VideoConferencing Insight Newsletter


UKERNA’s SuperJANET5 backbone network is designed meet the needs of the UK’s primary and secondary schools as well as the requirements of all research institutes, universities and further education. 27 November 2006.
	27 November 2006. SuperJANET5 was launched 26 October 2006. In less than a month, 10 regional networks have connected to the new backbone network, over 50% of the total. The newly enhanced communications network for UK education and research is operated and developed by UKERNA (www.ukerna.ac.uk) and supported by JISC (Joint Info... (read article)



A videoconferencing project at Eastview Middle School in White Plains, New York and TANDBERG receive USDLA Awards for their accomplishments and programmes in Distance Learning. 30 October 2006.
	30 October 2006. Last week TANDBERG® announced receipt of the 21st Century Best Practices Award from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) for leadership in the field of distance learning. The 21st Century Best Practices Award recognizes pioneering organizations in the field that have changed distance learning, as well as organizations that have challenged exi... (read article)



The Kent “Meet-in-School” Project of the Kent County Council aims to create a videoconferencing network that could potentially involve up to 685 schools in Kent in south-east England. 10 October 2006.
	10 October 2006. Aethra SpA is providing its technology for the Kent “Meet-in-School” Project of the Kent County Council to create a videoconferencing network that could potentially involve up to 685 schools in Kent. The project aims to encourage more young people into higher education by providing schools with increased access through video communications ... (read article)



TANDBERG Connections Program for K-12 schools announces Virtual Field Trip Schedule for 2006; videoconferencing brings Once-in-a-Lifetime Experiences to students in their classroom. 20 September 2006.
	20 September 2006. How many students get the chance to take a morning scuba-dive to see underwater ecosystems in a coral reef in the Great Barrier Reef off Australia— and still make it back for geometry class in the afternoon? Or to talk to a Pearl Harbor survivor as part of their World War II curriculum? The answers might surprise you .... many students do... (read article)



In an interesting report sponsored by TANDBERG, Wainhouse Research estimates that about 25% of U.S. schools have adopted videoconferencing. The penetration of classrooms is only 1 percent. 4 September 2006.
	4 September 2006. TANDBERG’s Jan Zanetis, their Market Development Manager, Education, tells us that a new report entitled “Taking the Wraps off Videoconferencing in the U.S. Classroom; A State-by-State Analysis ” can be downloaded from the TANDBERG web site at: http://www.tandberg.net/ind_focus/education... (read article)



VideoCentric and Nelson Thornes (previously Moorhouse Black) to co-operate on delivering to schools advanced level lessons via video conferencing technology in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 15 August 2006.
	15 August 2006. VideoCentric and Nelson Thornes Distance Learning (previously known as Moorhouse Black) have agreed to work together to accelerate the delivery of distance learning programmes to schools in the UK. Nelson Thornes Distance Learning will supply the course content and Videocentric the videoconferencing systems. UK schools who do not have the appropriate sta... (read article)



How a Distance Learning Project at the University of Manchester expanded access to teaching of the A-Level Further Mathematics programme to secondary schools unable to offer this subject. 14 August 2006.
	14 August 2006. In the UK, A-Level Further Mathematics is a program that is taken as an option by the brightest Math students in schools at age 16-18. Many schools in deprived areas lack the resources to provide this program and so the University of Manchester offers this tuition as part of its community involvement work. Previously Math Department tutors drove t... (read article)



In California, the K-12 High-Speed Network has started a Pilot Program to develop cost-effective and reliable Online delivery of teaching and learning resources for K-12 schools Statewide. 16 July 2006.
	Posted 16 July 2006. K12HSN is a California state program which provides network connectivity, Internet services, teaching and learning application coordination, and videoconferencing coordination and support for California’s K-12 community. K12HSN provides for K-12’s participation in the California Research and Education Network (CalREN). CalREN is the high-speed, high-b... (read article)



The Governor of Alabam, Bob Riley, says that 20 more schools will join the 24 original schools that are members of ACCESS - Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Education and Students Statewide.28 June 2006.
	28 June 2006. The Governor of Alabam, Bob Riley, has announcd the expansion of a distance learning program that will include Birmingham-area schools. Twenty more schools will join the 24 original members of Access - Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Education and Students Statewide. The announcement iwas made during the annual Alabama Educational Technology Conference at the Birmi... (read article)



