Steve Beard and I have been pals for years.
However, at BETT we almost fell out. I was showing Steve my new ‘happy Snap’
disposable camera from Kodak (which I am very proud of) when he produced from
his bag a digital camera that looked to me like it should have been around at
BETT 2001.
It was a massive clunky thing that looked like a piece of deep sea
diving equipment!
However, Steve was quick to point out that
what he was showing me as a video conferencing camera and a very impressive bit
of kit.
Using the camera Steve and his team from Shropshire have been able to
broadcast back to schools via VC from venues including building sites. The
camera has a built in wifi or you can easily connect a 3G dongle via USB. You
can’t see the people on the other end of the video conference but the camera
has a built in speaker so you can hear everything that is said. Thus allowing
for dialog and two way communication between the person with the camera and the
classroom.
What a wonderful tool with massive
potential in the schools.
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