Adventures+In+SKYPE-ing



= Beginnings...  = ==**Skype can be a very powerful tool in the early elementary classroom. I use Skype often with my bilingual students and have found that it has made a positive impact on their social, listening, reading,and writing skills. ** == ==**Two years ago I started creating interactive collaborative projects with Skype to encourage my students to collaborate and communicate in English through a comfortable, non-threatening and fun format. I began by Skyping with one class across the hall (Mrs. DiNicola, my partner in all our crazy adventures) and by the end of the year 7 classes in my building were taking part in the collaborative projects and skyping each other. By the end of year two we became a group of 17 Skyping classes both inside and outside of my district. ** == ==**We are now in our third year and am happy to report that our Skype contact list is growing and growing. This year I hope to make connections with more classes all over the the United States and would love to Skype with students in another country. ** == ==**If you would like to join in on one of our Skype projects, just click on one of the links below to learn more. ** ==


= New Skype Projects for 2009-2010 =

= Mission 00-R-A-I-N: Cloudy With A Chance Of ............ = Based on the release of the movie and popularity of the book __//Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs//__ by Jodi Barrett. Click here to learn more and to register for this project.

=Previous Successful Skype Projects: = =Skype-ing Through the Rainforest = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;"> T.O.B.O.R.- A Robot Just 4 Kids = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;"> Animal Riddles = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;"> "Getting To Know You, Getting To Know Me" =

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