St. Clair County school district could not afford to take their students on a field trip to Australia or Taiwan but videoconferencing technology makes taking such trips possible on a regular basis. 10 May 2006.
	10 May 2006. Thanks largely to the efforts of the St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA), all county schools in St Clair, Minnesota, USA now have the ability to take their students to different worlds without ever leaving their classrooms. Last month St. Clair was one of a few school groups nationwide to be have their work recognized for their role in the I... (read article)



On Kodiak Island, Alaska Polycom videoconferencing systems enable the School District to offer more courses and bring its highly qualified teachers, virtually speaking, to every school. 3 April 2006.
	3 April 2006. The Kodiak Island Borough School District is located on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Most of the students live in the small borough of Kodiak, but others are scattered among seven Alaska Native villages that have their own schools. Village populations range from 40 to 250 inhabitants. In one village school, Larsen Bay, enrollment totals 15 students who attend class in a... (read article)



Absolute Golf is one of the most important companies in golf events specialised in organising events for amateurs; its offices in Italy and Shanghai are linked with Aethra videoconferencing systems. 28 March 2006
	28 March 2006 Absolute Golf (www.absolutegolf.it )was founded by Mr. Martin to support the Martin Argenti Golf Challenge that celebrates its 13th annual event in 2006. The company is now one of the most important companies in golf events specialised in organising events for amateurs. Absolute Golf has always worked in collaboration... (read article)



Author Jim Stovall provided his inspirational perspective on living with total blindness to 8 middle/junior high schools in the U.S. participating via videoconference and to more students as a web cast 15-03-2006
	15 March 2006. Author Jim Stovall provided his inspirational perspective on living with total blindness - as well as insight into his The Ultimate Gift book and upcoming feature film via a live conference on 6 March 2006. The event is part of Berrien County (Michigan) Intermediate School District’s (BCISD) ASK (Authors Specialist and Knowledge) program. Students in eight middle/junior ... (read article)



Global Nomads Group and Polycom offer thousands of K-12 Students an Opportunity to discuss Mozambican Culture and History in nine interactive broadcasts stretching from March 23 to April 12 2006. Posted 20-03-2006
	20 March 2006. Global Nomads Group (GNG), a cross-cultural exchange organization based in New York has launched of Mozambique Alive, a virtual journey through Mozambique via Polycom video conferencing technology. Mozambique Alive is the latest of many programs undertaken by Global Nomads Group with the goal of broadening students` horizons and creating international... (read article)



The Virginia Commonwealth Governor’s School is a school within a school that provides distance education to bright students in schools in three counties of Virgina; 99% of them go on to University. 13-03-2006
	An old story posted 13 March 2006 . Virginia`s pioneering Commonwealth Governor`s School - a "school within a school" that opened in September 1998 - is the first real-time, interactive long-distance governor`s school in the state, serving 380 gifted students in three counties. Through reliable and easy-to-use visual communication, the school develops "Pioneers for the Future" ... (read article)



TANDBERG’s T4 video-based training program and its content providers search portal make distance learning fun for students, easier for teachers, cost-effective for school districts
	6 March 2006. TANDBERG has introduced two new programs in North America that harness the true potential of K-12 schools’ interactive distance learning investments and make it easier for educators to learn about, locate and implement the most compelling educational video content for their students. The first program - TANDBERG Teachers Training Teachers Program, or T4 - ... (read article)



Alberta schools are using video-conferencing to enhance student learning in many different ways, to avoid travel to administrative meetings, and to provide professional training remotely
	27 February 2006. Alberta is recognized as a leader in technology and its integration in the province’s education system. The Government’s current business plan for the Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) education sector includes implementing technology standards and solutions to support teaching and learning. By establishing standards, Alberta Education is supporting system-wide ... (read article)



Australia’s famous School of the Air is turning to satellite technology to broadcast lessons to o children aged 5-10 who are hundreds of kilometres from the nearest school and have to study at home
	Posted 20 February 2006. Australia’s famous School of the Air is turning to satellite technology. Schoolchildren in Australia's 300 remote sheep farms will receive their lessons in broadband to desktop computers. The School of the Air is switching to use a satellite-based system from its radio transmitters. The school caters to children aged 5-10 who are hundreds of ki... (read article)



