skype

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Do you know this icon?How many of you have skype
account?How many of you use it for teaching
learning purpose?
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SKYPE

• Skype is an application that specializes in
  providing video chat and voice call services.
• Users can exchange text and video messages,
  files and images, and create conference calls.
• Skype is available on Microsoft Windows, Mac, or
  Linux, as well as Android, Blackberry, iOS and
  Windows smartphones and tablets.
• Skype allows users to communicate by voice using
  microphone .
• video by using a webcam, and instant messaging
  over the Internet.
• Skype-to-Skype calls to other users are free of
  charge.

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FEATURES

• Registered users of Skype are identified by a
  unique Skype Name and may be listed in the Skype
  directory.
• Skype allows these registered users to
  communicate through both instant messaging and
  voice chat.
• Voice chat allows telephone calls between pairs
  of users and conference calling and uses a
  proprietary audio codec.
• Skype's text chat client allows group chats,
  storing chat history, and editing of previous
  messages.
• Skype supports conference calls, video chats,
  and screen sharing between 25 people at a time
  for free.

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• Skype converts voice mail to text.
• Skype calls can be forwaded to your phone when
  you are in offline.
• Talking to people all over the world, in a
  different language, is now possible with Skype
  Translator.
• Group video messages - You can send video
  messages to people in your group conversations.
• Easier access to your profile and messages.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF SKYPE IN EDUCATION

• Meet with other classrooms
• One of the most common projects educators
  utilize Skype for is setting up exchanges with
  classrooms around the world, usually for cultural
  exchange purposes or working together on a common
  assignment.
• The programs official site provides some great
  opportunities to meet up with like-minded
  teachers and students sharing the same goals.
• Practice a foreign language
• Connect with individual learners or classrooms
  hailing from a different native tongue can use a
  Skype collaboration to sharpen grammar and
  pronunciation skills through conversation.

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• Hold a debate
• Skype can also be used as a great forum for
  hosting formal and informal debates to help
  students with their critical thinking and
  research skills.
• Students are passive
• During skype call each and every students are
  engaged . They will not remain as passive
  participants watching talks pan out.
• Parent-teacher conferences
• Save gas, time, and energy by holding meetings
  with moms and dads via video chat instead of the
  usual arrangement.

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• Meet with librarians
• Teachers and students alike who need some
  assistance with research or ask some questions
  about a specific book might want to consider
  hooking up a Skype link with the school library.
• Record video
• Numerous plugins allow Skype users to record
  video of their chats, lectures, and presentations
  for later use, and students who miss class might
  very much appreciate having what they missed
  available for viewing.

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• Provide tutoring and office hours
• If students need some supplementary help with
  their assignments video conferencing in the skype
  allows their teachers to offer up tutoring and
  opportunities for extra helps.
• Make Skype the classroom
• The growth in online classes means Skype itself
  works as a platform to conduct lessons, share
  presentations, provide tutoring and support, and
  more.

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• Guest lecturers
• Many plugged-in professionals these days will
  gladly offer up special lectures and lessons to
  classrooms via Skype, and sometimes charge a much
  lower fee than if they were to travel!
• Tour a museum
• Many distinguished museums around the world,
  such as the York Archaeological Trust, digitally
  open up their collections so students can learn
  more in their own place.

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• Meet with advisors
• Skype connects college kids with their advisors
  whenever they need to ask questions about degree
  plans or scheduling classes for next semester.
• Professional development
• Skype benefits more than just students, as
  educators themselves can use it to plug in and
  keep their career skills sharpened and broadened
• Skype remote
• Add on Skype remote for desktop sharing and the
  ability to control other computers remotely a
  great tool in the collaborative classroom!

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ADVANTAGES OF SKYPE

• Real time authentic communication with the
  speaker.
• Students come to know about the different
  culture,tradations,customs in other region of the
  world.
• Familiaraizes student with the internet based
  communication ,the form that is quickly replacing
  all others in day to day life.
• It reduces the consumption of time in
  travelling process.
• It is economically benificial .
• The digitalized environment motivate the
  student more than normal teaching method.
• Large files can be sent in ease.

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DISADVANTAGE OF SKYPE

• International calls cost money.
• Requires Wi-Fi or 3G service to run.
• Call quality from Skype may suffer if you have
  a slower-than-average Internet connection.
• It requires some equipments like micro phone ,
  webcam etc.,
• Skype creates lack of personal contact between
  the induvidual.
• The disadvantages of learning via Skype also
  include the inability to control actions of the
  student by the teacher. Thus, the main claim is
  that the teacher does not see what the student
  writes and can give immediate feed back.

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CONCLUSION

• Technology should not be seen as threat to
  teaching asset.Computer cannot replace good
  teachers but they can get a high standard of
  education.

HAPPY SKYPING!!!!!
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