Skype+for+Dummies

=Here we are.....it is time to gather the forces and get c onnected. .....With Skype!=

Here is a communication tool that has endless possibilities for creative teachers willing to jump in and expand their classroom to include interaction with others from anywhere on the planet in a few very simple steps. This might also be a communication tool you might use to connect with colleagues you haven't even met yet.

It's time to see how many people we can get together in a web conference session to have a little fun and learn about Skype. Here is the challenge for you in your school. Book a digital projector, get a web cam, a laptop ( or desktop computer ) and connect to the Internet in your classroom (or someone else's classroom). Hook up some speakers to the computer so everyone can hear what is going on. There will be BIG BIG door prizes. Come and have a little informal PD. No muss, no fuss. This could change your life, or at least the way you think about connecting learning objectives to opportunities to learn from others in far away places.

If participants want to create a Skype account ahead of time, that would be great. Post your name and Skype user name on the participant page if you would like others from this group to connect with you via Skype.

Take some time to look through some of the information/training links before the session if you like, or share some ideas of your own and links you have bumped into.

** We need some volunteers! ** (Feel free to jump right in right now) We need people: 1. To make a very attractive Skype for Dummies printable poster that can be circulated to schools and Northlands College locations to be posted on staff bulletin boards. 2. Find or make a Screen recorded lesson on getting a Skype account and setting it up- Post it to this page under Skype for Dummies training links. 3. Find links of recorded Skype interactions that demonstrate uses and classroom connections with others. Post the links to this page under Skype for Dummies Training links below. 4. Find links to descriptions/lists of how teachers and learners are using Skype for learning. Post the links below. 5. Find at least five people you know who would would be interested in attending this session. Sign them up as participants below.

Here is where it is happening on Wednesday: **log in here** Log in as a guest to the Northern Saskatchewan Teachers Connect web conference room on January 27 at 3:45 pm (Duration: 45 minutes)

Skype for Dummies Training Links:
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 * Getting a Skype Account and setting it up**

**Recordings to illustrate how others are connecting.** The Livewires from New Zealand Skype with a class from Russia (You will need to scroll down to get to the recorded Skype session)

**Links to descriptions of How Skype is being used for learning:**
Whoops!.....There is a Skype for Dummies site out there: found this while I looking for related links Hope they don't get mad at us for using the page and session title.

People who intend to attend: Participant list for Skype for Dummies (add YOUR name and the names of others you know will be attending. Remember, you need to find five people you know and drag them to this session. (Clear your calendar for Jan. 27 at 3:45)

Ted Green Debbie Richardson Muriel Morin Stephen King Bonnie Werner Debbie Noble Dean Squires Brent Endicott Kelly Haydukewich David Radchuk Kona Bryson Donna Sharon

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