I think the use of screencast with the kids would be beneficial in a setting where you want them to follow certain steps or procedure. An example I can think of is how to copy and paste pictures from the Internet onto a Word document.
The way I could have kids experiment with this in my classroom would be by having them take images from the Internet that are related to other content areas (i.e. water cycle, life cycle) and have them record themselves explaining the topic as part of their vocabulary review/enrichment.
One good way to use Skype in the classroom that I came across is by inviting an author to do a read-aloud to the class about his/her book. That would be an awesome experience for the kids! A way to use Skype across the district could be by getting together with another teacher of the same grade level ahead of time and agree in having the same novel read aloud to later have the classes Skype each other to discuss each of their views about the book. It'd be interesting to see 2 classrooms from opposites side of the freeway have a conversation about a book...I believe it could be possible!
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