Skype in the Classroom 

Then and Now!

Skype tools and resources:

• Setting Up Skype and Using it
• Cool Cat Tips for Skype in the classroom (or just learning how to use it) - "I have been learning how to use skype in my classroom and have taught students how to use it as well."
• Tools for the Teks: Integrating Technology in the Classroom - Skype in the Classroom - Internet connectivity in educational settings provides opportunities for interactive exchange and collaboration between students living on other sides of town or the other side of the planet.
• See Me, Hear Me: Skype in the Classroom - Chat with authors, record podcasts, and cover reference -- all online and for free -- with Skype.
• Example of a Skype podcast
• Staying Safe with Skype
• Skype Privacy FAQ
• Ustream - Use this to create a free broadcast.

Group Discussion

What ideas do you have for using Skype in education?

• Bring sick students into the classroom.
• Skype with students/families in other countries
• Interviewing
• Professional development
• Foreign language and social studies - connect with related countries
• Collaborate with VoiceThread (or other) projects
• Some schools block Skype - how to deal with this
  • Show the "powers that be" the educational use of this tool
  • Tech folks can unblock or open a port
• Students encouraged to work harder when work is viewable by parents and others
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