How to sign-up

• Go to the website https://login.skype.com/account/signup-form

• Create a new account

• Very simple process

Foreign Language Lesson

• Get a native speaker to talk to your class.

• Learn real life lingo instead of an outdated textbook.

• Your students could teach their students English and vice versa.

Language Arts

• Get an author to speak to your class.

• A question and answer session with publishers or authors.

• Travel (through Skype) to the countries where your novel takes place.

History

• Talk to the people who lived the history.

• Get another cultures perspective of “our” history.

• Use Skype to tour museums.

Remote Teachers

• The possibilities are endless!

• Advanced math students can study online using Skype.

• University students can tutor your advanced math students.

Remote Teachers Cont.

• Have “Battle of the Book” tournaments with other remote schools.

• Remote teachers can talk and see their loved ones at the push of a button.

Principals

• Have your teachers attend conferences that otherwise wouldn’t be accessible.

• Create buddy schools across the world.

• Set up conferences with parents that are unable to attend in person.

Art

• Take a tour of museums around the world.

• Video conference with artists.

• Watch an artist paint in real time!

Online Resources

• Skype has online programs for teachers.

• Tech support is just a click away.

• Vast supply of online resources ready to help you with Skype in the classroom.

• Take your students on adventures they never dreamed possible. As a teacher, it is our responsibility to use all available resources to enhance our student’s learning….Skype is one such resource!!