Mr. Wettstein’s class was new to Mystery Skype, so to help prepare them, I did a practice round. I had the Skype Cart set up in the classroom, and I Skyped in from a different classroom pretending to be someplace else in the world, for my example I pretended I was in New York City. I then asked questions as if I didn't know where they lived. For example I asked if they were in North America, was it the same time there as where I was, etc. Each time Mr. Wettstein was helping students asking me questions, and guiding the students through this process.
On the scheduled day for the Mystery Skype, I rolled the Skype Cart in the classroom, set it up, and we waited for the call. Mr. Wettstein had his class organized in groups, a team leader that would be asking the questions. When the call came in the class was excited. After we said hello, we began; students took turns asking and answering questions. Everyone had fun. In the end who won? I would say both classes did.
You can watch some highlights from our Mystery Skype here:
To learn more about "Mystery Skype" visit Microsoft in education: https://education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/overview