Skype+in+the+Classroom

Huge thanks to Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano (Langwitches) for joining us via Skype to share her enthusiasm for Skype and suggestions for getting started!
 * AzTEA WOW (Way Out West) Conference, May 1, 2010**
 * Birds of a Feather Lunch Conversation: Skype in the Classroom**Dr. Peggy George, Facilitator

[|http://skype.com] (Skype home page to download application)
 * Resources to explore further following the WOW Conference**

[](Classroom 2.0 LIVE session on Skype with Wes Fryer: Skype for Collaboration with additional links for Skype resources and tutorials)

[] (Skype in Schools Directory wiki created by Dan Froelich-find classrooms to connect with and add your own request)

[] (Skype list of experts willing to Skype into your class/school)

[] (Learning is Messy blog post by Brian Crosby: Collaborative Writing via Google Docs and Skype-a project between his students and Lisa Parisi's 5th grade students)

[] (Lisa Parisi: Best Day Ever-3 Skype calls)

[] (Kim Cofino: Gone Skype'n)

[] (James Sigler: Lessons Learned by my Class Skype Meeting)

http://pnaugle.blogspot.com/2009/09/cloudy-with.html (Paula Naugle-4th graders in Louisiana and Kansas read the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs together via a Skype video call) [] (Skype an Author Network)

[] (For some amazing, creative uses for Skype watch the segments on this Oprah show)

[] (Blog post by Neil Stephenson with video clip of his class Skyping with Sheldon Posen, curator at the [|Canadian Musuem of Civilization.])

[] (Blog post by Kristin Hokanson about taking Skype one step further and streaming the Skype call on ustream.tv to document the experience with her students--a HS student taught her how to do it)

[] (Presentation for K12 Online Conference 2009 by Kim Cofino (Thailand) and Jen Wagner (CA) explaining how they use Skype for global classroom projects)

[] (Wes Fryer's blog post: A Morning of Skype Connections) about several ways he used Skype to connect with educators around the world)

[] http://aroundtheworldwith80schools.wikispaces.com/
 * Silvia's Sites:**

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 * K12 Online presentation by Silvia Tolisano for getting started with Skype for global connections**

[] [] (Skype Connects Classrooms Around the World: Article by Tanya Roscoria in Converge Online Magazine, March 17, 2010)
 * Around the World with 80 Schools Impressions (recordings from students about their impressions using Skype)**

[] (Silvia Tolisano: Reasons for Skyping in the Classroom)

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 * Blog post about Skype jobs:**

Videos and photos from the Around the World with 80 Schools Project: []

[] (other posters include podcasting, digital storytelling, wikis, blogs, collaboration)
 * Posters for skills and literacies used with different web 2.0 projects (this link is for video conferencing)**
 * Video Conferencing- It is not about the Tools...It's about the Skills**

Around the World: Florida-Hawaii video http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/3313874197/in/set-72157618495945581/

Around the World: Kansas-Jacksonville video (some soft audio) http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/3351209055/in/set-72157618495945581/

Around the World: Arizona-Florida video (Jackie Gerstein's class in Sahuarita, AZ) http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/3352200274/in/set-72157618495945581/

Around the World: Florida-East London,South Africa video http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/3589600314/in/set-72157618495945581/

**Hello from South Africa** (created by Silvia Tolisano) []

**Hawaii** (created by Silvia Tolisano) []

**Swansea, Wales** (created by Silvia Tolisano) []

**Madrid** (created by Silvia Tolisano-her trip to Madrid with photos she shared with students-no skype) []

Jacksonville, FL with Buenos Aires, Argentina (includes kids singing) http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4094938501/in/set-72157618495945581/

Jacksonville- Kilauea, Kauai, HI http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4098293918/in/set-72157618495945581/

Credits: Dr. Peggy George https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaD8iTomj-YyZGM0cG4yZmtfNzQzZ3c3NnB0Z2s&hl=en