12 Top Tips for Teaching on Skype - Lindsay Does Languages Teaching on Skype has quickly become a big part of my business. It’s a valuable part too – I can go from one lesson to another without the risk that’s always there with “real life” lessons of getting stuck in traffic. This means I can teach more. With the likes of italki becoming bigger and more essential language learning resources by the day, teaching online is big business. Firstly, if you’re already ready to get started, you need the 3 Month to Skype Tutor Checklist. Click below to download it now and get started right away! 1. It doesn’t matter if your laptop is old or your headset is your gaming one. As your business grows, so will your list of equipment you use to run it. If you’re curious about what tools to use to grow your own online language teaching business, this post sharing every tool I use to run my online language teaching business will save you hours and hours of research. 2. 3. My absolute essential for “real life” teaching is a whiteboard. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
What is Mystery Skype? 7 steps to get started! – Mr Kemp Mystery Skype is an education game, invented by teachers, played by two classrooms on Skype. The aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking each other questions. It has totally transformed the way students learn about the world in my school. Not only does it engage students, but it excites teachers to teach a topic that has long been a short sharp look through an atlas and a glossed over part of the curriculum. It is also an excellent way to integrate technology into your classroom programme and Google Maps is the perfect tool for the job! Before we dig deeper, here is a video showing Mystery Skype in Action: The best part is that it is suitable for all ages and can span whatever curriculum areas you would like. Here are 7 easy to follow steps to get your class / school hooked into learning about the world: Go to education.skype.com/mysteryskype and sign in with your Skype name, Facebook or Twitter. Once you have connected and organised a time to Skype.
Blended Learning Visually Explained for Teachers July 10, 2016 Here is a short visual we created for teachers explaining the core notions behind the concept of Blended Learning. We have also included a collection of what we believe are some essential web tools for classrooms that adopt a blended learning model of instruction. You can share, print and use the visual the way you want as long as you credit us as the source. What is blended learning: It is an instructional methodology, a teaching and learning approach that combines face-to-face classroom methods with computer mediated activities to deliver instruction. Blended learning models: According to Dreambox, Blended learning has 6 main models: 1- Face-to-face driver This is ideal for individualized learning and is performed on a case by case basis 2- Rotation Involves a regular flipping between traditional Classroom teaching and online learning 3- Flex Instruction is done primarily online and is supplemented by on-site personal support
Are We Innovating, or Just Digitizing Traditional Teaching? A few months ago, I noticed an increased amount of discussion around the notion of blended learning. Many of these conversations started on a similar note: “We’re blended—all of our teachers use Google Classroom” (or Edmodo, Schoology, Canvas, Moodle, etc.). However, in probing further, I often discovered that these tools had merely digitized existing content and classroom procedures. Instead of filling an inbox on the teacher’s desk with packets and worksheets, students now completed the exact same procedures online. The Peril The dissemination of digitized, teacher-driven content is not full blended learning. The Promise True blended learning affords students not only the opportunity to gain both content and instruction via online as well as traditional classroom means, but also an element of authority over this process. At a more advanced level, Jeanette found blended learning particularly helpful in teaching challenging concepts during her business class.