No, real authors do NOT write one and done! Here’s an awesome list of Authors Who Skype With Classes and Book Clubs for Free.ģ) Share a Project: Have your students been working on some kind of a special project? Give them the chance to show/share it with a distant class. Or, set one up with any author so that your students can learn about the steps of the writing process. Here’s a list of ten ways to utilize it in the elementary setting, followed by some logistical tips for success.ġ) Take a Virtual Field Trip: Is there some place you’d like your class to visit, but can’t swing the funds or it’s just not geographically possible? Find a guide to ‘take’ you there by visiting a historical landmark, museum, zoo, etc.Ģ) Invite an Author: Set up a Skype session with an author you’ve been studying to discuss a book. It brings pure joy, wonder, and intrigue to your students. You know that special moment when you announce a class activity, and it’s greeted with claps, screams, and cheers? That’s Skype. Integrating Skype lessons brings the curriculum to life in ways never before possible. As elementary teachers, we sometimes battle to hold our students’ short attention spans. It allows us to explore beyond the four walls of our classrooms.
Skype is an instructional tool that provides boundlessopportunities for authentic teaching and learning.
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