Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally. Students:

• use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning.

• use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.

• contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

• explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions.
  

Skype in the Classroom is completely free to educators and experts around the world to connect and sharing learning experiences using the standard free version of Skype. We are a part of the Microsoft Educator Community - a place for educators to learn, connect and share. To participate, all you need to do is download Skype and create a Skype account. You can use that account to register on the Microsoft Educator Community. Browse content and use the filters to find the perfect learning activity for your students, then request a session. We have hundreds of Guest Speakers, and learning activities which bring the curriculum to life, as your students interact live with experts and virtually visit many exciting places in the world.