1. What is Skype? 2. Setting up a Skype Session 3. My Experience 4. Skype for Educators 5. Benefits of Skyping
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1 What is Skype
2 Setting up a Skype Session
3 My Experience
4 Skype for Educators
5 Benefits of Skyping
Skype is a free internet communication facility where you can connect with anyone anywhere in the world for free You can do this by
ndash Skype phone
ndash Skype Video call
ndash Skype text messaging (SMS or Skype)
NOTE There is also a paid version for discounted calls and other Skype add ons
What will you need (Pre Skype session)
1 Goals and objectives - Why do you want to Skype
- How does it fit into your programme
- How will your students benefit
2 A Skype account
3 Skype contacts
4 Hardware (equipment)
41 iPhone or suitable Android phones
42 iPad 2 or 3 or suitable tablet with Skype app or a laptop or
computer with Skype
5 Webcam if you want to video conference (video chat) but all
iPhones iPads have them already and most laptops and computers
have them
6 A mic but all iPhones iPads laptops and computers have them
7 Wireless or internet connection
8 School change of routine form completed
Setting up SkypeSkype is free so google Skype or type in wwwskypecom to set up your account
Itrsquos handy leaving SkypeOn your desktop
Search for Skype contact
Contact list
Your Skype contact Time a place of contact
Choose the call mode
Text chat
Text inputbox
Green tickmeans yourcontact is online
Configure your Skype account
Contact List
The person you are calling is on the big screen
The caller
The screens are reversed for the person you are calling
Photo from previous page
What will your class need
1All that mentioned in slide 3 but also headphones a classroom and possibly a Smartboard This depends on whether you are having a guest speaker or starting with an introduction of the whole class with their contacts then Skyping individually
Silvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearningcom
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
Skype is a free internet communication facility where you can connect with anyone anywhere in the world for free You can do this by
ndash Skype phone
ndash Skype Video call
ndash Skype text messaging (SMS or Skype)
NOTE There is also a paid version for discounted calls and other Skype add ons
What will you need (Pre Skype session)
1 Goals and objectives - Why do you want to Skype
- How does it fit into your programme
- How will your students benefit
2 A Skype account
3 Skype contacts
4 Hardware (equipment)
41 iPhone or suitable Android phones
42 iPad 2 or 3 or suitable tablet with Skype app or a laptop or
computer with Skype
5 Webcam if you want to video conference (video chat) but all
iPhones iPads have them already and most laptops and computers
have them
6 A mic but all iPhones iPads laptops and computers have them
7 Wireless or internet connection
8 School change of routine form completed
Setting up SkypeSkype is free so google Skype or type in wwwskypecom to set up your account
Itrsquos handy leaving SkypeOn your desktop
Search for Skype contact
Contact list
Your Skype contact Time a place of contact
Choose the call mode
Text chat
Text inputbox
Green tickmeans yourcontact is online
Configure your Skype account
Contact List
The person you are calling is on the big screen
The caller
The screens are reversed for the person you are calling
Photo from previous page
What will your class need
1All that mentioned in slide 3 but also headphones a classroom and possibly a Smartboard This depends on whether you are having a guest speaker or starting with an introduction of the whole class with their contacts then Skyping individually
Silvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearningcom
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
What will you need (Pre Skype session)
1 Goals and objectives - Why do you want to Skype
- How does it fit into your programme
- How will your students benefit
2 A Skype account
3 Skype contacts
4 Hardware (equipment)
41 iPhone or suitable Android phones
42 iPad 2 or 3 or suitable tablet with Skype app or a laptop or
computer with Skype
5 Webcam if you want to video conference (video chat) but all
iPhones iPads have them already and most laptops and computers
have them
6 A mic but all iPhones iPads laptops and computers have them
7 Wireless or internet connection
8 School change of routine form completed
Setting up SkypeSkype is free so google Skype or type in wwwskypecom to set up your account
Itrsquos handy leaving SkypeOn your desktop
Search for Skype contact
Contact list
Your Skype contact Time a place of contact
Choose the call mode
Text chat
Text inputbox
Green tickmeans yourcontact is online
Configure your Skype account
Contact List
The person you are calling is on the big screen
The caller
The screens are reversed for the person you are calling
Photo from previous page
What will your class need
1All that mentioned in slide 3 but also headphones a classroom and possibly a Smartboard This depends on whether you are having a guest speaker or starting with an introduction of the whole class with their contacts then Skyping individually
Silvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearningcom
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
Setting up SkypeSkype is free so google Skype or type in wwwskypecom to set up your account
Itrsquos handy leaving SkypeOn your desktop
