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1. Link to video in the session: Connect Classrooms Globally with Skype

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Practice time!

• Go to education.skype.com. Create an account, check out the lessons there (by using the search bar in the top right) and/or create your own lesson to get a class to Skype with!
• Check out articles that Matt has written about Skype.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

MYSTERY SKYPE:

• Official Mystery Skype site: https://education.skype.com/mysteryskype
• Skype Etiquette and Mystery Skype: http://mrsmorgansstars.edublogs.org/skype-etiquette/
• So You Want to Do Mystery Skype? http://pernillesripp.com/2011/10/25/so-you-want-to-do-mystery-skype/

FINDING SKYPE PARTNERS:

• Skype Education (create a lesson saying what you’d like to do OR find a lesson you’d like to participate in): http://education.skype.com.
• Twitter: Send a tweet using the #langchat hashtag asking if anyone would like to connect classrooms via Skype.
• Google Plus community: Mystery Location Calls
• Colleagues, family and friends: Spread the word about what you’d like to do.
• Matt: He’s glad to tap into his network of contacts to find someone!

10 Ways to Start Using Skype in the Classroom: http://www.edudemic.com/10-ways-to-start-using-skype-in-the-classroom/