Videoconferencing in the Classroom Developing interactive videoconferencing across the curriculum in the UK and around the world

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Global-Leap/Videoconferencing in the Classroom Teachers Association (GLVCTA) is a not for profit organisation funded through annual subscription from UK school members.

Global-Leap/Videoconferencing in the Classroom Teachers Association continues to work actively to identify, initiate, facilitate, maintain, support, pilot, promote, co-ordinate, deliver and extend a wide range of content from a variety of Global-Leap endpoints, both in the UK and internationally. This support (practical and pedagogical) is largely based on good-will.

Our aims are to promote the effective and integrated use of Videoconferencing in the Classroom by:

• Providing, delivering, coordinating and facilitating interactive VC content to schools from a range of cross curricular activities and opportunities, including INSET, to support teaching and learning in schools.
• Providing independent advice on getting started (practical and technical advice, support, training and live practice and confidence building sessions)

PLEASE NOTE: Some UK content providers (mainly, but not exclusively national museums or galleries) that we support have access to funding for their VC programmes via their own education budgets. Because these sessions are funded they can can be booked by subscribing schools at no additional charge. Other GLVCTA providers do not have access to any source of funding and therefore some may choose to  make a nominal charge to schools towards their connectivity, preparation and time costs for individual sessions. Such charges, where they are applicable will be clearly indicated at the time of booking, and are between the school and the individual provider, not payable to Global-Leap.

However GLVCTA aims, as far as possible to cover the whole cost of many of our sponsored sessions by paying the freelancer and covering other costs including studio time and connectivity. For some sessions this GLVCTA sponsorship is limited to covering the cost of the first session to the member school. Schools booking second and subsequent sessions may be asked to contibute towards the cost of those sessions. This to ensure that each subscribing school has equal access to the full range of opportunities. GLVCTA aim to cover the full cost of as many sessions as possible within the funding/budget available.

NB Arranging, supporting and hosting an invited guest or presenter to deliver a days VC opportunities may cost GLVCTA from £500 - £1000 or more depending what is required and involved both on the day and the planning and preparation for the day.

Please join the growing community of schools using videoconferencing to make contact with other schools around the world & access the network of Schools, the Museum Gallery and Archive programme, and the International programme.

Annual Membership of Global-Leap (£445 +VAT) gives your school, and your colleagues:

Access to an ever growing resource of like-minded and proactive videoconferencing contacts, an excellent networking resource.

Access to the range of sessions offered by Global-Leap and through the Museum Gallery and Archive programme and the International programme.

Regular updates and email newsbulletins of new and special videoconference events from Global-Leap content providers.

Emailed Newsletters and updates about developments in Videoconferencing, including reviews and experiences of colleagues from locations worldwide.

Access to Global-Leap's extensive experience and expertise through downloads, project news and reports available in the member's area of our website.

Access to our automated test facility for IP and ISDN connections.(NB for reasons of costs, this test facility is only available at 128kb, ISDN and IP. please see the test facility page for further details)

To become a subscribing member, log in to the www.global-leap.org using your email address and a password of your choice. Then select "Add your school details" and follow the instructions to fill in the online form and submit your online form to add your schools details to the network and become a subscribing member. You will receive an email confirmation containing your allocated school ID number and we will invoice your school to cover the cost of your membership.

Terms and Conditions

Please observe the following before booking any VC activity. This will ensure a successful experience for both you and for your far end teacher or content provider.

Terms and Conditions pdf

Summary:

Global-Leap was originally set up with DfES funding to identify, develop and pilot a VC content programme, and support classroom teachers to access that programme. Because it was centrally funded, it was designed to be a freely accessible resource for teachers.

Today the resource is self funded via UK school subscription.

• Global-Leap (Videoconferencing in the Classroom Teachers  Association) is a Not for Profit company funded through subscription (UK Schools).
• Global-Leap (Videoconferencing in the Classroom Teachers  Association) now invites UK schools to make a nominal contribution  through annual subscription, using their eLearning Credits if they wish, as no  central government funding has been available since March 2005.
• Global-Leap (Videoconferencing in the Classroom Teachers  Association) is primarily a content provider, facilitator and  coordinator, supporting, offering and delivering a range of cross  curricular activities and opportunities including INSET to support teaching  and learning in schools. Some of the UK content providers that we support have  access to funding for VC programmes via their own education budgets.  The majority of providers are not funded and therefore may choose to make a  nominal charge to schools for individual sessions. Such charges are arranged  between the school and the  individual provider, and are not payable  to Global-Leap.
• Global-Leap aims, as far as possible the whole cost of many of our sponsored sessions by paying the freelancer and covering other costs including studio time and connectivity. For some sessions this GLVCTA sponsorship is limited to the covering the cost of the first session to the member school. School booking second and subsequent sessions may be asked to contibute towards the cost of those sessions. This to ensure that each school has equal access to the full range of opportunities. GLVCTA aim to cover the full cost of as many sessions as possible within the funding/budget available.
• Global-Leap (Videoconferencing in the Classroom Teachers  Association) does not charge content providers to promote their programmes on the content pages of the www.global-leap.org.
• Global-Leap continues to work actively to identify,  facilitate, maintain, promote, co-ordinate, support, deliver and extend a wide range of  content from a variety of Global-Leap endpoints, both in the UK and internationally. This  support (practical and pedagogical) is largely based on good-will.
• Global-Leap has contributed extensively to supporting JVCS  since October 2004,in order to ensure that VC content and practical support has  remained available and has been extended and that staff and colleagues in both  schools and within the various content locations are supported in order to  minimise the number of unsatisfactory experiences and ensure a successful and  effective outcome for those involved. This  support has also mainly  been based on good-will, and considerable voluntary time and effort from a number of colleagues.
• Some VC content and special opportunities does not appear on the content booking pages of the www.global-leap.org, but is offered directly to individual member schools or promoted directly to member schools via news bulletins.
• Mike Griffith is a Teacher and an independent education consultant. Mike offers his experience and support to members of the association.
• Mike Griffith also offers support via consultancy for specific projects on request.
  

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