What year are we preparing our students for? – 1950 – 1980 – 2010 – 2023
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Wrong: Did a “course” introduction. Too much information!!! Wrong: Expected everyone to be as excited as I was. Wrong: Expected immediate results Right: Spread lessons out over a year a new thing each six weeks Right: Baby steps Right: Made it a game / challenge Right: Announced each challenge over PA got students involved
First Six-weeks: Brief Lessons on Webcam and software 15 minutes. Second Six-weeks: Take a picture of student’s work or working and parentspicture Third Six-weeks: Make an instructional video an upload it to YouTube. Binion / ACFTBinionACFT Fourth Six-weeks: Make a classroom connection using Skype within the building.connection Fifth Six-weeks: Make a classroom connection using Skype within the district Sixth Six-Weeks: Make a classroom connection using Skype outside the district.
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50 ways to use Skype in the classroom Skype blog post Ideas Around the world in 80 schools