Mr Gerry Strong
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Its use continues to expand across the curriculum. Conferencing links have been made with other schools in N Ireland as well as Eire, England and a number of European countries. Listed below are some video conferencing subjects, which took place during the academic year 2000
a) Drug Abuse – linked with local Universities, Politicians and schools
in N Ireland.
communicating with local colleges and universities as well as institutions of possible employment e.g. Hospitals Local Government etc. d) Cross-community - links with other schools in Eire, communicating on a variety of topics with pupils and staff in the republic of Ireland’s border county schools. e) A community resource – we have other schools in our community which uses this resource for a variety of purposes. Our Lady of Mercy High School for Girls (Strabane) have used video conferencing as part of their ‘European Studies’ program, talking to schools in Norway and Sweden. WE WELCOME OTHER SCHOOLS TO USE OUR ICT RESOURCES Within St Joseph’s there are a number of staff, including the Principal Mr T G Strong, who actively use the conferencing facility as part of the delivery of the curriculum. Contact names and their specialist fields are listed below: 1. Mr Tony McConnell – Video conferencing technician and the person
whom all
St Joseph’s welcome communication through video conferencing anywhere in the world and can be contacted on our video conferencing ISDN line: (44) 288166 48250 on the PICTURE-TEL SYSTEM. INTERNATIONAL NET WEEK St. Joseph's High School, Plumbridge, was the only school in Northern Ireland that was involved in the International Net Week in October 1999. Each school involved was allocated a full day and was called 'Netday 99'. This week involved schools and other educational institutions communicating through video-conferencing, email, and faxing. St. Joseph's linked to three other schools, one in Portugal, one in France and one in England during the 'Netday 99' to discuss everything and anything of interest. Pupils and staff learnt about the life styles and cultural differences between the communities. Plumbridge being a very remote rural area, were able to give an insight into the life of an individual who lives in such an area compared to those in other countries and settings whether it is rural or urban. This Net Week was co-ordinated by staff from Magee College, Ulster University in Derry through Sarah Quilty. Mr. Strong, the Principal of St. Joseph’s is fully supported this initiative in education. As part of the initial organisation of St. Joseph's Netday, Mr. Strong and Sarah Quilty organised a morning session on the 30th of July to make contact with the partner schools to discuss details on how the Day should be organised, what information should be exchanged, which staff and pupils should be involved and the subjects or topics that should be discussed. The accompanying photographs show the staff computer video linked with Boston Spa Comprehensive School in Leeds having discussions about the Netday.
If you would like further information about our 'Netday 99', you can
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