Skype workshop notes, Mt SPA teachers ICTPD, March 2011

1. Extending the Walls of the Classroom Rachel Roberts – VLN Primary rachel@matapu.schoolzone.net.nz

3. Connected

4. Collaborate

5. Co-construct

6. Contactable

8. Authentic relevant situations

9. Invited guests, experts

10. Special interest groups

11. Shared teaching – sharing strengths

12. Explanation, retells

13. Data gathering & comparison

14. Buddy classes

17. File sharing

18. Screen recording

20. Proxy settings – remember to adjust these for school

21. Check your Privacy settings

23. Have a clear purpose in mind (learning objectives)

24. Will it be one-to-one students, small group, whole class?

25. Look to local connections also (cluster, VLN)

26. Students should practise asking ‘good questions’, having conversations

27. Have a plan for the conversation, key questions, information exchanges

28. Assign roles to students (next slide for egs)

29. Follow up important too:

30. Debrief

31. Emails

34. Take turns talking – will need active facilitation to do this (if more than 2 schools)

35. Watch ‘off camera ‘ behaviour - calling out, signing in the background, inattention etc

36. The people at the other end can see/hear you

37. Use mute when it’s not your turn to talk.

40. Register with the site

41. Book an author

43. Add me to your Contacts! rache65 rache65@gmail.com