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

John Warwick

warwickj322@thegrid.org.uk

Chris Carter

carterc523@thegrid.org.uk