My Skype Experience and Ideas
Downloading and using Skype was a piece of cake. However, the strict security harnessing our high school network/Internet caused some issues afterwards. Skype worked great, but then we couldn’t access Blackboard or other web applications.
My students were tuned in to my first experience with Skype. They were fascinated by the tool. We discussed the many uses of this it.
Visit http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/10/using-skype-in-classroom-or-just.html for a pod cast to help guide teachers to use Skype. Vicki Davis emphasizes the importance of being vigilant in teaching students safe practices in using Web 2.0 tools.
Beyond the personal benefit of communicating with Skype to family, friends, and colleagues who may live many miles away, there are several uses of Skype in the classroom. Here a just a few:
Class discussions with children sick at home
Parents listening to their child’s presentations at school
Note sharing
Communicating with foreign language classrooms around the world
Skypecasts
Communicating with home schooled children
Collaborating on projects after school hours
Interviewing outside school resources
Many more classroom Skype uses can be found at:
http://connectingandcollaborating.pbwiki.com/Classroom%20Collaboration%20with%20Skype
2 comments:
I particularly like the idea of being able to connect with students who are ill and cannot attend. Just having them listen in to the class discussions would really help them stay current. Mindy
You have some really good ideas. Thanks for sharing those two very resourceful links.
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