Brian Crosby, an elementary teacher for 26 years, teaches sixth grade in Sparks, Nevada, and has infused technology into teaching since the 1980’s. While piloting a 1:1 laptop program, students in his class utilize many Web 2.0 tools including Skype, Fiickr, blogs and wikis. Brian teaches several popular tech classes for teachers in his role as a Nevada Writing Project Consultant.

This presentation from the 2008 K12 Online conference demonstrates how free video and audio-conferencing software can easily be utilized to both access and share learning opportunities with students globally, and explain the knowledge and resources necessary to use this valuable educational tool.