Got Skype, Now What
March 5, 2010
presentation at http://voicethread.com/#q+got+skype.b932040.i5026915
Ideas for use
- Skype other room – pose math puzzle, reading, share video or other files
- give everybody in the school skype and use for basic communication
- rainy day recess fun times
- planning or meeting when resources are in different locations
- workshops and training across district
- connect with library, read across library, special events at the library, etc
- skype with a school in another state, ask each other map based questions and try to figure out where the person on the other side is…
- partner class and share learning, or ask each other questions to go find out and answer next time
- festival of lights type traditions, skype with someone there that can talk about the traditions
- skype an author http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/
- find people at http://skypeinschools.pbworks.com/Directory
other links
http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/using-skype-at-school.html
http://www.edutopia.org/skype-internet-tool-students
http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_14270.htm
