in teaching
and learning. It can engage students and provide opportunities
for the creative use of ICT in lessons. There is now
a wide range of equipment available to schools from
systems for whole class teaching to web cameras for
one to one communications. Knowledge of how video conferencing
can be integrated into the curriculum is increasing
all the time. However a large proportion of the good
practice going on in schools is not being used to inform
others. Many schools still have difficulty in contacting
sites or individual teachers with similar interests
to conference with. There is also a bewildering amount
of equipment and information and a variety of ways
of using this to support leaching and learning. Therefore
this site aims to provide a one-stop-guide for your
video conferencing needs.
The site features:
A matching
section – find others with the same interests
By filling in a simple online form you can register
you areas of interest (subjects/topics) and the E2BN
Multiclass site will automatically give you a list
of other schools and establishments that most closely
match with you interests, along with the option to
view suitable up coming events you may be interested
in participating in and details of conferences from
the resource library you may like to try in you school.
A resource library:
This area contains a searchable database of lesson
plans and case studies to assist teachers in integrating
video conferencing in lessons. If you have successfully
used video conferencing to enhance teaching and learning
in your school please feel free to submit a summary
of the event and any related resources so that your
experience can be shared with others.
An events section:
Where schools, the RBC’s and other establishments
can advertise planned events for schools to participate
in
A News Section:
Giving reports on events that have happened in schools
as well as other news information relating the video
conferencing.
Help and advice pages:
Advice pages -explaining the different types of video
conferencing, the suitability of different system of
equipment and systems, practical advice on setting
up video conferencing within the classroom as well
as how video conferencing can be used to enhance teaching
and learning. Contributions have been included from
practitioner schools as well as the RBC’s and
others working in this area.
Help facility – including FAQ’s and a place
to register your queries online.
Access to E2BN services:
E2BN provide a range of video conferencing services,
these are described in the help and advice pages and
can also be accessed direct from the home page, with
full guidance and tutorials on how to register to use
these services.
If there are any additional services of information
you would like to see included in this site please
contact us at admin.e2bn@e2bn.net