Tiny rural primary schools with enrollment of less than 100 pupils in Devon, UK use videoconferencing systems from Polycom to share pupil experience and broaden the curriculum
	20 February 2006. Primary Strategy Learning Network (PSLN) is a British Government initiative designed to ensure that every teacher in every primary school has the opportunity to work within a group of schools, strengthening pupil learning and implementing effective Continuous Professional Development programmes. Five schools in Devon have deployed a Polycom video conferencing solution to help ... (read article)



Six primary schools in Coventry, UK have begun to offer foreign languages by video in a 10-month pilot using native teaching assistants teaching at a nearby secondary school in Coventry
	Posted 20 February 2006. Ten-year-olds love novelty. So when children at Park Hill Primary School in Coventry, UK, began receiving live Spanish instruction by large-screen video, the lesson quickly became a highlight of the week. The goal was not really to entertain. It was to pioneer the teaching of modern foreign languages in primary schools around the UK. Hiring hundreds of ... (read article)



Polycom suplies videoconferencing systems to 35 elementary and middle schools in Michigan; this will bring the world to our classrooms here in Berrien county said the technology director
	Posted 13 Febrauary 2006. Berrien County Intermediate School District (BCISD) is an educational service agency serving 29,000 students in Berrien County, Michigan. The schools served include 16 public school districts, 30 parochial schools, and three public school academies. Its mission is to provide programs and services to our constituent school districts which enhance learni... (read article)



A videoconferencing link between four schools in London and a Primary and Secondary School in Japan to develop an understanding of what it would be like to live in another country
	9 February 2006. Pupils at the four schools in London and the pupils at two schools in Japan will learn with and from each other to support the curriculum and develop an understanding of what it would be like to live in another country. Tsuchido Primary School in Western Japan and Yasaka Junior High School in Tokyo will encourage pupils to use the dialogue gained with pupils in London to improv... (read article)



Students can now visit virtually places they would probably not otherwise have a chance to see ... like the Great Barrier Reef in Australia which uses a PCS-1P Sony videoconferencing system
	Posted 13 February 2006. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the natural wonders of the world. It is a World heritage site. It is the largest coral reef in the world, made up of 2500 separate reefs; it stretches over 2000 km. The 540 islands of the Great Barrier Reef are of two distinct types, continental and coral cay. The landmass is half the size of Texas. Its eco... (read article)



Renowned Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Dr. Ben Carson, will share Academic and Life Experiences with Students across the United States as part of Polycom's Free Educational Content Program,
	13 February 2006. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., director of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, today spoke with students across the United States via Polycom video conferencing solutions. Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. is the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, a position he has held since 1984. H... (read article)



Video conferencing is rapidly becoming an everyday teaching tool in schools, said Geoff Turrell, Director of ATHENA, Excellence in Cities Education Action Zone, Birmingham.
	11 January 2006. "The Polycom solutions are particularly suitable for an educational environment, providing a portfolio of enhanced features and applications that make the technology easy for teachers to use, simplifying connectivity and delivering the highest quality voice and video," Geoff Turrell, Director of ATHENA, Excellence in Cities Education Action Zone, Bi... (read article)



At BETT 2006, the Polycom stand will demo live video lessons from: The National Portrait Gallery, The National Maritime Museum, The National Space Centre, The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, The Imperial War Museum and The Welcome Library Trust
	11 January 2006. At BETT 2006 at Olympia, London this week, Polycom on Stand G20 will demonstrate how its desktop and classroom video conferencing solutions can provide an immersive educational experience that improves pupil motivation and concentration. Polycom will be demonstrating how its Polycom PVX video conferencing software for use on a PC/lap top with a webcam and i... (read article)



The TANDBERG at BETT in London will demo TANDBERG videoconferencing education solutions; teachers will learn the simplicity of the technology and what archiving & streaming can achieve
	9 January 2006. TANDBERG will exhibit a selection of its videoconferencing education solutions at the 2006 BETT Show in London next week. Teachers will learn how education authorities are using video conferencing to improve the use of resources and deliver a wider range of subjects to a larger audience. BETT 2006 runs from 11 to 14 January 2006 at Olympia, London. BETT is the world’s l... (read article)



Polycom, Inc. has created its Polycom Video Conference Program Database, a free searchable video content database for educators ... updated daily by Berrien County Intermediate School District
	5 December 2005. Polycom, Inc. has created its Polycom Video Conference Program Database, a free searchable content database for educators. Updated daily, the database contains content opportunities from such organizations as Global Nomads Group, the Museum of Television and Radio, Cleveland Institute of Music and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, to name a few. Polycom, in partnersh... (read article)



