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Dear colleagues, I wonder if any of your classes may be interested in a US political debate via videoconference. A colleague in Texas is interested in the UK’s perspective on the results of the American election and would like to hold an international...
Dear Colleagues, Please read below for information about the JANET Training Course – Introduction to Videoconferencing. Please be aware that for the purposes of the course cost a School, LA or RBC count as a JANET Interconnect connected site. Thanks,...
Dear Colleagues, Please read below for a professional development opportunity to share information on the use of VC in teaching with colleagues in America. If you are interested in taking part please contact Dawn Colavita on dcolavita@cilc.org . Dawn...
We have been plugging away at this problem for a few weeks now. There has been some progress in that outbound calls out of KCN do now work via IP. You need to prefix any IP address that you are provided with the '@' symbol to make the call work...
The National Archives would like to announce the launch of five new special videoconferences for Key Stage 2 and 3 students, focusing on the human stories behind history. The addition of these new videoconference sessions brings the total number of opportunities...
Hi, I have just been asked to try to get some international involvement in a project run by the Centre for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) based in America. This isn’t a JANET Collaborate supported project, however this initiative it is...
The Tenth Anniversary Megaconference will be held on Nov 6, 2008, all day, everywhere. Because this is the 10th Megaconference, some very special things will happen then that have not occurred in previous Megaconferences. The Megaconference is the largest...
Quickly following the week where the BridgIT server suffered downtime, we now have a major problem with IP based VC traffic in and out of the KCN. Currently schools are unable to conduct normal JVCS calls. We are unable to recieve inbound IP calls from...
Final Call for National Poetry Day Videoconference hosted by Havering LA - October 9 th 2008 We would like to invite you to take part in a videoconference for primary and secondary schools during National Poetry Day, on October 9 th 2008, starting at...
We recently had a problem with our BridgIT server which is used for data collaboration alongside video conferences held within the Kent Community Network (KCN). (This server is not accessible outside of the KCN.) The problem has been resolved by upgrading...
Hi We have an unexpected place on this conference due to the withdrawal of one of the participating schools. The first VC will take place in the Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Cambridge, and is an excellent opportunity for students to see the...
Hi I hope you've all had a good break, and are keen to get VCing with us again! The bad news is that we now have to make a charge of £60 to primary schools to participate in our conferences (although if you feel that you can make a case for having...
This blog will be moving home to the Kent Learning Zone. For the time being I will add to both blogs in parallel as not all schools have accounts on KLZ yet. The reason for the move is that other Kent biased video conferencing information will also be...
Aethra announced the international launch of Athena, the company’s new rollabout video system with unique modular features. Athena is customizable to individual requirements – including monitor type, codec model, materials, and colors, as well as offering...
Hi If you want to book a place on one of our long projects for 2008-09, you still have time before the 'early bird' rate expires on May 31. For more information, see http://motivate.maths.org/getinvolved/LongProjects2008-09.shtml . We also have...
Hi all, Partner school wanted near the sea! A group of KS1 year 2 children would like to discuss pastimes with similar age children who live on any part of the UK coast! Our children are in Greater London. Many thanks Iffat Iffat Chaudhry Education Development...
Dear Colleagues, Please find attached a link to a very interesting story posted on JANET Collaborate about new videoconferencing educational content from the Houses of Parliament titled: Prison Reform: Parliament’s role then and now. The UK Houses of...
This month Tenor Alfie Boe returns to his hometown of Fleetwood for a series of open rehearsals, concerts, Video Conferences and Webcasts with an orchestra of home-grown musicians, the Lancashire Sinfonietta. Alfie Boe is certainly a Tenor with a difference...
The pilot is now ready to run - a bit later than anticipated, in May. I attach a flyer with the basic details. Please feel free to share with your contacts so we get booked up! Thanks again for your help in getting us up and running Regards Tom -----...
Hi We will be revising some of our charges from September 2008 (full details at http://motivate.maths.org/about/charges.php ). The changes you should be aware of are: * primary conferences will cost £60 per VC centre (so two or more schools at a single...
The Motivate Project is putting on a free videoconference for Science Week. The first four schools to respond who have VC'd with us already will get the places. The VC will take place on 5 March, starting at 10.30am, and lasting for about 1 1/4 hours...
Hi We now have an unexpected place on our Nrich problem solving day for Y12 A level maths students on 29 Feb. See http://motivate.maths.org/conferences/conference.php?conf_id=152 . This will be an excellent way to extend Y12 students' understanding of...
Videoconference Layout on Screen The Booking Service has been changed so now videoconferences default to continuous presence rather than voice switched layout on screen. When the conference is booked, a continuous presence, single participant layout will...
Dear Colleagues, Please find below the Final Call for participants for the Megaconference Junior 2008 Event. The conference runs from 12am (Midday) till 12pm (Midnight) on 21 February. You are free to join via videoconference for as much or as little...
Hi everyone I have a number of groups looking for A Level collaborations. Obviously, I have posted them on Janet collaborate, but in case you are not yet checking it regularly, (shame on you!) here they are A level Geography - a school in rural North...
Hi You may be interested to know that there is a new Motivate primary/secondary conference, Lunar Emergency, which is aimed at 10-12 year-olds, on 24-06-2008. If you are interested in this conference, please go to http://motivate.maths.org/conferences...
Greetings my UK & Canadian friends, I'm looking for some 7th grade / age 13 or so classes to do the following project with us: Eco-Conversations Students connect internationally to discuss current environmental issues and their impact locally. Students...
Dear Colleagues, Please follow the link below to find an article on the 10,000th Schools videoconference managed by JVCS, entitled JANET Brings Royalty to Wakefield. http://www.janetcollaborate.ac.uk/news/janet-brings-royalty-to-wakefield While at the...
Dear All Motivate Maths (Cambridge University) have some places free on some of their VC conferences (both primary and secondary). Also I have booked two days next year for our own SEGfL motivate maths day. All I need is schools that are interested and...
Hi We are getting a lot of bookings for our conferences so I thought it might be helpful to summarise where we still have places before Easter. For post-16 students: The Mathematics of the Quantum World, ( http://motivate.maths.org/conferences/conference...
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