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I'm a so-so fan of Skype. I've used it on an infrequent basis and have had more than a few dropped calls. Audio and video alike. However, it's a cheap way to make long distance calls and seems to work better over wi-fi and the video quality is improving on a regular basis. So therefore it's probably a great tool for the classroom. But how can you use Skype to do more than just make calls? Well, there's a pantload of interesting ways! Check out these fun ideas: Collaborate! Meet with other classrooms: One of the most common projects educators utilize Skype for is setting up exchanges with classrooms around the world, usually for cultural exchange purposes or working together on a common assignment. The program's official site provides some great opportunities to meet up with like-minded teachers and students sharing the same goals. Practice a foreign language: Connect with individual learners or classrooms hailing from a different native tongue can use a Skype collaboration to sharpen grammar and pronunciation skills through conversation. Peace One Day: Far beyond classroom collaborations, the Peace One Day initiative teamed up with Skype itself and educators across the globe to teach kids about the importance of ending violence, war, and other social ills. Around the World with 80 Schools: This challenge asks participating schools to hook up with 80 worldwide and report back what all they've learned about other cultures and languages. Talk about the weather: One popular Skype project sees participants from different regions make note of the weather patterns for a specified period of time, with students comparing and contrasting the results. Collaborative poetry: In this assignment, connected classrooms pen poetic pieces together and share them via video conferencing. Practice interviews: The education system frequently receives criticism for its failure to prepare students for the real world, but using Skype to help them run through mock-up

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This is a great simple Apple device app to help you reach an appropriate level of volume in your classroom. Watch the gauge rise and the background change as the volume increases. You can adjust the sensitivity for the situation/activity. The app is supported by ads, but these only appear as you start the app. Download the app at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/too-noisy/id499844023 http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Management+%26+Rewards

A superb online class management system. Award points for good behaviour and working hard. Take points away for late homework and being unkind. You can set your own headings to customise for your class. You can even update it using your mobile device's web browser. It's one of the best sites that I have shared. Try it. I will be! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Management+%26+Rewards

This is a superb classroom management tool where you can track the behaviour of your class and keep them motivated. Simply click on the child and assign them a positive or negative behaviour point. You can also track their reading and spelling ages and make your own customised data set. Use this information to help you arrange the children within your class. You can have multiple classes on your teacher's account and you can share data with colleagues using different accounts. The data is encrypted to ensure data security. The system works on the majority of web enabled devices. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Management+%26+Rewards

This is an amazing downloadable suite of classroom tools. These include timers, word magnets, team point scorers, sentence ordering tools and more. A must have resource for any teacher. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Management+%26+Rewards

Keep your class motivated with this is behaviour management tool where teachers can award virtual badges for anything. Choose from a large collection of badge designs. The children can see their progress with their own personal login. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Management+%26+Rewards

A great behaviour management site for tracking class points. Just click on the student's name to award a point. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Management+%26+Rewards

Classroom management has always been under the spotlight for many years in view of it's critical importance in academic achievement.In our time being, I think this issue is getting much more momentum as the students' misbehaviour is on the increase.Getting productive educational results is, assuredly,the desire of any teacher ,and the only way to achieve this is through managing your student's behaviour effectively.In this regard, i am sharing with you 5 tips I consider effective and practical for class management 1.

A superb site to download behaviour charts, stickers, pictures and lots more to keep your class motivated. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Management+%26+Rewards

Want a new way of keeping your class quiet? Tell them not to make the balls bounce with this great resource. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Management+%26+Rewards

A collection of great looking printable reward certificates for both general use and subjects. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Management+%26+Rewards

A superb webpage of beautifully designed classroom basics displays, labels and posters of class resources, the alphabet and words, weather and lots more. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Displays+%26+Posters

Upgrade your project management skills by joining the PMP certification classes by ScholarsPro. Get in-depth knowledge of PMP concepts and techniques by our globally certified trainers and gain the confidence to drive each of your projects to success. URL : https://www.scholarspro.com/project-management/pmp-certification-training

Upgrade your project management skills by joining the PMP certification classes by ScholarsPro. Get in-depth knowledge of PMP concepts and techniques by our globally certified trainers and gain the confidence to drive each of your projects to success. URL : https://www.scholarspro.com/project-management/pmp-certification-training

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A simple flash-basic set of traffic lights for managing the volume in your class. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

How An LMS and BYOD Changed A School This article describes a three-year implementation of a Learning Management System into a traditional private school on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It shows the capacity of the LMS to promote classroom change and the power of the blended learning approach when a BYOD program is introduced to increase access to learning resources. http://elearningindustry.com/how-an-lms-and-byod-changed-a-school