Video-conferencing
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Part of:
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What to consider when using video-conferencing and how to keep learners and practitioner safe.
Overview
Video-conferencing enables multiple people in different locations to join a virtual room. It allows participants to share audio, video, text and presentations in real time over the internet. Cameras and microphones can be turned on and off.
Keeping learners and practitioners safe during video conferencing
Please read the video-conferencing safeguarding guidance.
Video-conferencing through Hwb
Through Hwb, staff have access to Microsoft 365 and Google for Education. They can use Microsoft Teams and Google Meet for video conferencing.
Using video-conferencing to deliver lessons
Video-conferencing can be an effective tool for practitioners delivering blended learning. By scheduling a video-conference lesson you are committing to delivering a lesson on a specific date and time.
You can use video-conferencing to:
- deliver lessons to your class and learners
- deliver small group pastoral or teaching sessions
- conduct a well-being catch-up session or hold a ALN appointment
Benefits of video-conferencing lessons
- Offers participants an opportunity for face-to-face contact in real time.
- Facilitates interactive and collaborative learning.
- Has positive impacts on learner engagement and well-being.
- Is useful for keeping in contact with learners.
- Feedback to learners is instant.
- Enables individualised support.
- Can be used to enable children and young people to keep in contact with their peer learners and engage in group learning, for example, discussions.
Things to consider before you start a video conference
- Video-conferencing is real-time. Carefully consider what can been seen and heard in your environment.
- Everything on your screen or that you share will be seen by all.
- Practitioners call allow learners to present their screen and share content. If learners are using video and audio, then all learners should choose a neutral location that is appropriate and safe.
- Where possible, practitioners and learners should use background blur settings in Microsoft Teams and Google Meet.