Does TV’s Shark Tank Bite on Skype-Based Translation App?
A little under a year ago, we did an interview with Ryan Frankel, the CEO of VerbalizeIt – a real-time translation app that adds live bi-lingual interpreters to Skype voice and video calls. Since then, Ryan and VerbalizeIt co-founder Kunal Sarda recorded an episode of ABC’s hit reality series Shark Tank. For those not familiar, … Read more
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
La cultura è importante: al Salone del libro di Torino leggi, ascolti e condividi con Skype
Domani a Torino si apre il Salone Internazionale del Libro, la più grande manifestazione italiana dedicata al mondo dei libri, dell’editoria, della cultura. Anche quest’anno, “la più grande libreria italiana” offre un palinsesto ricco di eventi: convegni, presentazioni editoriali, dibattiti e spettacoli che hanno come obiettivo quello di dare visibilità a tutti, partendo dai grandi … 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
Skype in the classroom en el día del libro
Hoy, en el día del libro queremos recordaros las iniciativas de Skype in the classroom. Skype in the Classroom, permite conectar aulas, y realizar proyectos y experiencias de aprendizaje con profesores y alumnos de todo el mundo. Creemos que podemos contribuir al amor por la lectura, y por eso apoyamos acciones como la que llevamos … Read more
Der erste Skype-Anruf von der Spitze des Mount Everest
Der britische Forscher Mark Wood ist einer dieser Menschen, die man abends mal in der Stammkneipe trifft. Sein zurückhaltendes Auftreten lässt noch nichts von seinem immensen Ehrgeiz und seiner Ausdauer erahnen. Beides zeigt sich dann, wenn er sich wieder zu einer seiner waghalsigen und spannenden Expeditionen aufmacht. Im Jahr 2011 hat er als achter Mensch … Read more
