British Council Connecting Classrooms - Skype in the classroom webinar presentation
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The presentation that accompanied the webinars from 15 & 16 November 2012. Notes are available below each slide (NB - not each slide has notes).
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British Council Connecting Classrooms - Skype in the classroom webinar presentation
- 1. British Council & Skype in the Classroom
- 2. WELCOME! Aims of this session: 1. An overview of British Council school linking opportunities 2. What Skype in the Classroom is, and how you can use it 3. Next steps forward and a Q&A
- 3. Q: What experience do you or your school have in international links? Complete beginner I’ve not done it, but my school has Some past experience A lot of past experience
- 4. Background Schools Online is the British Council’s website for international engagement in schools. It’s a free online space for educators around the world to connect and collaborate with each other; sharing resources and developing skills that enrich education and increase global citizenship.
- 5. British Council helps schools connect with other schools • Comenius • International School Award • Connecting Classrooms • eTwinning • Fulbright All projects support our core objectives of: increasing global citizenship and enriching education
- 6. British Council Connecting Classrooms Apply for a £1500 grant to partner with a school(s) in another country. Round opened: 12th November 2012 Final deadline: 11 February 2013 Guidance notes, eligible countries, all info available at: www.schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org Any questions: schools@britishcouncil.org
- 7. Partnership with • Projects and lesson ideas on both websites https://education.skype.com/users/39777-british-council • Skype videoconferencing service – connect 9 classrooms at same time • Links between the two sites to help teachers new to partnering
- 8. To find out more e-mail us at schools@britishcouncil.org
- 10. Long term aims To create new ideas for projects that use Skype. For example: • A classroom in the UK using a Skype video call to connect with classrooms in another country. Teachers and students could talk to each other in real time and learn about their different cultures. • A subject expert/artist/writer delivering a talk or assembly to a classroom or teachers using a Skype video call. .
- 11. Q: Who has used Skype in the Classroom before? • No • Yes • I’ve had a quick look! • Not Skype in the Classroom, but normal Skype
- 12. Learning about Skype in the Classroom Section 1 Skype in the Classroom www.education.skype.com
- 30. Follow Up E-mail: schools@britishcouncil.org charlottem@madebymany.co.uk Web: • All British Council school linking opportunities www.schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org • Skype in the Classroom www.education.skype.com • Join the debate http://bit.ly/Tbs4xk
- 31. Thank You… …and Best Of Luck!
Notas do Editor
- You can access Schools Online here:http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/ If you are a school teacher you can register and search the database for partner schools or projects to join
- Some of our programmes which you may recognise or be involved in. More info here:http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/programmes-and-funding
- Example of what British Council has to offer schools right now. Link to guidance: http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/programmes-and-funding/linking-programmes-worldwide/connecting-classrooms/partnerships
- We have recently partnered with Skype, and have started created some shared projects (3 on climate change in collaboration with BC Argentina office) As a partner, British Council has certain useful features on Skype – eg can link to 9 classrooms, and can link projects between Schools Online & Skype. We hope this will be a big help to anyone new to school partnerships, or already in one but looking for new ideas.
- Some of the long terms of the partnership and ideas on how this might work
- This is a link between a UK school and a Penguin books author
- The partner organisations to who Skype in the Classroom are currently linked
- To find about partnering with a school in another country e-mail the British Council at schools@britishcouncil.org To ask a question about the Skype in the Classroom tool e-mail charlottem@madebymany.co.uk To join the online discussion forum about Skype in the Classroom visit http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2322&t=4639 If you cannot access this forum e-mail chris.swift@britishcouncil.org
- Thank you and best of luck!