1. Bednet On-line school education for children and youngsters with medical needs 1

2. 2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet  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 network of his/her class 2 A long term ill child is hit twice as hard...

3.  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  disruption remained limited  gradual re-integration not all ill children are open for this 2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet 33 Bednet offers educational and social solution... Support social contacts Diminish learning gap

4. The Bednet application  at home computer camera printer/scanner headset  in the classroom computer webcam printer/scanner camera speakers microphone

5. 2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet 5 The Bednetsystem...

6. 2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet 66 The Bednet application

7.  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 2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet 77 Bednet: facts and figures...

8. 2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet 88 Amount of children supported by Bednet

9.  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. Bednet: facts and figures... 9

10. 2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet 9 regional staff employees (5,5 FTE) ICT-support members (3,5 FTE) Office manager (0,5 FTE) Employee funding and communication (0,5 FTE) Managing director Team of 20 ICT volunteers Flanders and Brussels (Dutch schools) 10 Bednet today: team … 10

11. How is Bednet supported?  44% government (Flemish and provinces)  18% partners/sponsors (GDF Suez, Belgacom, VLK)  38% gifts & sponsoring

12.  as of school year 2013-2014 Work on new subsidiary and sponsoring dossiers Efficiency and change traject to increase to 500 children simultaneously Policy and business plan Technological innovation 2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet 12 Bednet’s future...

13. 2003-2008: 5 jaar Bednet 13 Our partners... Kom op tegen Kanker, de campagne van de Vlaamse Liga tegen Kanker vzw. 13

14. 2003-2008: 5 jaar 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 14 For more information... 14