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Our school and the early childhood learning centers in our community participate in the global Read for the Record each year. We create lessons and activities that go with the book. One year, we brought the lovely Kelly Bennett, author of the selected book, Not Norman, to our community to present to students and parents.

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Students in 1st-8th grade met author, Brian Abela, who lives in Malta via Skype after we participated in his books for school libraries program. He has written an adventure fantasy ebook called The Ponds of Wonder. Through the program he donates a portion of the purchases of his book sales back to your school library to buy more books. Students lined up to ask him multiple questions
n about writing, publishing, creative inspiration. He taught for 23 years before becoming head of a junior school in Malta. Contact him at www.thepondsofwonder.com

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This is the best resource for bringing authors to your library. Thanks Kate Messner!

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Authors Who Skype with Classes & Book Clubs

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Welcome to the Authors Who Skype with Classes & Book Clubs List! I'm Kate Messner, the children's author and educator who maintains this site. I started it because I've found that virtual author visits are a great way to connect authors and readers, and I realize that many schools facing budget troubles don't have the option of paid author visits.

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I connectedy eighth grade science teachers with one of our local weathermen, Travis Herzog. We discussed what science he uses in his job and talked to us about Hurricane Harvey and the upcoming hurricane season.

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My social studies teachers asked me to read the story of Sadakko to their students, followed by a paper crane folding lesson. Then we had an opportunity to hear from an author who worked with Sadakko's brother on a new book.

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September 15ish

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The project was created in 2010 with a simple goal in mind; one book to connect the world. From its humble beginnings, the GRA has grown to make a truly global connection with milllions of students having participated.

What is it?

The premise is simple; we pick a book to read aloud to our students during a set 6-week period and during that time we try to make as many global connections as possible. Each teacher decides how much time they would like to dedicate and how involved they would like to be. Some people choose to connect with just one class, while others go for as many as possible. The scope and depth of the project is up to you. While there are commonly used such as Skype, Twitter, Padlet, or Flipgrid, you choose the tools that will make the most sense for you. Teachers get a community of other educators to do a global project with, hopefully inspiring them to continue these connections through the year.

When is it?

Once a year, starting in early October and running through mid-November. Due to the time commitment, this is only a once a year project, however, two fantastic spin-off projects run at other times; the New Zealand Read Aloud and the French version of GRA, Ecouter Lire le Monde.

I have questions as a Participant

Please see " For Participants" to have all of your questions answered.

I have questions as an Author

Please see "For Authors" to have all of your questions answered.

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To see the blog with the latest news and ideas, go here. To join our Facebook Community, go here - this is how you sign up The project was created in 2010 with a simple goal in mind; one book to connect the world. From its humble beginnings, the GRA has grown to make a...

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.

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Educator Center Overview - Microsoft Learn Educator Center

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Microsoft Learn for Educators takes the best of Microsoft Learn online learning paths and helps you to bring instructor-led training materials from Microsoft into your courses. This program provides members with access to Microsoft ready-to-teach curriculum and teaching materials aligned to industry-recognized Microsoft Certifications.