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www.Dreambox.com www.Khanacademy.com

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Global Math Challenge: an online contest for math lovers worldwide.

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Designed and managed by Sony Global Education with questions by the Japan Prime Math Olympic Committee. Test your math skills in a fun contest with challengers from across the globe.

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Skype a Scientist matches your classroom, scout troop, or library with scientists for Q&amp;A sessions for free!

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Kate Messner's Authors who Skype with Classes and Book Clubs for Free

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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. With that in mind, this is a list of authors who offer free 15-20-minute Q and A sessions with classes and book clubs that have finished reading one of their books. As an author, I offer Skype chats for all of my titles - check out the "Books" tab above for a list!

If you're interested in booking a "virtual visit" with me, please visit my author-Skype page for current availability and directions for requesting a visit!

How does a Skype virtual visit work? Click here to read a blog entry about my students' virtual visit with the fantastic Laurie Halse Anderson. It includes an overview of how a Skype chat with an author might work, as well as tips for teachers, librarians, & book club organizers to help your virtual visit run smoothly. You can click here to read my first School Library Journal technology feature on Skype author visits, called "Met Any Good Authors Lately? Classroom Visits Can Happen Via Skype" and this follow-up SLJ feature, "An Author in Every Classroom: Kids Connecting with Authors via Skype. It's the next best thing to being there." There's also an ever-growing list of authors who offer both free and paid Skype visits at the Skype An Author Network.
Important note for teachers & librarians: Please check with the author via email to be sure he or she still offers free Skype chats before you purchase books or make plans. (Some authors offer only a limited number of free Skype visits, and some who start out offering free visits begin to charge later on. I don't always get those updates right away.) And authors...if you're on this list but no longer offer free Skype visits, please let me know .

Authors Who Skype With Classes & Book Clubs (for free!)
(Also check out the authors listed above; middle grade & teen novels can be great book club selections!)

The following authors offer free 15-20-minute Skype chats with book clubs and classes that have read one of their books! (Many also offer more in-depth virtual visits for a fee.) To arrange a virtual visit, check out the authors' websites for book choices and contact information. Then ask for their books at your favorite bookstore or visit IndieBound to find a store near you!

For Picture Book & Young Chapter Book Readers

For Teen Readers (Also check out the list of adult authors below; many also work with teens.)

For Authors & Illustrators: If you're an author or illustrator of a traditionally published book who would like to be added, please email me (katemessner books at gmail dot com) with your name, website, and publisher, and whether you write picture books, MG, YA, or adult. For the sake of being clear, traditionally published means published in print by a widely recognized children's book publisher. I recognize that e-books and self-published titles are also part of the publishing world, but a list that encompasses all of those would simply be too overwhelming for me to maintain. If someone would like to start a list of ebook and self-published authors who Skype, I think that would be great, and I'll happily link to it here. So again...this is a list of traditionally published authors who offer FREE 15-20 minute Skype chats with classrooms & book clubs that have read one of their books.

If you're a bookseller or book club member, teacher, or librarian, thanks for stopping by - and feel free to comment with any questions!

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Authors Who Skype with Classes & Book Clubs (for free!)

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https://www.skypeascientist.com/

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Skype a Scientist matches your classroom, scout troop, or library with scientists for Q&amp;A sessions for free!

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Started by Ali Schilpp, SLJ School Librarian of the Year 2018, Lego Travel Buddy is a rural middle school connecting to the world.

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What is LEGO Travel Buddy and how did it get started? LEGO Travel Buddy is a global collaboration project that started in 2017. I am always searching for connections with educators and experts...

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A way to send a paper little boy who was squished by a bulletin board all around the world. Based from the novel "Flat Stanley" - but appropriate project for so many ages!

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One of the reasons the Flat Stanley Project has become the longest-lasting literacy project on the web is due to the simplicity of the concept. Kids send a flat visitor to a school, a celebrity, a family member, a politician or anyone of interest and the recipient returns the little flat guy along with a completed journal and perhaps some souvenirs such as post cards, photos, or special items.

To arrange exchanges you can add your name to the List of Participants either as a classroom or a homeschooler. Those on the List will have access to others on the List so you can make contact and arrange exchanges. Alternatively, you can arrange your own contacts.

