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See how HP Teaching Fellows use Skype to create Powerful Learning experiences for their students.
Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
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Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
Terry Podolczak's curator insight,
May 17, 2019 3:36 AM
A great article explaining the benefits of connecting your students with the outside world to make their learning more relevant. And it’s so easy to do with Skype.
Leon Wilcox's curator insight,
May 18, 2019 4:53 AM
Students often fail to see the connection between the learning content and its application beyond the school environment. This resource elaborates on how authentic connections can be made through virtual exchange digital tools such as Skype. In my classroom, I could use virtual exchange to transform learning. I would connect students with local professionals in the community where students can apply their knowledge to help solve real life problems. An example would be where a building owner wants a floor in their building to be carpeted and students need to create a proposal for the building owner. Students would be able to go through each of the stages of the proposal such as calculating area, maintaining a budget and designing a product. By connecting students with local professionals and solving a real life problem, students would see how they can use their skills in the real world.
Esther Crossley's curator insight,
May 23, 2019 11:15 PM
This is a really great resource. I like the idea of connecting classrooms in different cities and the Minecraft idea was genius. Minecraft also has the option for multiple students to be on the same server, so there is the opportunity to get a whole class working on one project at the same time which opens up whole other collaborative options.
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