bett 2012: skype in the classroom: connecting your students to the world
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Presentation slides from Microsoft's stand at BETT 2012 discussing how Skype in the Classroom can help promote creativity, forge new links and helping anytime, anywhere learning .TRANSCRIPT
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Skype in the classroom:Connecting your students to the worldJoe DaleIndependent Languages Consultant
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Choosing the right context for your students
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Download the latest version of Skype for free from
skype.com and create an account Get familiar with Skype features and privacy settings Check your hardware and try a test call with a friend Sign up to Skype in the classroom at education.skype.com
with your Skype login details Complete your profile Search for a local or international partner or project and get
in contact Watch the how-to guides on education.skype.com or Vimeo
for more ideas
How to get started?A few top tips ….
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Classroom Examples
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Santa visits Key Stage 1Live from the North Pole
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Skype sleepoverAround the world – 8 videoconferences in 1 night
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Live from the House of LordsLord Knight of Weymouth talks to Hotspur Primary pupils live over Skype from the House of Lords
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Mike Artell joins a classroom in OregonIllustrator and author teaches pupils how to draw using iDroo and Skype
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Bringing language learning to lifeConnecting with a French partner school and giving pupils a real audience
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Climate changeSpeaking to 3 national experts on climate change including a Nobel Prize winner
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Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to over 3,000Professor Boyer asks Burmese democracy leader and political activist to speak to his students in Virginia
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Assign your class Skype jobsAround the world in 80 schools - Silvia Tolisano
Calendar
Greeter
Share
Q&A
Photographer
Videographer
Backchannel Writers
a backchannel chat
Backchannel Cleanup
Live Blogger
Blogger Word Problem
Google Earth
Google Map
Info Station
Data Entry
Elapsed time
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Call to Action
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Joe DaleIndependent Languages Consultant
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