The Pros of Video Conferencing

Video conferencing is a new and upcoming technological tool that is starting to be integrated into the classroom with great results. Using video conferencing in the classroom helps teachers and students in many ways. It gives students:

·          the ability to collaborate with other people from almost anywhere in the world, thus giving them experience with people of other cultures.

·         the ability to see and speak with experts of different topics that they might not otherwise get to see.   

Using Video Conferencingin the Classroom is a web site that supports the use of video conferencing, and has different lesson plans, preparation, and resources to help the teacher use video conferencing in their classroom. It also gives excellent reasons why it should be used in classrooms, such as:

·         collaboration

·         planning

·         guest experts

·         virtual field trips

·         and team learning