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Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing help and guidance on the web

YHGfL Booking Service

Click here to connect to Yhgfl's Video Confrencing Booking Service.

Click here to register for your password and username.

Becta

This link to Becta provides advice and guidance regarding integrating video conferencing technology into the classroom. It includes details of past and current DfES and Becta video conferencing curricula projects with links to ongoing partner projects at UKERNA, development work being carried out by Regional broadband consortia (RBCs) and local authorities, as well as links to Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and other International dimensions. The many case studies exemplify the contribution that VC is making to a wide range of curriculum subjects.

Click here for BECTA Guidance

Global Leap

The Global Leap website www.global-leap.com is a resource for teachers around the world, enabling them to get help, advice and support to develop videoconferencing in the curriculum, and to find videoconferencing partners and to book interactive videoconference lessons.

Click to visit Global Leap

UKERNA/Janet

The UK Videoconferencing Services Project is to facilitate the national-scale videoconferencing between schools' networks via the JANET Interconnects.

Click to visit the JANET website

Particularly to VC you will need an E164 number use this document to find yours.

E164 PDF Document

To book a national VC call via JANET use the booking service found here

JVCS Booking Service

A number of RBC links for VC help and guidance

South West Grid for Learning (SWGFL): Video Conferencing Pages  
Cumbria & Lancashire Education Online (CLEO): Video Conferencing Pages  
West Midlands (WMNET): Video Conferencing Guides  
Northern Grid for Learning (NGFL): Video Conferencing Pages