We’ve got our Skype Mojo back!

Yippee! We Skyped today with a 4th grade classroom, at a Catholic school, in Pennsylvania. It went very well. I’m so glad I didn’t give up on using Skype in my classroom. I just made a few small changes that made all the difference. My main proble…

Has the Skype magic worn off?

We had a wonderful call with a 3rd grade classroom in Pennsylvania today. We started with the usual exchange of information. We shared how many students are in a classroom and in the school. We shared our school’s name and who the Saint is that th…

How do I improve our Skype experience for my students?

I really love the idea of using Skype in an elementary classroom. My students can learn from an expert or they can connect with other classrooms using this technology. Sounds wonderful, so what could possibly be the problem? Some of the problems a…

First Reflections On Our Skyping Sessions

It sure was an exciting morning! We had 3 calls set up with 3 different Catholic Schools. One class in Michigan and 2 classes in Pennsylvania. It was an unique opportunity and a wonderful way to use technology to see what other Catholic school chi…

Getting Ready to Skype in the Classroom

Boy, can Catholic Schools Week get anymore exciting? We are preparing to Skype with 4 other Catholic schools. So far I have 12 parents who have given permission for their children to be our Skype Ambassadors for our calls. Our ambassadors will be …