Microsoft Skype
Connecting Your Classroom to the World with Skype
Bell Work:
- Go to this site https://education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/overview and select Join Now at the top right
- Select Office 365 to join
- Open the Skype One Note Class notebook. Check your email and select the link was sent this morning.
Objectives:
- Learn the basics of Mystery Skype to improve student engagement, digital literacy and critical thinking skills all while having fun!
- Encourage and capture classroom collaboration.
- Join Skype in the Classroom to find transformation learning experiences.
- Use the resources in the Skype notebook to organize and record your global connections.
- Find guest speakers and virtual field trips without leaving the classroom
4 Guiding PLC Questions
- What is it we want our students to learn?
- How will we know if each student has learned it?
- How will we respond when some students do not learn it?
- How can we extend and enrich the learning for students who have demonstrated proficiency?
Skype in the classroom creates global citizens
Skype Inspires Literacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E5309zZOB4
Task 1: Join Skype in the Classroom with your Office 365 Account
Task 2: Mystery Skype
- Assign Roles
- Participate in Mystery Skype
Task 3: Mystery Skype Reflection and Skype Q and A
- Mystery Skype resources are posted in the Class Notebook
- Questions for the teacher?
- How do I get started with Skype?
Task 4: Guest Speaker Skype
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The World in Your Classroom
How do I get started?
- Follow-up with your tech coach to test Skype on your computer. You can enter a work request if you do not have Skype installed (eagwo@rcschools.net)
- Skype 2016 is needed for best results.
- Web Cam
- Visit this site to get started https://education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/overview
- Skype with the contact before you include the students in a Skype call. We must keep students SAFE!
- Check out this teacher's website and Mystery Skype Tipshttp://psolarz.weebly.com/how-to-set-up-and-run-a-mystery-skype-session.html
Skype Setup and Settings (watch me)
- Open Skype 2016 and login with Office 365
- Hide location in Profile
- Add Skype contact as contact in email
- How to Skype call
Find Skype Contacts on Twitter
- Following Skype in the Classroom on Twitter @SkypeClassroom
- #mysteryskype
- Skype with the contact before you include the students in a Skype call. We must keep students SAFE!
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Ask Your Tech Coach
Email: tibbsc@rcschools.net
Website: www.eag.rcschools.net
Location: 500 Old Hwy 99, Eagleville, TN, United States
Phone: 615-904-6710
Twitter: @Tibbstechcoach