Virtual Guest Speakers and Classroom Collaborations

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Skype is one of the original video conferencing tools available and can be used online, downloaded to your computer, or downloaded to your phone. As Skype Master Teacher puts it, "Your students can connect with other students from around the world, talk to an author, engineer, computer scientist, or venture around the world to a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica, a sea turtle hospital in Key West, or do some virtual farming in Kenya."

 

What Can Skype in the Classroom Look Like?

 

Slideshow: Download Skype & Set Up Account

For the activities that follow in this module, you will need to download Skype and set up a Microsoft account. The slideshow below will walk you through the steps.

Note: When signing up for a Microsoft account, you will need to use a personal email address.