Skype In The Classroom

Technology is allowing us to connect with others as never before, and

classrooms can now take part in this exciting adventure. In this session, we will

demonstrate strategies to help teachers successfully use Skype through their

Office365 account to bring the outside world in to their building. Learn how to

play a Mystery Skype game with a classroom across the country, invite a guest

speaker in to discuss your topic first hand, or take a virtual field trip to a new

land. All of these and more are available with the click of a button. Come find

out how.

• 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.

• 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

• Assign Roles
• Participate in Mystery Skype

• Test Skype on your computer
• 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

• 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!