One of the main features of these sites is the virtual tour, allowing visitors to see a map of the school and click on the rooms.
We have used Microsoft ICE to stitch together 360 degree photographs of rooms, exporting the images as a Deep Zoom Tileset and then uploading them into our Learning Platform.
The images can be scrolled left and right and zoomed in or out.
The sites give students a real feel for the school they will be attending in the new school year.
Yr 6 pupils can also ask questions in the site which to be answered by the Secondary School Staff.
They can see what a typical day consists of
And check out what their new school uniform.
These Interest Spaces have been developed by the schools with the help of their E-learning advisers. Workshops were held where school staff could learn how to develop their site and incorporate the interactive school map and ICE images.
