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Session #IL 24 - Flat Classroom with Skype! You Can Do It! Shelby Foster Central Manor Elementary School Shelby Foster Penn Manor School District

Ironically the session I was going to attend on professional learning networks was cancelled and so after some roaming around I stumbled into this wonderful session embarrassingly late!

The speakers provided us with an extensive guide to Skypiing and using Skype in many creative interactive projects on their moodle- so my notes pale in comparison, however some brief notes follow. Don't miss clicking on the moodle link below. Just choose "log in as guest" to see the presentation and follow along.

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And here are some highlights from the 7th -12th grade projects to whet your appetite!

Skype American Soldiers overseas - ask parents, ask other teachers,network network network to get contacts- then email first to arrange it Intenet Safety Exercise - they use this for 7th grade girls night out - the teacher begins a chat with someone claiming to be a 7th grader in NY (really another teacher waiting on skype) the girls get pulled in - ask questions - learn all about this "7th" grader - suddenly he calls - the girls push the teacher in charge to accept and when she does up pops the school technology director

8th Grade Language Arts have to do a persuasive speech - they Skype into a 12th grade class across the state and perform their speeches on camera - the 12th graders critique and email comments to the classroom teacher

World Culture Night- students and parents in the school library skyped with contacts in Japan and the Ukraine. These contacts came from relatives of the students. (note: this really increased parent interest and involvement in the school)

Skpye into the local nursing home (started with someone's grandmom) This has turned into community outreach for their school with nursing home residents teaching other residents how to Skype and join.

7th grade buddies- students in elementary school are paired with 7th grade buddies for chat and skype calls to learn about middle school Learning Support students Skyped the administration office to share reading projects

Idea: Skype students into a school board meeting

Cool stuff! Cory