Two weeks to go...

Around 70 teachers from Shetland to Berwickshire to The Western Isles to Montrose have registered an interest in participating in The Access Network FlashMeetings.

I am now contacting everyone to get further details eg whether a webcam/headset is needed; school address; ideal times for online meetings; areas of interest/for discussion etc.

The additional information is slowly coming in; so with a tight time-scale and some interest in a second trial meeting, I have booked another FlashMeeting for Thursday, 21st June, also at 4.10pm. Colleagues are being asked to choose either the 14th or 21st to try out this online conferencing.

I feel that some respondents may be interested in an initial face-to-face (in the same room) demo to give them the background knowledge and skills to take part from August. If this turns out to be the case, then I will arrange a training session in Fife towards the end of June.

Already, there is sufficient interest to enable future meetings dedicated to specific areas eg (at present) Maths, Science, English, Home Economics, Support for Learning, and Skills for Work.

Finally, thanks again to Partners in Learning (SQA and Microsoft), and in particular Walter for funding the purchase of forty Trust webcams and headsets and their delivery to the first forty signed-up Access Network participants. The first batch (with instructions for the IT technicians) will be sent out over this weekend.

Email noble_d@hillsideschool.co.uk for further information.