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Skype with/for high school students

Posted by Linda Keesing on December 9, 2009 at 3:23am
I work in a 9-12 high school, and I would like to know if anyone has identified any authors suitable for high school who are willing to Skype. (I am aware of Cory Doctorow). Also, does anyone have any suggestions about finding "experts" in various fields addressed in high school (marine biology, climate change, engineering, health, US law, American history) who might be willing to Skype? Thanks!

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  • Eric Bateman January 21, 2010 at 7:06am
    This article in SLJ -- http://bit.ly/3FKPL3 -- inspired me to pursue my own Skype endeavors; the accompanying list includes several authors for teen book clubs.
  • Clarisse Bushman January 7, 2010 at 8:48am
    Yes, Paul Volponi. He is fabulous! We did a conference call with him last year (high school) and the students had a wonderful time. I believe he now skypes and charges a reasonable fee.
    Clarisse
    • Linda Keesing > Clarisse Bushman January 10, 2010 at 2:50pm
      Clarisse,
      Thanks for the suggestion. We have his books, and they are popular with some of our students.
  • Mary E Collins January 1, 2010 at 6:11am
    Does your high school let you Skype? I recently asked them to load Skype onto my classroom computer and was refused. Do you know of another way to use a web cam to bring people in? I am so excited because I just received a webcam from DOnorsChose.org and wanted to use it to SKype with authors and my penpal school and now have run into this hitch.
    Thanks, MaryBeth
    • Linda Keesing > Mary E Collins January 10, 2010 at 2:52pm
      MaryBeth, What a shame that you're not allowed to load Skype. We can, although it's just getting started. I have not done so yet. I've heard that there are other services that do same/similar as Skype. I think Google has something that allows free video calls, but I'm not sure. Hope you find something!
      • Mary E Collins > Linda Keesing January 15, 2010 at 3:50pm
        Linda,
        Fabulous news! I asked again, a different person, and got a yes this time! I can't wait to get started!
        MaryBeth
  • Megan Blakemore December 14, 2009 at 3:39am
    There are many authors who are part of the Skype an Author network:
    http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/
    There are many YA authors on the list including, full disclosure, myself. You can search by audience and find the right author for you.
  • Linda Keesing December 11, 2009 at 2:05am
    Thanks, Carole. Our students love her books!
  • Carole Ashbridge December 10, 2009 at 4:15pm
    I believe that Laurie Halse Anderson Skypes.
    Carole
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