Examples

=**Videoconference examples--**=

and for them to teach us about Cinco De Mayo
 * Skype with an Author
 * Connecting with soldiers in other countries
 * Skype-music class with a music class in Mexico to teach them about May day
 * Monster project
 * PE Rowing Challenge
 * Roman actor interview
 * Skype with kids in hospital/cancer- (5th grader and high schooler)

=Terms= Videoconferencing

Chat, IM, discussion forum

from 50 Ways: More good ideas--- ** [|**Skype an Author Into Your Library or Classroom**] **. This site will connect schools with authors through Skype. Short sessions are free, while longer sessions are subject to a fee set by each author.

**Interviews**. Whether you have students ** [|conducting interviews] ** or your class is interviewed, Skype facilitates the interview process. Individual students can interview other teachers or school staff, sending the Skype feed to the classroom for all to watch.

**Share field trips with others**. If your class goes out for a field trip, see about connecting with parents or other classes to share your classes’ experience.

**Bring busy parents into the classroom**. A busy parent who has knowledge to share with the classroom may be more likely to be able to make the time for a presentation if she or he can do so with Skype rather than having to leave work and come to the school.