Mystery+Skype+-+Connecting,+Collaborating,+and


 * Room ** : 106E

This is my 17th year teaching in Elizabethtown. I have taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, a 4th and 5th grade multiage class, and helped develop and teach the elementary technology program in the district. I was a PLPeep and Connected Coach for three years. You can find me and my class online at The Bairs Den, our class Twitter account, and my personal Twitter account.
 * Presenter ** : Becky Bair, Grade 4 teacher, Elizabethtown School District

This presentation will show teachers how to prepare for and carry out a Mystery Skype. During a Mystery Skype session, students connect with another classroom and use social studies, questioning, inferencing, and teamwork skills to determine the location of that class. Classes can then go one step further to collaborate on a variety of other projects.
 * Audience: K-6 **
 * Description ** :

You can check out the following resources to learn more about what a Mystery Skype session is:
 * So what is a mystery skype? **
 * The official Mystery Skype website via Skype
 * An brief introduction to what kids get from a session

These resources allow you to see what it actually looks like while a Mystery Skype is happening.
 * What does a session look like in the classroom? **
 * A few videos made by my students about two of our sessions. You can select either video at the bottom of the post to see the photos our media team took during two different sessions.
 * An entire Mystery Skype session
 * The lesson plan for a Mystery Skype

**But what is it REALLY like to do a Mystery Skype? Let's try it!**

**How can I get involved in Mystery Skypes?**
 * Sign up at the Skype official page above
 * Sign up on our #4thchat sign up
 * Use twitter and #4thchat (or your grade level) or #mysteryskype to find a partner class


 * Where do you go from there? What else can I do with classes? **
 * Mystery number
 * Mystery anything!
 * Storybird - we wrote this book with a 1st grade class in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
 * Literature Circles
 * What are your ideas?