Thousands of educators, guest speakers and students traveled the world on 3rd and 4th December to celebrate learning without borders with Microsoft’s first–ever global Skype-a-Thon. Exceeding the initial goal of 1 million virtual miles, a grand total of 3,046,124 virtual miles were clocked over the course of this two day event!
Participants from all corners of world reached out to share and learn from each other. Students and educators from places such as Australia, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, India, New Zealand, and the Philippines, along with more than 150 other countries took part in the Skype-a-Thon, experiencing different countries, cultures and real time events without ever having to leave the classroom.
A peak at the call with New Zealand! #skypeathon #microsoftnz #microsoftctzapac pic.twitter.com/EzRqyv92Ws
— Anthony Salcito (@AnthonySalcito) December 3, 2015
He then made his way to other countries across Asia Pacific, virtually befriending a native Australian lizard named “Toothless”, taking Skype selfies with elementary school students in South Korea, as well as answering questions from students in classrooms in the Philippines, Indonesia, India and more.
#skypeathon learning about native animals in Australia.#msauedu #MSFTEdu pic.twitter.com/FtTJN3zMZW — Anthony Salcito (@AnthonySalcito) December 3, 2015
Check out some of these great Skype-a-Thon moments across the Asia Pacific:
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