After nearly 100 Skype and video calls, teachers wonder, who was your very first call? It's a misleading answer but the truth was Taylor Swift! 

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I was working at a very small private school as a grade 5/6 teacher. I signed my class of 10 up for a webcast where Taylor Swift was being interviewed on the importance of reading and promoting her new album RED (Read Every Day). It was October 27, 2010. A limited number of schools could sign up and receive a link allowing them to stream in and watch this live interview with Taylor. I was curious! I clicked the link and my little class of 10 zoomed through the internet to a bustling New York studio. I was hooked, and I still smile after 100+ calls later at the students' excitement. 

 

6 years later, I've 

• Made 100+ calls. You can see a few here.

• Called people on 5 continents

• Taught more than 750 teachers how to use Skype in the Classroom

• Featured in, and written for, multiple newspapers and magazines on Skype's power in a classroom.

• Facilitated and connected local teachers with educators around the world via Skype.