In India, Reliance WebWorld with Intel India has announced the launch of a national elocution competition for 9-14 year old students using video conferencing available at Reliance WebWorld stores
	18 November 2005. Reliance WebWorld in association with Intel India has announced the launch of a national elocution competition, using video conferencing, for 9-14 year old students who are Reliance WebWorld customers. Registrations to participate in this competition are open until 9 December 2005. The national winner of the contest will win an award of Rs. 20,000 and the first ... (read article)



In Brazil, FTC EaD selects DIRECWAY Broadband Satellite from Hughes to teach the higher education degree- level courses throughout Brazil that all Elementary School teachers must take
	26 October 2005. Waldeck Ornelas, general director for the Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciencias - Educacao a Distancia (FTC) says: "We are contributing to democratizing education." TFTC launched a teacher qualification program this year for 84 Brazilian municipalities, giving the students the chance to take classes in their own towns, and with the same quality as if they were in a sta... (read article)



Students from Islamabad and Cairo participated in a videoconference organised by the Empower Peace organisation which has built a worldwide network of 4000 high school students and teachers
	29 September 2005. The third Empower Peace video conference took place on 29 September 2005, with students from Cairo, Egypt and Islamabad, Pakistan video meeting with students from Long Beach High School in Long Island, New York and a student delegation from four Greater Boston area high schools. Students organised their own presentations to the 90-minute videoconference. Over 700 ... (read article)



Massachusetts Information Turnpike - the State Education Network - will help create a GigaPoP in Boston to provide K-12 schools with connectivity to Abilene, Internet2's next-generation Network
	27 September 2005. Thousands of children at K-30 schools across the State of Massachusetts will now have access to the super-high speed network Internet2. Internet2 has announced that two of its university members, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), will together sponsor the Massachusetts Internet2 K-20 Initiative - consisting of the Massachus... (read article)



Minnesota Tele-Media will increase curriculum options for the region’s K-12 students; 41 K-12 school districts and several higher and adult education institutions will benefit
	4 August 2005. Minnesota Tele-Media is a consortium that provides research, planning, funding assistance, implementation and organization of telecommunications and distance learning services for educational institutions in southwestern and west central Minnesota. The “Electronic Learning Commons” project is designed to enhance the region’s educational services infrastructure and provide a wide ... (read article)



Under-achieving pupils at some schools in Birmingham, UK receive a Support Programme in Mathematics and Writing using video to enhance and extend teaching; they respond well to this
	20 April, 2005. ATHENA Excellence in Cities Education Action Zone was formed in 2001. In Birmingham it is successfully deploying Polycom group and desktop video conferencing systems (including the recently announced Polycom PVX™ video conferencing software application) to help raise standards of under-achieving pupils in 5 primary and one secondary school. ATHENA is also installing the ... (read article)



TANDBERG has spurred the evolution of distance learning in Texas and helped more students achieve academic excellence, says the Chairman of the Texas Distance Learning Association
	21 March 2005. Texas, with its large rural school population and scarce teaching resources in some school districts, is a national leader in distance education with nearly 90 percent of its districts equipped with visual communication technologies. Many Texas colleges and universities are also using TANDBERG visual communication to resolve distance and resource challenges. Region ... (read article)



Hautes-Alpes Développement (HAD) in a mountainous part of France has chosen Marratech eMeeting portal to facilitate IP videoconferences over newly installed satellite communications
	28 February 2005. Satellite dishes were installed at 21 sites across the Provence-Alpes-Cote d¹Azur region (PACA) in France in October 2004. The program is led by Hautes-Alpes Développement (HAD) and has been financed by the EU (FEDER), the French government, the PACA Region and the Départements Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Var and Vaucluse. AF Consultant ... (read article)



Howe Public Schools in a rural and deprived part of the State of Oklahoma, USA use TANDBERG videoconferencing to provide language classes and offer remote cultural visits to their students
	Posted 8 November 2004. Howe Public School District in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, USA is composed of an elementary, middle and high school. Collectively, the schools serve a population of only 389 students and fall into the State’s highest category for poverty and reported child abuse cases. The school district’s budget just met teacher salaries and operatingexpenses, but nothing was le... (read article)



