Sonya Van Schaijik, an e-learning lead teacher and ESOL teacher from Newmarket School in Auckland, New Zealand, discusses using Skoodle, formerly known as ScPlus Hot Seat, a global forum tool for connecting primary school children. She describes implementing a project connecting her students with another school in 2011-2012 and the challenges of different time zones. The project enhanced teaching quality and student impact by allowing real-time collaboration across borders.

1. Interviewing New Zealand
Authors using a Walled
TeachMeet Int’l Global Forum for Primary
School Children
30/09/12
Name: Sonya Van Schaijik
Twitter: @vanschaijik
School: Newmarket School
City/ Country: Auckland, New Zealand
Role: e-learning lead teacher, ESOL teacher 1

2. The tool we used for the global forum
This has been renamed and rebuilt as Skoodle.
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3. The ideas for the global HOT seat
2011
2012
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4. Implementing the project
Solway School
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5. The biggest challenges
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6. Impact on the students
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7. The project enhanced the quality of teaching.
@ginnynz01 @newmarketschool
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8. I would like to leave you with.......
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9. Some useful links.
http://softwareforlearning.tki.org.nz/Snapshots/Skoodle
http://www.ulimasao.blogspot.co.nz/2011/08/scplus-hot-seat-
hyperconnectivity.html
http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/ulimasao
http://www.newmarket.school.nz/Home/ - do come and visit us
Sonya @vanschaijik
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