The Possibilities of Skype

This week, I discovered The Virtual Staffroom, a podcast about teachers and technology in the classroom.  The episode I just listened to, The Global Village, features John Warnken who talks about using Skype with kids from all over the world.  His interest in using Skype is to connect native English speakers with non-native English speakers.  As both an English language teacher and a teacher-librarian, this use of Skype interests me.  Although Skype isn't new to me, I've never used it to connect my students to anyone else.  In the library, I could connect students with authors using Skype an Author.  With my English language learners, I could use it to connect them to other English language learners.  For other possibilities and inspiration, check out Skype in the Classoom.