skype

Skype
[|Skype] is web conferencing software that enables you to make free video and voice calls from one computer to another. It also allows you to send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Skype requires a high speed Internet connection, a Skype account for each user, a decent-quality microphone/headphone set and, if you plan to make video calls, a webcam. Skype provides an easy way to connect a classroom to anywhere in the world, keep a homebound student up to date and involved in the classroom, and communicate with students and parents if school is closed for an extended period of time.

Example
Learn how Skype enabled a homebound 4th grade student with leukemia to join her class every day. [|Read If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, What Is a Video Worth?]Click on the image in the post to view this student-produced video.

Learn More About This Tool
Watch "Skype Explained Visually " for an overview of Skype.

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