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Communicating Classrooms: Breaking Down Barriers

June 17, 2008 | Leave a comment

Communicating classrooms designate the software and equipment that allow students in a classroom to access the world by means of multimedia tools. They are the spin-off of a procedure used by teaching teams looking to share ideas on educational projects that they have in common.

The Internet allows people to communicate with each other freely and frequently without having to travel to meet them in person. It enables students to learn a foreign language and about its culture through exchanges with native speakers, and schools to create partnerships for cross-disciplinary studies.

Communicating classrooms make use of videoconferencing, with webcams and easy-to-use “table” cameras that can film part of the whole of a classroom. The synchronous mode fosters language exchanges and brings together students who live in very different geographical areas.

The Comenius* Programme
The Comenius programme seeks to develop understanding of and between various European cultures through exchanges and co-operation between schools in different countries. Comenius has the objective of promoting the participation of at least 3 million pupils in joint educational activities by 2013.

*Johann Amos Comenius: a 16th century theologian, philosopher and teacher who believed in bringing education to all. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of modern education.

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The Shift towards the Industrial Production of e-Learning Tools

June 12, 2008 | 1 comment

New software solutions enable users to rapidly create digital content. The emergence of this new software has led to the industrial production of e-learning tools.

The industrialization includes two types of activities:
- The industrialization of tools
- The professionalization and implementation of processes

The industrialization of tools mainly concerns teaching organizations and large companies that have significant human and educational resources. The fact that content can be easily created and distributed has had a direct effect of the volume of production and the harmonization of formats.

This software revolution has enabled the tools to evolve into multimedia e-learning solutions.

The convergence towards a single production tool presents two advantages. It allows people to :
 - Move beyond the issues of reversibility inherent to developments in the software used
- Offer a single and global tool to all participants, as each one has different skills in relation to the resources available.

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Opening Up Multimedia Areas to Everyone

June 12, 2008 | Leave a comment

Special types of training tools are necessary for teaching learners with motor or sensory deficiencies in either normal or specialized classroom environments. Many solutions are now available, both in terms of software and equipment that allow the vast majority of people easy access to computer technology.

Special Software
Numerous software solutions have been developed allowing those with physical disabilities to access computer technology. The visually-challenged, for example, can write and manage Windows software by voice-activated command, thanks to voice recognition software and headsets equipped with microphones.

Special Furniture
Multimedia areas are also being designed to optimize and enhance the use of computer technology for students with disabilities. Teams of designers and ergotherapists have developed special furniture offering greater flexibility. Work platforms can be adjusted via electronic command systems for use while lying down, sitting or standing. Central processing units are directly integrated into the furniture and the table leg is placed in the middle to allow more freedom of movement. With a flat-screen on a swivel arm, the desk can be fully customized.

Thanks to all these new developments, individual workstations or entire classrooms can be especially equipped for a relatively low price.http://www.yanous.com/English.html

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