Skype is a FABULOUS tool. I have been using it for years. If you haven’t yet, you need to!! Skype is a way to make internet calls for free. You can message, phone, or video talk on your computer. When I was studying abroad in Spain about 3 years ago I used this ALL the time. It was a fast, simple, and free way to phone friends and family back home. The perk too was that you could see them! Way better than a phone. Now a days I use it to keep in contact with all of my friends I met overseas. It would cost a fortune to have to opportunity to see them as much as I would like, but with Skype I am able to actually see them and makes the experience of catching up that much more memorable.
A great way I would love to use this tool is inside the classroom. One thing I have always wanted to do with my kids is penpals around the world. There are some great websites you can go to and find people and classrooms that are interested in doing to same. Using Skype our children from both classrooms could have the chance to really interact with one another and form friendships and a closer bond by being able to see one another.
Kudos to the creator of this TERRIFIC TOOL!
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