skype in the classroom Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/skype-in-the-classroom/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:40:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 25 virtual field trips for your classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-virtual-field-trip-ideas-and-activities-for-your-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-virtual-field-trip-ideas-and-activities-for-your-classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-virtual-field-trip-ideas-and-activities-for-your-classroom/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:28:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=8204 Virtual field trips allow us to take our students where the bus can’t. Here are 25 field trips and 10 activities to do while you're on one!Imagine your class traveling to see the Great Pyramid of Giza, touring the International Space Station, or having a face to face conversation with a beloved author. All of […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-virtual-field-trip-ideas-and-activities-for-your-classroom/feed/ 9 Student connections WORLDWIDE: Practical ideas to get started https://ditchthattextbook.com/student-connections-worldwide-practical-ideas-to-get-started/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=student-connections-worldwide-practical-ideas-to-get-started https://ditchthattextbook.com/student-connections-worldwide-practical-ideas-to-get-started/#respond Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:19:29 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=7085 Genny Kahlweiss, a teacher in southern California, wanted more for her students … more than she could provide for them. She started digging into resources at SkypeInTheClassroom.com to get her students connected to experts and new places with video calls. She had no idea how far it would take her students — or their work. […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/student-connections-worldwide-practical-ideas-to-get-started/feed/ 0 Finding a class to partner with virtually AND activities to do together https://ditchthattextbook.com/finding-a-class-to-partner-with-virtually-and-activities-to-do-together/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-a-class-to-partner-with-virtually-and-activities-to-do-together https://ditchthattextbook.com/finding-a-class-to-partner-with-virtually-and-activities-to-do-together/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:29:30 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6447 Video calls can get your students connected to others just like them around the country and world! Here's how to do it using Skype, Google Hangouts and others. (Graphic by Matt Miller)It's a big, big world out there, and it's easier than ever to reach out to someone. Does your class reflect that? We have access to […]

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