Presented during the European Virtual Schools Colloquium that took place on 22nd-24th May 2012 in Sheffield, UK.

1. Bednet
On-line school education for children
and youngsters with medical needs
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2. 2003-2008: 5term ill child
A long jaar Bednet is hit twice as hard ...
 the illness or the accident
itself
 physical or psychological
problems
 often severe therapies or
long recovering period
 away from his/her familiar
environment for a long time
 misses a lot of lessons at
school
 sometimes cannot finish
the school year
 falls out of the social
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3. Bednet offers educational
2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet and social solution ...
 Education: diminish knowledge gap
 majority of children passes to the next grade
 combination with scholing at home / volunteers
 strongly depending on illness development
 Inclusion: support social contacts
 often named as one of the strongest points
 “being part of it” is motivating
 returning to the classroom is easier
Support Diminish
 disruption remained limited
social learning
 gradual re-integration contacts gap
 not all ill children are open for this
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4. The Bednet application
 at home  in the classroom
 computer  computer
 camera  webcam
 printer/scanner  printer/scanner
 headset  camera
 speakers
 microphone

5. The Bednet application
2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet
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6. Bednet: facts and
2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet figures...
 All education networks
 conventional and special primary and secondary schools
 general secondary education (ASO) as well as technical and
vocational education
 spread out over 5 Flemish provinces and Brussels
 Pathology
 wide variation, but almost 50% are cancer patients
 accidents and surgery: from 9% to 15%
 Cooperation with volunteers, schooling at home and
hospital schools
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7. Bednet: facts and
2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet figures...
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8. Bednet: facts and figures...
 Added value of the Bednet project
1. Each Bednet project is custom tailored
2. Bednet takes into account the needs and expectations of the
other “users
3. The system is easily accessible and user-friendly
4. free of charge
5. The school remains totally responsible and in control
6. Bednet collaborates intensely with all other actors
7. Bednet develops expertise, consolidates it through
knowledge management and shares it to all relevant actors.
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9. Bednet today: team
2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet …
 8 regional staff employees (4,2 FTE)
 A pedagogical responsible
 ICT-support members (2 FTE)
 Office manager
 Managing director
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10. Bednet’s future
2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet ...
 as of school year 2012-2013
 Work on new subsidiary and sponsoring dossiers
 Efficiency and change traject to increase to 500 children
simultaneously
 Policy and business plan
 Technological innovation
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11. Our partners ...
2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet
Kom op tegen Kanker, de campagne van
de Vlaamse Liga tegen Kanker vzw.
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12. 2003-2008: 5 jaarinformation
For more Bednet ...
Bednet vzw
Bondgenotenlaan 134 bus 4
3000 Leuven - BELGIUM
0032 16-20 40 45
info@bednet.be
www.bednet.be
Els Janssens, managing director
0473-77 69 82
els.janssens@bednet.be
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