A Sensational Special Guest Skype Session!
This week’s “Faraway Friday” was a very special one thanks in part to our magical guest, and the wonderful people at Skype Classroom. Mme Leslie’s 3rd grade class was able to connect with American advertising executive Mr. Jeff Goodby from Goodby-Silverstein. He connected with us all the way from San Francisco, California! Why you might … Read more
The Power of Reading: My Skype in the Classroom Read Aloud Session
Last week, I read aloud to an amazing Kindergarten class in Kea’au, Hawaii via a Skype video call from California. I decided to read Alex and the Amazing Lemonade Stand, a book that has fundamentally impacted our family. The book is about a girl named Alex, a young girl faced with a big problem that … Read more
The Arctic’s Youngest Explorer Makes a Skype Visit to Texas Classroom
For the students in Jennifer Hurst’s 4th grade class, most of their own exploring occurs just around their neighborhoods nearby their hometown just outside of Austin, Texas. So when they had the opportunity to have a Skype video call with Oli Milroy, the youngest member of the Arctic Jubilee Expedition, they were thrilled! The students … Read more
Skype Enables Unique Learning Experiences Beyond the Classroom: Sri Lanka
Education professionals around the world are exploring the use of Skype as a platform to connect their classroom and share their learning experiences with teachers across the globe. Skype in the classroom is a free global community that invites teachers to collaborate on classroom projects through the use of Skype, to share skills and inspiration … Read more
Celebrities Take to Skype to Promote Reading and Literacy to Classrooms
Last month, Skype proudly celebrated World Read Aloud Day as a part of our Skype in the classroom program. This global day of literacy awareness is about taking action: action based on a belief that everyone should have the ability to read and write. Through Skype in the classroom, we’re helping motivate children, teens, and adults worldwide … Read more
Celebrating World Read Aloud Day: Our Global Reading Initiative and Free Group Video Calling for Teachers
I love to read and I love stories. I was called a bookworm as a kid, because once I cracked open a book, I just couldn’t put it down until it was done! And, now, I watch with delight when my 12 year old daughter does the same. The hairy feet of a Hobbit. The … Read more
Skype Calls with Classrooms Help Propel Author to Best Seller Status
Author Nancy Richardson Fischer is a veteran storyteller. But in the age of the internet, the publishing industry has faced unique challenges, and reaching audiences interested in reading new stories has become more difficult. For Fischer, it was embracing new technology – including Skype – that has helped expand her horizons in the publishing space. … Read more
What’s the Hype with Mystery Skype?
Since the launch of Skype in the classroom, we’ve been amazed by the creativity that teachers have shown in using it in new and innovative ways. One surprising success story has been the popularity of Mystery Skype lessons. A Mystery Skype lesson involves students in a simple guessing game. Two classrooms arrange to connect with … Read more