Schools in County Durham, UK are using a TANDBERG 880 videoconferencing system, an interactive whiteboard and a 42" plasma display screen to widen the horizons of their pupils
	18 October 2004. Direct Visual, a leading independent supplier of videoconferencing and audio visual solutions based in Batley, West Yorkshire, won the Videoconferencing Project of the Year Award 2004 from the UK’s AV Magazine with this project for schools in County Durham, UK. A group of schools in a rural community in County Durham are adding a new dimension to classroom-based ... (read article)



The Rhondda Cyon Taff Local Education Authority is the second largest LEA in Wales with 19 secondary schools under its control; they installed 9 TANDBERG 550 set top videoconferencing systems which are now widely used on the Welsh IP network
	Posted 12 April 2004. The Rhondda Cyon Taff Local Education Authority faced a dilemma two years ago in May 2002. They wanted to have capability to offer a wide and varied selection of subjects in post-16 education in seven of their 21 secondary schools in order to attract more students each year. But the teaching of more ‘unusual’ subjects required a critical mass to be justified in terms of th... (read article)



The Global Nomads Group takes students on a virtual Voyage of Discovery about Rwanda's Past and Future; 8 broadcasts from Rwanda reach classrooms thanks to Polycom, V-SPAN and EMS Technologies
	6 April 2004. The Global Nomads Group (www.gng.org) is a non-profit organization with the mission of fostering dialogue and understanding among the world's youth. It’s latest project, Rwanda Alive, will put students around the world directly in touch with their Rwandan counterparts through live broadcasts from April 13th to May 7th, 2004. Rwanda Alive cons... (read article)



A new web site globalgateway.org.uk has been launched by UK’s Ministry of Education -The DfES - supported by “Videoconferencing in the Classroom Project/www.global-leap.com”
	10 February 2004. Posted 27 March 2004. The Global Gateway is a new international website, enabling those involved in education across the world to engage in creative partnerships. It is a one-stop-shop, providing quick access to comprehensive information on how to develop an international dimension to education.” (British Council) The launch of Globalgateway took place at Godwin Schoo... (read article)



The London Grid for Learning plans to deploy the Click to Meet™ solution from FVC to all 2,600 schools in the London region by 2006, covering 65,000 teachers and one million students
	17 March 2004 - First Virtual Communications, Inc. has announced that its Click to Meet™ solution is currently being piloted in select schools in the London area. Due to highly satisfying initial results, there are plans to deploy Click to Meet to all 2,600 London schools by 2006. The London Grid for Learning (LGfL) is a not-for-profit trust established across all 33 ... (read article)



The Mexican Higher Education system will use Motion Media Videoconferencing solutions to broadcast video to Universities throughout the country in a project implemented by SAASTEL
	20 January 2004. The Mexican Government will deploy Motion Media’s videoconferencing solutions as part of a nation-wide distance learning program to be used within the Mexican Higher Education system. Deployment began December 31, 2003 and was expected to be completed by Q2, 2004. Noteworthy is the development of a new, custom solution called the “Distance Learning Conferencing System” ... (read article)



The UK’s Award for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School went to Mrs Nina Panayis of Godwin Junior School, London who is using videoconferencing to “twin” with a school in Jamaica
	27 October 2003. The UK prime minister gave a teacher a surprise during a school assembly to honour her with the award for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School. Nina Panayis, from Godwin Junior School Forest Gate in east London, was shocked and said of her accomplishment: “I think it means an awful lot and it’s a tremendous achievement for the school and the community.” People at th... (read article)



Video Conferencing Raises the Standard of Language Education and Provides New Teaching Opportunities at St.Peters High School, Exeter and Dientzenhofer Grammar School, Germany. 24 March 2004
	Alison Sykes, Assistant Head Teacher at St. Peters High School in Exeter, which has been awarded Specialist Language College status, and English teacher Carmen Rascher at Dientzenhofer City Grammar School in Bamberg, Germany recently conducted a pilot programme to link the two schools using Polycom iPower video conferencing systems. This project was co-ordinated by Tim Arnold, a ... (read article)



Hollywood makes an offer through the Film Directors Guild of America to organise a videoconference Q and A Session with students of film studies in America, Europe or Australia. November 2003
	24 November 2003. The (Film) Director’s Guild of America (DGA) has been conducting videoconference question and answer sessions connecting working Hollywood directors with film students from around the country (USA). The Guild is interested in reaching out to “wired” schools that have the equipment and interest in this program. This invitation is addressed to schools in America, Europe, or Aust... (read article)



Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis Miss. use Polycom VC systems to bring the world into the classroom and ensure equal educational opportunities for 300,000 students November 10 2003
	Posted 10 November 2003. (Source: IVCi) Martha Bogart and Ruth Litman-Block know that nothing sets a child on the path to success like a solid education, and they''ve made it their mission to leverage the power of technology to provide robust curriculum and educational equity for the students of St. Louis. Bogart and Block work for Cooperating School Districts (CSD) of Greater St. Loui... (read article)



To get the best out of videoconferencing in developing language skills careful planning is required. An Interview with Jennie Robinson, Head of Modern Languages, Monkseaton Community High School, Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, UK
	03 July 2003. Monkseaton Community High School started using videoconferencing to teach modern languages in 1997. Encouraged by Paul Kelly, the headmaster (an American), Mike Butler the previous Head of Modern Languages set up a programme with partner schools in France, Germany and Spain. The school is one of 141 schools in the UK designated as “a Language College” and hence is expected to lead... (read article)



Children in hospitals in Paris and Birmingham, UK and in a Department store in Germany enjoy live video meetings with Santa Claus who has a new Polcom ViewStation FX- December 2002
	18-19 December 2002. Santa Claus lives on the Korvatunturi Fell, located in north-eastern Finland. Since his secret getaway is hard to reach, Santa decided to build official offices on the Arctic Circle some 17 years ago. Santa is there to greet visitors from near and far every day of the year and also to listen to children’s Christmas wishes. Santa got his first video conferencing system in 19... (read article)



Nineteen secondary schools in Wales broaden their curriculum offering with TANDBERG 550 videoconferencing systems -December 2002
	Nineteen secondary schools in Wales broaden their curriculum offering with TANDBERG 550 videoconferencing systems -December 2002 18 December 2002. Rhondda Cyon Taff Local Education Authority, with 19 secondary schools under its control, is the second largest LEA in Wales. In May 2002, the LEA installed TANDBERG videoconferencing facilities in many of their schools, in additi... (read article)



The Potter’s School is a private secondary school that utilizes videoconferencing to provide live instruction via the Internet to 800 students using FVC’s Click to Meet Express client - November 2002
	14 November 2002. The Potter’s School is a private secondary school that utilizes videoconferencing to provide live instruction via the Internet for grades seven through twelve. The Potter’s Schoolnow has over 800 students in 23 countries. They have all installed First Virtual’s Click to Meet(tm) Express web conferencing solution to participate in home school classes with live teach... (read article)



Some 50 Irish schools in the “Dissolving Boundaries” Project select Leadtek’s ISDN videophone from ProVu Communications, UK - November 2002
	The Leadtek ISDN videophone has been selected to be supplied to Schools throughout Ireland for the “Dissolving Boundaries” Project. The Irish reseller Netcom Communications worked together with ProVu and Maynooth University to specify and install the videophones. The project is designed to improve mutual understanding between students and teachers on both sides of the border between Ire... (read article)



North-east Arizona, a very remote area deprived of secondary education facilities, uses TANDBERG videoconferencing systems to provide classes for eager students
	There are areas of the United States of America which are very remote and might be termed deprived areas. North-east Arizona is one such area. Almost half (43 percent) of the residents in some parts of North-east Arizona live below the poverty line, and many fail to complete high school. For far too many, the opportunity to participate in modern higher education remains a distant p... (read article)



Many UK schools take an instant tour around the Commonwealth by videoconference with the Government-backed Global Leap event - They find the Event demonstrates how videoconferencing can radically change the way in which children interact and learn - 27 May 2002
	Many UK schools journeyed around the world for a day of lessons via video conferenc (See programme on page 3). Participating UK schools took part in lessons with schools in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa to share how they are celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth who became Queen 50 years ago. Like the initial Global Leap event on 29 February 20... (read article)



The Star Schools Program of the U.S. Dept. of Education has awarded more than $275 million to 48 distance learning projects over 12 years - July 2002
	The American Star Schools Program is one of the largest and most successful public and private partnerships for delivering distance education in the United States and around the world. Since 1988, the Star Schools grants have provided access to technology, telecommunications equipment and instructional programs for more than ten million learners, and provided professional development a... (read article)

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