Skype could potentially be one of the most useful tools in a modern classroom, School 2.0. Skype would allow a class here in Clarksville, TN to communicate with a class say in New York, Washington, even England. The point is that Skype could and should be utilized as a modern day instant pin pal project. The basic necessities are a webcam, computer, and internet; and Skype of course. Just imagine when studying WWII if you could Skype a class in Germany. With modern day technology in smartphones, if a German class took a field trip to a concentration camp a class in america could take it as well. With a little coordination and some luck, the possibilities are endless. Below is the link to the features page of Skype, pretty much anything you can do with skype is outlined here:
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/features/
Hey Brian. My name is John Jordan. I am a classmate of yours in 3040. I was checking out different blogs and came across yours. First,I have to say the sheep with your avatar is cool and I don't even know why! Your blog has a really clean look to it. You can tell some time was put into your design. Your grasp of technology and the potential of its application to the classroom is obvious with this post about Skype. How awesome would it be for students to interact live with people from around the world in real time and to actually see the lesson they are working on through others who are living it. Great blog! Good post.
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