Skype: a 21st century classroom tool

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Skype A 21st Century Classroom Tool

• Aleksander Zywicki

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What is it?

• Fast, easy and free way to communicate.
• Operates much like a phone. However, video can
  also be employed.
• A free way to interact face-to-face with remote
  or long-distance friends and family.

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What Else Can Skype Allow Me To Do?

• You can share presentations, photos, or data by
  employing the screen share feature.
• Click here for more information on screen
  sharing
• Talk to (a max of) 9 people, anywhere in the
  world at once during a conference call.
• Send photos or files of any size while
  simultaneously talking

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How do I get Skype?

1. www.skype.com
2. Click the Get Skype tab http//www.skype.com/i
   ntl/en-us/get-skype/
3. Choose the means through which you would like to
   use Skype (for example, I would choose get
   Skype for windows.
4. Click Download now.
5. Click start Skype
6. Create an account/ name
7. Enjoy!

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So What How Can I Use Skype in my Classroom?
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Bring Your Classroom into 21st Century

• Skype can be used to enhance any number of lesson
  plans in almost any discipline
• Taking advantage of Skypes video calling
  technology could allow you to host interviews in
  your own classroom

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Classroom Guests

• Have your History students interview a veteran
  with Skype.

• Invite a poet to give your English class a
  reading.

• Invite local politicians to speak to your
  class about civic duty and how they can help in
  their community.

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Classroom Projects

• Have your foreign language class converse with
  students from their country of study.
• Have students use Skype to work on group projects
  at home.

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Still not convinced?

• Watch How Easy It Is!
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v4gGt15gjLEsfeature
  channel

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Works Cited

• www.skype.com
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v4gGt15gjLEsfeature
  channel