Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences Globally With Skype

Removing Barriers

Grade 7 Teacher, @rondorland, mrdorland.weebly.com

Grade 6 Teacher, @hughtheteacher, hughtheteacher.wordpress.com

Why Skype?

Video Conferencing Platforms

• Skype
• Appear.in
• Facetime
• Google Hangout
• etc...

Mystery Skype Roles

• Researcher
• Google Mapper
• Runner
• Facilitator
• Communicators
• Blogger
• Social Media
• Documenter

Rules

• Must be a yes or no question
• Using probability and searching for the "YES"
• Yes keeps control
• Best to use geography, but as long it's deductive reasoning it's ok.
• discuss rules in advanced with other classroom teacher
• Let the kids take control.

Mystery Skype

What Learning Do You See?

How to Connect???

• Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, etc)
• #Mysteryskype
• https://education.skype.com/ (Join and connect)
• Edmodo
• http://globalclassroom2013-14.wikispaces.com/Mystery+Location

Time to Connect

Travelling Rhino Project

#christmaswhereyouare

Kiva Microlending

SANCCOB

Global Read Aloud Project

Tutorial Session

Global Buddy Class

Mystery ____________

Communication

Collaboration

Critical Thinking

Creativity

Ron Dorland
mrdorland.weebly.com
@rondorland

Hugh McDonald
hughtheteacher.wordpress.com
@hughtheteacher