Although it is not made as many headlines, Skype launched its formal education initiative led by the Bate n. At the end of the March became a Skype in the classroom dedicated to teacher network already registered about 4 000 teachers. It is now more than 15 000 teachers sharing over 779 on the projects page.
Mashable recently asked the new training initiatives and develop Skype Bates education technology space. Bates is also speaking at the World Summit in September, Mashable, the social good.
What is video chat with the training?
Training-the process is moving beyond the traditional classroom lecture setting. More and more teachers are looking for tools and techniques to engage their classes and enrich their experience. Video calls with these tools, because it removes the barriers to communication to the students to move their class rooms. Video call on Skype-to-teachers can give students firsthand knowledge of the experts from around the world, as well as other classes, who are studying in the middle of the same topic in different parts of the world.
Personally, never learned something through Skype, that you will not have been able to without it?
Fully. One of my first days on Skype, my anxiety about the air reception phone was quickly at the end of the period of review of Skype (Video), was an important partner. [It] take months to arrange a physical meeting face-to-face. Video of the contact person of the immediacy of the two allowed us to understand each other better, and that really cemented me Skype power. Each day, Skype, I can connect employees around the world and to engage them at the level that is just not possible for the Conference call, or through e-mail. When I speak in Stockholm, he is able to speak to me as an engineer, he is working on a new product. The most common sense of the word, the training will be on a daily basis through Skype amazes me. Technology is one of the reasons, wished to join the Skype and I am eager to get Skype in every classroom around the world.
Do you think there is still resistance to the schools should be included in the technologies?
There is always a certain amount of resistance when users attempt to introduce new technologies and communication methods, all of the regulation. The main reason for this resistance is typically easy to use, the lack of awareness and concern about the cost.
More generally, what are the training, you're excited about the technology in applications?
A number of different technologies and applications, which are used right now, I am very excited. One Laptop Per Child is the visionary software, which is leveraging technology and social democratic, worldwide. In addition, the Blackboard is a company that uses the company's technology to find ways to benefit from the students and teachers. The Khan Academy is a really exciting new method … reach students in new and exciting ways. Cisco come from, and a better understanding of the enterprise-level technology to the benefit of, I always encourage ways to see the company's technologies should focus on the classroom.
What are the changes you want to See the implementation of the technology in the schools?
I believe that the open dialog box, for teachers, administrators and school districts with regard to the accuracy, by removing the barriers that have traditionally been in the vicinity of the introduction of new technology in the school or the classroom. Many of the technological solutions, which are now available for teachers can be easily and business location to take in almost any setting. School districts educate farmers on the available techniques of decision makers working on — and exactly how they would go a long way to go to the benefit of the — in the number of schools.
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