This week I decided to stick with following Vicki’s blog again and one of the latest blog posts she wrote about was Mystery Skype. Now you’re probably wondering what exactly Mystery Skype is...I thought the same thing. Mystery Skype is an education game, invented by teachers, played by 2 classrooms on Skype. Mystery Skype is global. The overall aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking other questions. Mystery Skype has transformed the way students learn about the world in school and not only does it engage the students but it also excites the teachers to teach a topic that hasn’t exactly been addressed a lot in school. Also another way to integrate technology into your classroom and Google Maps is the perfect tool for this.
My reaction to Mystery Skype is this is a great tool to use in your classroom with your students. You can connect with anyone in the world globally and have your students interact and learn at the same time. This is a great tool and a great way to get your students involved. Mystery Skype is suitable for all ages as well, which is great because some tools are usually used in the younger grades. Mystery Skype is the most engaging way to help students learn about geography and most importantly having your students be able to have fun while learning. Teachers who utilize Mystery Skype in their classrooms have found that once you start, you won’t be able to stop. Also they have found that their students absolutely love it and their question asking abilities have improved out of this world. Overall, Mystery Skype is an engaging way to inspire learning in your classroom and another great tool to integrate into your learning.
Here is a link talking about Mystery Skype!