I'm a San Marino High School (CA) social studies teacher who has increasingly sought to connect students in my US Government, World History, and US History classes with the "world-at-large" using video conference technology.
Successful stories of teachers who have tried Skype in their classes 1- Working on a history project using Skype This is a story of 7th grade students who have used Skype as a part of their history project that resulted in their collaboration with the curator of the National Museum in Canada.
Skype in the Classroom is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom. Meet new people, talk to experts, share ideas and create amazing learning experiences with teachers from aroun...
Guest Post from Lisa Mims. It's always amazing to me how educators, can grab hold of something that wasn't developed with us in mind, and make it our own. We have a knack for doing that, and we've done it with Skype.
A Hangout is a web-based tool created by Google for communicating through video. Up to ten people can "hang out" at one time in a virtual "room." A Hangout can be as simple or as complex as needed for the task at hand.