Web conferencing

Virtual lessons
VSS, SDE and Mt Isa SOTA teachers run synchronous lessons with students across a variety of subject areas.

Classroom collaboration
Students in Ormiston, Scotland watch as students from Ormiston State School in Brisbane read them bedtime stories. [read full story]

Virtual Field Trips
Students can now take an active part in Virtual Field Trips anywhere in the world - view surroundings, see data as it is collected and ask questions in real time.

Meetings
Smart Classroom Mentors hold online 'cathup' meetings to share ideas. An EDS holds regular meetings to support small school principals.

Sharing ideas
Years 1 and 2 students from Clermont State School explain the iSupport program to teachers at a workshop in Brisbane.

Moderation
Different groups have used the tools to moderate such diverse topics as the Digital Pedagogy Licence and QCAR English for Years 4 and 6.

Systemic messages
Dave O'Hagan addresses the Cairns Orange Card workshop from his desk in Ed House.

Professional Development
Kristine Kopelke delivers the keynote address at the Warwick 'webinar'.

Classroom guests
An artist in New York works with students from Pilton State School to create scenes from their book 'The very hungry caterpillar'.

Taking control
The web conferencing tool can be used as a virtual help desk. It allows all staff to share applications or even take control of another person's computer - across platforms.