The document discusses the benefits and possibilities of virtual classrooms, including enabling all students to participate regardless of illness or location, engaging experts as speakers, collaborating across schools, and recording classes for later review. Features of virtual classrooms mentioned include video conferencing, interactive whiteboards, polling, chat functions, and breakout groups. Examples are given of classes connecting with experts in other locations and countries.

1. Effective Learning in the Virtual Classroom

4. Web conferencing – some examples Ping Project 2009 Learning from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra saxophonist

5. Grade 3 meet the Minister for Finance

6. Cross adding 12+1 or 11+2 gives 13 Learning Vedic Maths from Sebastian Panakal Kerula India 11 +1 12 +2 2 11 +1 12 +2 13

7. Teaching anywhere, anytime to anyone!

8. Unpacking the virtual classroom- using Blackboard Collaborate !

10. The Whiteboard Used with permission from Delise Oldfield Education Officer Warrnambool Art Gallery

11. The whiteboard tool bar Year 11 IT students use the tools to draw their favourite technology

13. Interactivity

15. Collaboration

16. Application sharing

17. Sharing Student/Teacher screens

21. You can’t ask questions of a textbook!

23. Student demonstrating skills learnt using youtube

24. File transfer to participants Sending files through elluminate

25. Web Tours http://www . (key in the web address to share)

26. Polls

29. Sample Breakout Rooms

35. Stories from the classroom!

37. Ian Lewis on Kanawinka – Volcanoes and Caves

41. Friends of the Earth

43. Asian Connections - Malaus Taman Burkitt Maluri School, Kuala Lumpur

44. What skills are important to learn?

45. What symbol best describes your country? The emu

48. Boston Grade 6 student teaches year 10 IT class Halloween

49. A true global classroom – a student from Hawkesdale, two from China, two from Bangkok and one from USA are taught by an optician about the eye, using discoverE virtual classroom software.

54. Virtual Classrooms

55. Flatclassroom Project Student Summit Global Education Conference