@sprinzette introduced Skype in the classroom to a room full of editors and publishers as part of the Arts Council Digiskills programme. For more information visit: http://education.skype.com/

1. SKYPE IN THE CLASSROOM

5. A PRODUCT INNOVATION &
SERVICE DESIGN COMPANY

7. MAKING STUFF

10. USEFUL FEATURES

11. “SKYPE WANT TO CREATE AN
ONLINE SERVICE THAT SHOWCASES
AND INSPIRES THE USE OF SKYPE
IN CLASSROOMS”

12. WE LOVE MAKING PRODUCTS

13. MAKE SOMETHING SIMPLE - FAST

14. HACKING OTHER TOOLS

15. LEARN FROM PIONEER TEACHERS
Dan Sutch George Mayo
FutureLab :: innovation in Middle school language
education arts teacher in Maryland
In-depth knowledge of Pioneer in technology and
education & technology education
Open to ongoing Enthusiastic about helping
involvement in project the project
Lisa Reid Tracy Peterson
FutureLab :: innovation in Technology teacher in
education Iowa, USA
In-depth knowledge of Has introduced her classes
education & technology to initial Skype sessions
Open to ongoing Keen to collaborate and
involvement in project extend usage of Skype

16. DEFINE THE SIMPLEST INTERACTION
Teacher community
Find Share
quickly easily
The service teachers want
A rich directory that connects teachers and
makes it easy to find Skype-related resources.

17. SKETCH UP IDEAS

18. DECEMBER 2010
DESIGN EVOLUTION SEPTEMBER 2012
Launch and learn from an MVP Validate new features Tuning and acquisition

25. SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH
We promote all partner activity, through a growing network
46,000 20,000
Facebook fans Twitter followers

26. As of September 2012
2 ,0 0 0
36 ,700 collaborative
projects created
educators
signed up
62
languages
216
represented
,2 00 8 80
countries
25
represented
resources
shared
contact requests
sent between members

27. AUNG SAN SUU KYI SPEAKS TO
3,000 STUDENTS VIA SKYPE

28. ILLUSTRATOR MIKE ARTELL
JOINS A CLASSROOM IN OREGON

29. EXPLORER MARK WOOD

30. SANTA VISITS KEY STAGE 1
FROM NORTH POLE

31. LIVE FROM HOUSE OF LORDS

32. LIVE DEMO AT IWE

33. LIVE DEMO AT IWE

34. THERE ARE LOTS OF LIBRARIANS AND
AUTHORS ALREADY USING SKYPE
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35. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO GET
STARTED?

36. 1. DOWNLOAD SKYPE (FOR FREE)
2. CHECK YOUR MICROPHONE AND
WEBCAM ARE WORKING
3. CREATE AN ACCOUNT
4. HAVE A CALL!

37. ANY QUESTIONS?