Looking to video skype with other classrooms

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Permalink Reply by Kelly on August 26, 2009 at 10:15am

Hi Ms. Perkins,

I would love to do a class project with skype, however, we do not have webcams on the PC's in our lab. I can set up one PC with the webcam. I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for. Also I was looking for a class out of state to do a simple VoiceThread project if you are interested.

Permalink Reply by Ms. Perkins on August 26, 2009 at 2:09pm

Hi Kelly,

Yes I wanted it to be a full class. All the kids can sit around one computer, my kids will watch on a large screen I have set up. What grade do you teach? I can match the grade because I see everyone.

I will think up some questions tomorrow:) Do you have any ideas?

I have to look into voice threads. I don't know what they are.

Permalink Reply by Sue Pisano on August 31, 2009 at 2:21pm

I am also a computer teacher (K-8) with 1 cam and PCs not macs - I would like to work with voice thread (that's one of my goals).

Permalink Reply by DW on April 4, 2010 at 12:20pm

Hi,
I work with classrooms grades 3-5 throughout my district in various classroom curriculum projects using technology and would LOVE to do either a Skype video conference or VoiceThread project. We are in the California SF Bay Area.I have three labs with 28-30 windows-based machines and can do a whole-class on one video or smaller groups. Anyone interested to join in?

Permalink Reply by Jane Zawacki on April 8, 2010 at 3:23pm

DW - or anyone else!,
I am from PA and am the computer teacher/tech person for K-8. My 6th graders have worked with voicethread and I would be willing to teach other levels to use it if someone has a project idea. I'd also love to try Skype with the kids. I've used it personally, but not in a class setting, but I know we could do it pretty easily. I have iMac computers in the lab with the built-in iSight cameras. I'm sure I could get any of the grades involved with this.

Permalink Reply by Sallie Michalsky on October 12, 2010 at 9:21am

I teach prek- 8th computers and I would love to do a skype session with another class. I only have one webcam but if there is another teacher who has a class and would like to do a sort of class Q &A with us that would be fantastic. This way the students can learn about other schools, cities, states etc. If anyone is interested, shoot me an email at Sallie.Michalsky@gmail.com and let me know your grade and time of day that would be best.