SKYPE
Skype can be used in the classroom in many ways. You can use it to:
- bring experts to the students
- bring an audience
- have students learn or teach something
- have students learn about another culture
- to raise awareness
Skype in the Classroom
Collaborate with other classes, no matter where they are; find guest speakers and invite them into your classroom; Take a virtual field trip anywhere in the world.
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Virtual Author Visits
Kate Messner Blog - Authors who Skype with Classes and Book Clubs
Penguin Young Readers Group - We want to help you bring great authors to your school or library. Please feel free to email our Author Appearance Coordinator at [email protected] with any requests or questions.
Skype an Author Network - A wiki page with information on virtual author visits.
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Mystery Skype
Mystery Skype is an educational game, invented by teachers, played by two classrooms on Skype. The aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking each other questions.
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