Search for Skype contact
Contact list
Your Skype contact Time a place of contact
Choose the call mode
Text chat
Text inputbox
Green tickmeans yourcontact is online
Configure your Skype account
Contact List
The person you are calling is on the big screen
The caller
The screens are reversed for the person you are calling
Photo from previous page
What will your class need
1All that mentioned in slide 3 but also headphones a classroom and possibly a Smartboard This depends on whether you are having a guest speaker or starting with an introduction of the whole class with their contacts then Skyping individually
Silvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearningcom
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
Itrsquos handy leaving SkypeOn your desktop
Search for Skype contact
Contact list
Your Skype contact Time a place of contact
Choose the call mode
Text chat
Text inputbox
Green tickmeans yourcontact is online
Configure your Skype account
Contact List
The person you are calling is on the big screen
The caller
The screens are reversed for the person you are calling
Photo from previous page
What will your class need
1All that mentioned in slide 3 but also headphones a classroom and possibly a Smartboard This depends on whether you are having a guest speaker or starting with an introduction of the whole class with their contacts then Skyping individually
Silvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearningcom
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
Search for Skype contact
Contact list
Your Skype contact Time a place of contact
Choose the call mode
Text chat
Text inputbox
Green tickmeans yourcontact is online
Configure your Skype account
Contact List
The person you are calling is on the big screen
The caller
The screens are reversed for the person you are calling
Photo from previous page
What will your class need
1All that mentioned in slide 3 but also headphones a classroom and possibly a Smartboard This depends on whether you are having a guest speaker or starting with an introduction of the whole class with their contacts then Skyping individually
Silvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearningcom
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
Contact List
The person you are calling is on the big screen
The caller
The screens are reversed for the person you are calling
Photo from previous page
What will your class need
1All that mentioned in slide 3 but also headphones a classroom and possibly a Smartboard This depends on whether you are having a guest speaker or starting with an introduction of the whole class with their contacts then Skyping individually
Silvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearningcom
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
Photo from previous page
What will your class need
1All that mentioned in slide 3 but also headphones a classroom and possibly a Smartboard This depends on whether you are having a guest speaker or starting with an introduction of the whole class with their contacts then Skyping individually
Silvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearningcom
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
What will your class need
1All that mentioned in slide 3 but also headphones a classroom and possibly a Smartboard This depends on whether you are having a guest speaker or starting with an introduction of the whole class with their contacts then Skyping individually
Silvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearningcom
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
Silvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearningcom
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
The GoodWe (partly) achieved our goals and objectives by establishing a weekly to fortnightly Skype session for my Year 10 11 and 12 Chinese language classes with a school in China
The BadFrom the 50 minute periods we only managed to establish 10 ndash 20 minutesof talk time with our Skype contacts for 34s of the class and when this failed we usedresorted to Skype textInternet problems seemed to be the main culprit
The UglyOut of the 10 sessions planned 2 sessions went well 5 sessions fell into ldquoThe Badrdquo category and in 3 sessions we did not establish any communication
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
You and your students can benefit from Skyping with people from your local areaor someone on the other side of the world
Benefits (some of these overlap)1Free ndash save money2Availability of resources eg speakers Skype for Educators and other Web 20
sources3Integrating more technology4Gives students another medium to communicate5iPad 2 friendly 6Skyping is a great net working tool7Communicate with students and teachers from around the world8Research and case studies material can be the most recent ndash ie communicating
with those in the know for example a speaker or Skype studentsteachers in another country you are studying
9Other suggestions
There are some elements of Skyping that are not that flash see slide 11
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
The IWB was great for getting the whole class focussed initially and seeingtheir friends in a class setting
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
The iPad 2 works very well providing the network is capable
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