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Video Conferencing in Special Needs
Watling View SchoolChris Carter
St. Lukes SchoolJohn Warwick
Video Conferencing in Special Needs
• How and why we became involved in Video Conferencing.
• How Video Conferencing is useful in a SEN school.
• Examples of how we use it.
• Examples of how we plan to use it in the future.
• Live video conference with St. Luke’s School.
• Different equipment options.
• Questions.
How?
Why?
Why Video Conferencing is useful in a Special School
• Pupils are more motivated
• Easy to bring the outside world into the classroom
• Adds another dimension to the lesson
• VC matches the visual learning style of our pupils
• Provides more opportunities for learning
• Growth of confidence and language skills
• Staff sharing and exchanging best practice
Examples• Hertfordshire SLD Schools: ‘Video Pals’ project
• St. Luke’s School: National Portrait Gallery
• St. Lukes & Watling View Schools: ‘Keeping in Touch’
• St. Luke’s & Knowles Hill Schools: Science
• Autism Staff: linking with teachers in Wakefield
The Future• Investigating the benefits of video conferencing with students with autism.
• International Schools Project: ‘Come Together, Right Now.’
• Developing the use of Flashmeeting
• More staff activities with other schools
• IP, ISDN or Messenger?
• Webcam & MSN Messenger, Netmeeting, Paltalk etc. From £15
• Better webcam and VC software: Around £70
• PC based Video Conferencing Solution: From £400
• Video Phones: From £500
• Set top boxes: From around £2000
The Equipment Options
Get a webcam (or 2) and give them a try within your school.
(http://kmi4schools.e2bn.net/flashmeeting)
Visit a school which is already using Video Conferencing
Visit these websites:http://www.global-leap.com
http://www.e2bn.nethttp://www.globalschoolnet.org
