Skype session with Fairview students

I enjoyed the Skype session with the students.  You could tell that they really put alot of thought into their questions, and they genuinely seemed like a great group of kids.  When I went to the school later that afternoon to pick up my son, the students in Ms. Swiger's class were using laptops when I walked by the room.  They seemed very intent and interested in being allowed to use technology in the classroom.  Using laptops, ipads, and ipods in the classroom would be great for kids because most of them are familiar with these electronic devices, and even if they are not they seem to pick up on it very quickly.  I think that the students seem to enjoy using technology in the classroom because it makes them feel important, and like a big kid or grown-up.  They feel that when they are searching on the Internet or using technology that they are doing something really important.  The main thing is that they are learning while they are having fun.  This kids seemed to enjoy the Skype session as well as we did.  I think that using Skype in the classroom would be fun for the kids because they could even connect with kids in another country and learn about other cultures.  I think that using Skype could be a useful technology in the classroom.

 http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/