Skype+in+the+Classroom

=Skype calls with other people and classrooms provide opportunities to connect, collaborate and create together.=


 * You'll need: **
 * computer
 * microphone (if not already internal to the computer)
 * webcam (not absolutely necessary as you can talk without it)
 * Skype account - free
 * $30/yr - calling phones

**Skype chat** - powerful tool - stay in touch through the text - talking through the chat without setting up a call - planning, asking for help, posting links, save the chat - bookmark the chat

Class to Class
Examples for skype
 * classroom conversations - finding out about blogging buddies
 * sharing a story
 * shared topics of interest
 * teaching other classes - moon rocks
 * interview parents, and community members
 * connect with others - current events - Global Climate Change conference
 * scientists

**Webcasting** - recording for archive, live for distance participation.
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 * [|Pearl Harbor Survivor]
 * Robin Bell - Scientist in Antarctica
 * Earth Day (Earthcast) on [|EarthBridges Channel] on World Bridges Network
 * Talking with a scientist about animals
 * Learning from other children