Skype with Other Classrooms

MysterySkype: learn about geography and other communities... and cultures!

Skype's a great way to videoconference with friends and family. Did you know it can be used to teach geography and inquiry skills? MysterySkype makes that happen with connected teachers agreeing to Skype and encourage students to guess where the other classroom's located.

From the site:

"Mystery Skype is an educational game, invented by teachers, played by two classrooms on Skype. The aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking each other questions."

There's an app to help take notes, and curriculum to prep the classes for the sessions. Both are free. I'm looking forward to trying it out this fall!

Click here for more info. Click here to see it in action.