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My Maiden Voyage with Skype
December 1, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
Two weeks before the Thanksgiving Break, Richard Kassissieh, Director of Technology at Caitin Gabel School invited me to “virtually” attend a meeting he had organized for his World Language teachers. One of his Spanish teachers has been experimenting with Voicethread for the past several months, and he wanted to share with his colleagues. Knowing that I am a Voicethread enthusiast, Richard thought it might be interesting to have me at the meeting as well. So for the first time, I Skyped into the meeting and “sat” in the corner of the room, listening, learning, and contributing to the conversation in Portland, OR from my own desk in the San Francisco Bay Area. I know that Skype is no longer a new technology, but the concept of inviting someone from “the outside” into our meetings in the role of co-learner was completely transformational for me. Thanks so much for the invitation, Richard…we can’t wait to bring you to one of our meetings!
- Read Richard’s account of our meeting here
- See the list of Voicethread examples I provided here
- See the list of Voicethread examples from Caitlin Gabel here
