bett 2012: skype in the classroom: connecting your students to the world
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Presentation slides from Microsoft's stand at BETT 2012 discussing how Skype in the Classroom can help promote creativity, forge new links and helping anytime, anywhere learning .TRANSCRIPT
Skype in the classroom:Connecting your students to the worldJoe DaleIndependent Languages Consultant
Choosing the right context for your students
Download the latest version of Skype for free from
skype.com and create an account Get familiar with Skype features and privacy settings Check your hardware and try a test call with a friend Sign up to Skype in the classroom at education.skype.com
with your Skype login details Complete your profile Search for a local or international partner or project and get
in contact Watch the how-to guides on education.skype.com or Vimeo
for more ideas
How to get started?A few top tips ….
Classroom Examples
Santa visits Key Stage 1Live from the North Pole
Skype sleepoverAround the world – 8 videoconferences in 1 night
Live from the House of LordsLord Knight of Weymouth talks to Hotspur Primary pupils live over Skype from the House of Lords
Mike Artell joins a classroom in OregonIllustrator and author teaches pupils how to draw using iDroo and Skype
Bringing language learning to lifeConnecting with a French partner school and giving pupils a real audience
Climate changeSpeaking to 3 national experts on climate change including a Nobel Prize winner
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to over 3,000Professor Boyer asks Burmese democracy leader and political activist to speak to his students in Virginia
Assign your class Skype jobsAround the world in 80 schools - Silvia Tolisano
Calendar
Greeter
Share
Q&A
Photographer
Videographer
Backchannel Writers
a backchannel chat
Backchannel Cleanup
Live Blogger
Blogger Word Problem
Google Earth
Google Map
Info Station
Data Entry
Elapsed time
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