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Three new Videoconferencing sessions from Virtually University
Virtually University is offering 3 further videoconferences in November from Bristol, Newcastle and Birmingham. These sessions are free to schools and suitable for KS5 students and all schools/colleges with interested students are welcome, subject to available places.
Physical Geography: Investigating the 'Lost' World Beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet by Dr Neil Ross, Newcastle University on 14 November 2013 between 1.15 and 2.15
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The next videoconference from the Natural History Museum is taking place on
Friday 8 November 2013, 11.00-11.45
Suitable for Key Stage 2 (7-11 years old)
In the deepest ocean, in the darkness and under huge pressure, you might think life is scarce. But you'd be wrong. The deep sea is one of the least explored areas on the planet, yet many strange and wonderful creatures live in this extreme environment.
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We are delighted to have the British Museum joining the Janet Content Providers in the new year. Their first session will be on Thursday 9th January 2014. It is entitled Treasure challenge video conference. There are two sessions, from 10:30-12pm and from 12:30 to 2pm. Advanced bookings are now being taken for this exciting event, which is designed for Key Stage 2 students. The students work through the real challenges faced by archeologists, scientists and museum staff.
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A case study about Shrewsbury Sixth Form College's use of videoconferencing has been published at this link:
https://www.ja.net/sites/default/files/SSFCcasestudy_FINAL_0.pdf
Read more about their participation in the Barclays Retail Development Program arranged by Virtually University, one of Janet's Content Providers.
Find out also about how videoconferenicng with a school in France led to a class visit to France for Remembrance Day in 2012.
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The Videoconferencing Schools Project (VCSP) list is a way of keeping schools informed about videoconferencing events, new upcoming sessions, etc.
If you are not already on the list and you wish to be added, you can send an email to Phyllis Callinan. If you wish to be removed from the list I can do that too.
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New to BETT 2013, this is a one-day programme of seminars on 31st January, designed to help your school unlock the full potential of this powerful and cost-effective technology which can help enrich the curriculum and offer learners new opportunities to prepare for becoming part of the global workforce of the future.
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Give your students the opportunity to engage with real scientists and be inspired by life in the field with a free programme of video conference events and live chats. Students will discover what it’s like to perform cutting-edge research in Borneo, one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet.
Appropriate for Key Stages 2,3 and 4.
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If you're not already aware of the National STEM Centre, you may be interested to know that they provide lots of useful resources in the E-library on their web site at:
http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/
Items can be found according to age range or subject.
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Megaconference Junior, now in its 10th year, is an international program designed to give students in primary through secondary schools around the world the opportunity to communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other’s learning in real time, using advanced multi-point video conferencing technology.
The 13 hour conference will take place on 2 May 2013. Paul Bonnett and Phyllis Callinan will be helping to coordinate the UK school participants for this event.
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**** Note this session is now full *****
With Virtually University's objective of informing and inspiring students' wider choices and alternatives to the conventional university route to a degree, we are delighted to offer an interactive videoconference from Barclays introducing their award winning Retail Development Programme. This will take place on Thursday 22nd November between 2.00pm and 3.00pm.
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