So You Want To Mystery Skype?

Odyssey 2014 - School District #35February 21, 2014 Victoria Olson

About Me & Contact

Grade 3/4 & Side-by-Side Technology Teacher

Digital Literacy Coach - West Langley Elementary

UBC Master of Educational Technology Grad Student

EdTech Mentorship Network Lead Mentor

Twitter: @MsVictoriaOlsonGoogle+: plus.google.com/+VictoriaOlsonEmail: volson@sd35.bc.caBlog: techteacheronamission.com

Housekeeping

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Link to today’s presentation slides:

Outline for today’s session:

- Prepare for Mystery Skype with a high school teacher from… somewhere!

- Do that Mystery Skype call- Reflect and discuss- Explore other Mystery Skype

options- Sign up for Skype Classroom,

explore Skype lessons, and make a connection

Just what isthis MysterySkype thing?

THE RULES

1. Only “yes” or “no” questions are allowed.

2. You need to take turns answering and asking questions.

3. EVERYONE must be contributing in some way.

Some Resources…

Notebooks/pens

Atlases/Maps

iPads (provided if necessary)

Your own devices

Let’s Pick Some Jobs!

What jobs would be beneficial to split into

before we begin?

Skype Time!

What worked and what didn’t?

What types of jobs do you think kids should be doing for Mystery Skype?

Discuss with a small group or a partner the pros and cons of your experiences

As a group, head on over to goo.gl/V5Mnel on one of your devices to document your thinking digitally on the Padlet walls for our session

Structures & Jobs in my class…

Speakers

Question Developers

Runners (including a Chief Runner)

Google Maps team (iPads/latptops)

Recorders

Social Media Team

Atlas Team

Map minders

Pernille Ripp Shares…

Pernille’s post on how to Mystery Skype with your class: http://goo.gl/PiZf3v

Good questions to ask: http://goo.gl/b6HYLD

Revised jobs (student-created): http://goo.gl/HlGwfe

Learning and Leading article: http://goo.gl/ESo5qX

Asking Effective Questions

Some Other Options for Mystery Skype

Mystery Number Skype

Inquiry… on anything! If Kindergarten students can do it, can’t we?

How two other classrooms are doing this at West Langley Elementary…

Mystery Number Skype

Each group has one or more Mystery numbers the other class has to guess

Use mathematical questioning principles to structure call

I.e. Odd or even, multiples of, place value, factors

Support materials can include hundreds charts (paper/felts and/or pocket charts), number lines, math apps (Hands-on Math)

Animal Inquiry Mystery Skype

Each class has a mystery animal and has to ask and answer questions to learn features of the other animal

Primary adaptations can include: increased teacher direction, “Same/Different” signs, designated question askers/answerers, and turn taking (increase prep work with kids and not as much adapted to “in the moment” by students to decrease the overwhelming nature of the activity)

Supports include previous library research, classroom literature, simple web searches and Wikis, WorldBookKids

Any Other Ways You Can Integrate This Idea?

Sign up for Skype Classroom!

Check out education.skype.com

Click “Join” or “Sign In” if you already have a Skype Classroom account

Skype Classroom is different than Skype. If you already have a Skype account, you can join using your Skype account name

Make/Sign-in on your account and build your profile

Browse Skype lessons, including Mystery Skype

Make a connection with another teacher

Thank you for participating!

Twitter: @MsVictoriaOlsonGoogle+: plus.google.com/+VictoriaOlsonEmail: volson@sd35.bc.caBlog: techteacheronamission.com

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