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Skype in Global Ed Program?

Posted on | March 7, 2007 |

Question: I am extremely interested in using Skype in our Global Ed program. Do you give workshops or have good reference materials to pass on to me?

My Response:

Hi,

I webcast weekly at http://www.edtechtalk.com and Skype is the program we use to conference the participants together. I am going to give a workshop in the fall in Baltimore, but I think that with skype and a partner school, you can get this going.

I posted some directions on how we video conferenced with china here: http://www.learning-blog.org/2006/12/05/video-skyping-with-china/

There are so many resources out there. I would check out the Webheads in Action: http://webheadsinaction.org/ for a great group of international teacher where you can create these types of connections. Also, check out http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/.

I hope this helps.

- Alex

There are tons of other resources… What else am I missing?

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Category: EdTechTalk, Global Education, Podcasting, Skype, Webcasting

Comments

3 Responses to “Skype in Global Ed Program?”

  1. Vinnie Vrotny
    March 7th, 2007 @ 11:18 pm

    I would point first to a set of resources that I have collected and sharedL

    http://vvrotny.edublogs.org/2007/02/18/creating-global-connections-a-workshop-for-north-shores-lower-school-teachers/

    Secondly, I would point to Jim Heyndrickx’s NAIS presentation resources:

    http://www.k12converge.com/?p=167

    Lastly, I would suggest you check out the Women of Web 2.0 (WOW2) who also do webcast on Tuesdays. There are a number of skype users.

  2. alex.ragone
    March 7th, 2007 @ 11:43 pm

    Vinnie, Thanks so much for adding to the list. Amazing, the power of collaboration. Cheers.

  3. Dave LaMorte
    March 13th, 2007 @ 11:53 am

    Hey Alex,
    Thanks for your comment I’ll make sure to get more involved.

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