Skype in the Classroom

photo credit Nasa / Goddard Space Flight Center / Reto Stöckli Being a connected Educator was never so much fun! Skype in the Classroom Skype ! Free software to make video calls to anywhere in the world! Free download and part of North Penn's AUP Create Account Easy to do Create 'Skype Name' yetterclass1 Add to your e-mail signature! Skype in the Classroom! 100's of lessons to sign up for around the globe! https://education.skype.com/ Mystery Skype Two popular formats * Play 20 Questions to determine location 'Are you East of the Mississippi? May try to locate school Various jobs for students Suggest Google Maps on Ipad! * Cultural Clues! Give other class clue about your state A famous resident of our state was Milton Hershey... Mystery Skype Do's & Dont's! Be sure your location is turned off! Try not to let any students to the camera with local sports teams! That also applies to posters in classroom! Suggest students present questions to the teacher before other class (slates work well) Have 1-2 students act as greeters Fun to play Rock/Paper/Scissors via Skype to see who goes first! Other Ideas... Book Chats w/ other class Charades w vocab / spelling words Parents/Grandparents read from home or other locale (China) Be as imaginative as you can! You might be here?! Mystery Skype ... Sign up and browse for connections http://mysteryskypes1213.weebly.com/