The site offers flat character templates that you can use or you can create your own. The site also offers a free blog account where you can add your own text and images for the world to see.

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One of the reasons the Flat Stanley Project has become the longest-lasting literacy project on the web is due to the simplicity of the concept.

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Outdoor Classroom Day is a day to celebrate and inspire learning and play outside the classroom, and we want YOU to get involved!

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View videos made by students in support of global issues.

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Be the Change / Take the Challenge 2018-2019

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Be the Change / Take the Challenge 2018-2019

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hosted by Barbara Anna Zielonka

Nannestad High School

Norway
Added by Joe Rodriguez @EdTechJoe
5th Grade Teacher in Los Angeles

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Get in the Game! Can be adapted to use any words/letters/etc....

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The Mystery Word Game plays much like the traditional

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Need a Project, Have a project? Check out this board!

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Offering the idea that one "world problem" is analyze with perspectives from around the world.

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https://www.penpalschools.com/index.html

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http://www.epals.com/#/connections

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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.

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Using Google Arts & Culture to tour National Parks and Museums on 6/7 continents.  Over 1,000 museums and over 6,000 artists worldwide.

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Using Google Arts & Culture to tour National Parks and Museums on 6/7 continents.  Over 1,000 museums and over 6,000 artists worldwide.

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Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

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The Wonderment is a free online platform where kids, schools and organizations come together to create a world of good.

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We bring together creators and supporters in authentic relationships and work that meets our worlds' collective challenges from a place of possibility and personal connection.

Watch the video

Want to join us?

"Our favorite part of this work is to meet the curious people around the world who make this community possible.

This is a place to connect with people who see possibilities where others can't. Who try when others might not. Who are willing to reach out and create connections in ways others might not know how to.

That curiosity and willingness matters. And that's why we're here to see, hear, support and connect you with the resources that make it possible for your work, ideas and relationships to grow so that we can all imagine new possible realities into being-together.

Can't wait to meet you."

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The Wonderment Team

"Ambitious community that aims for good through global efforts...the idea behind this social-networking site is extraordinary."

- Common Sense Media

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A non-profit platform for collective impact and exploration.

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1 story read by people from all around the world using Flipgrid!

www.worldreadalouds.com

www.flipgrid.com/wra

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http://projectindus.org/index.php/100-schools/

A safe place where kids in middle school and high school can anonymously share their stories, and learn from the stories of others.

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https://sites.google.com/site/4postcardex/
Connect with other classrooms and share facts about your school/city/state.

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Monthly, internationally-known authors write letters of encouragement to readers and classrooms! Join and share your reading using #readitglobal ReadItGlobal.com

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http://nationalgeographic.org/projects/out-of-eden-walk/

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Brain teasers that stimulate your curiosity and logical thinking.
https://www.global-math.com

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https://education.microsoft.com/skypeathon

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Connect with other classrooms to collaborate to create a tale for a global audience. http://bevansjoel.wixsite.com/travellingtales

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Writing challenge for emerging writers that provides a global audience
https://fivesc.net

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Creative writing linked to blogging with an extended global audience providing a purpose for writing.
https://100wc.net

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Promoting design thinking around the globe.
http://globaldayofdesign.com/

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Reading and writing stories connect all story lovers from around the world.
https://www.wattpad.com

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Let postcards connect your classroom to the world. Send and get Postcards from all over the world.
www.postcrossing.com

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https://day.scratch.mit.edu/

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https://outdoorclassroomday.com/

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https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive

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http://www.mathcon.org/

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/about-us/news-events/international-literacy-day

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http://www.litworld.org/wrad/

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https://caretta2globalproject.wikispaces.com/

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Code.org

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projectsbyjen.com

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http://www.flatconnections.com/

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http://saveourrhinos.wikispaces.com/The+Travelling+Rhinos

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theglobalreadaloud.com

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http://digitalhumanlibrary.com/

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http://quadblogging.com/

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http://cardboardchallenge.com/

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http://www.globalschoolplayday.com/

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http://www.thedotclub.org/dotday/

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https://www.global-math.com/