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Opening Your Classroom, Flattening Walls with Skype and Google+ Stephanie Laird Mitchellville Elementary Contact Information: Stephanie.Laird@southeastpol k.org Lairdlearning.weebly.com @SLaird2

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Stephanie Laird's presentation at the 2013 Iowa 1:1 Institute conference.

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  • 1.Opening Your Classroom, Flattening Walls with Skype and Google+ Stephanie Laird Mitchellville Elementary Contact Information: [email protected] Lairdlearning.weebly.com @SLaird2

2. Overview Introductions Why Skype or Hangout Examples Teacher as a Professional Classroom Interact with Students Other Lesson Ideas Helpful Resources Question/Answer and Sharing Time Work Time 3. Introductions Stephanie Laird 4th and 5th Grade Title 1 Math and Reading Specialist Co-teacher in 1:1 Classrooms 4th Grade 1:1 iPads 5th Grade 1:1 MacBooks Masters candidate in Curriculum and Instructional Technology at Iowa State University 5th Grade Students: Abbie Jordan Lucas Via Skype Hanah Valley Kennedee 4. Why Skype or Hangout? Bring experts into classroom Virtual fieldtrips Collaborate with classes around the world Student research and interviews Face to face editing a document from a distance 5. Tied to ISTE NETS ISTE NETS-Students Communication and Collaboration Research and Information Fluency Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making Digital Citizenship 6. Tied to ISTE NETS ISTE NETS-Teachers Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences Promote and Model Digital Citizenship Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership 7. Teacher Uses Parent Involvment Parent teacher conferences Quick showcase of work Readers Theatre Share a piece of writing Watch a students presentation Positive communication connection Celebration Planning 8. Teacher Uses Teacher Absence Present a lesson Showcase vacation information Catch up with what youve missed Supplemental Instruction After school Reteach or Demonstrate skills Absent Students Keep up with class Limits potential for information to be misunderstood Maintains connection with students who are frequently absent 9. Teacher Uses Teacher as a Professional PLC and PLN Meetings Book Discussions Goal Setting Support System Mentor Teacher Feedback Course Refreshers Virtually Attend Workshops Conference Speaking Opportunities 10. Slideshow of Skype and Google+ 11. Poet Skype Skyped with four poets o Caroline Starr Rose o Irene Latham o Mary Swander o Debbie Levy Located through: Poets personal websites Poetry4Kids Skype an Author Students generated interview questions beforehand 12. Google+ Google Hangout Poetry Slam Connected with 3 classrooms at once Arranged through Twitter Students shared original poetry Provided an audience other than classroom peers Learned new poetry types 13. What is Mystery Skype? Video Created by: Jennifer Regruth 14. Mystery Skype Two classrooms Skype Student roles Clues/Questions Given Determine location Benefits: Map Skills -- Collaboration Following Directions -- Student Leadership How to set up: #mysteryskype Global Classroom 15. Skype and Google+ Map 16. Iowa History Skype A unique and motivating way to learn Iowa History Arranged by Miranda Kral, Wellman Elementary Goal to Skype with all 99 Iowa counties We represented Polk county Students generated research questions Located information Shared facts and learning with Wellman 5th graders Krals class shared about Washington County 17. Student Connections Over Skype, two wheelchair bound students shared stories common experiences future hopes Resulted from our Google Hangout A great way to connect and support all students 18. What Students Think 19. Other Skype/Google Hangout Ideas Fellow Educators have suggested: Readers Theatre/Plays Mystery Reader Book Clubs Foreign Language Learning Social Studies Region of the U.S. Science or Technology Fairs 20. Helpful Resources Twitter: @SkypeClassroom #mysteryskype Websites: Skype in Education CybraryMans Website Global Classrooms Wiki Mystery State Wiki Blogs: TheEduBlogger The Global Classroom Project Blogging through the Fourth Dimension Skype Blogs 21. Tips Set a goal Test the Technology Prepare Students Provide Jobs and Expectations Debrief After Enjoy Collaborating! Skype Add ons: Call Graph Record Skype Calls Talk n Write Free writing/screen sharing Unyte Application Sharing Screen sharing 22. Troubleshooting Based on our experiences: Know your bandwidth Exit all other webcam programs Skype: Make sure youre privacy is set to available not invisible Use the Skype Test Call Google Hangout: On Air Hangouts are recorded to the hosts YouTube account Verify time zone the Hangout was created in Choose appropriate audio setting If collaborating on a document, share through GoogleDocs first 23. Questions? Ideas to Share? 24. Take this time to explore and sign up for: Contact Information: [email protected] Lairdlearning.weebly.com @SLaird2 Collaboration and Work Time Resources included on 1:1 wiki Skype Classrooms Global Classrooms Twitter