Skype-Social+Studies



What is "Skype?" What are some features that Skype has? What are the general uses of Skype? What are some teacher uses of Skype? What are some uses for content area?
 * Skype is a free download-able software program that allows users to video call, voice call, and chat with any of the users contacts.
 * Users can video and voice call with any other user that is added on to their contacts for free.
 * Users can chat with other users whether they are in the same city, state, country, or if they live across the world.
 * Instant messaging
 * File transfer
 * videoconferencing
 * Skype is available as both a computer application as well as a phone and ipod/iphone application
 * An option that allows the other user to view your desktop and see what you are doing.
 * option that allows recording a video chat
 * long distance calls
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">pod-casting
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">videoconferencing
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">business and companies use this when talking to employees or partners
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tutoring
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Home schooling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Parent teacher conference
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">guest interviews
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Recording lectures
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Math-Have tutoring for students that do not under stand a certain concept.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Science-Chat with other students in other countries about knowledge and do research together.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">English-Allow students to chat with different people besides student across the country about certain books or writing examples.

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<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Where are websites for you to get support using Skype in your classroom?
 * [] -Directly from the Skype website. Skype understands it's importance in the classroom as a learning tool and give teachers the guidance they need to start applying it in their classrooms.
 * http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/ -This is a neat list of different ways Skype can be used to pump up lessons and activities. The short and simple explanations allows teachers to create their own uses.
 * https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/INSITE/Skype+Lesson+Plan+for+Secondary+School -From the Purdue website, here are two examples of lesson plans you could implement in your future classes.
 * http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/skype-in-the-classroom -This forum is a discussion on Skype used in the classroom. If you have your own questions you could also post to teachers all over the country.
 * http://aroundtheworldwith80schools.wikispaces.com/ -This is another wiki from schools that came up with an impressive Skype project. The schools involved are getting their classes to Skype with 80 different schools from around the world! Is your school next?
 * http://wheatoncollege.edu/technology/academic/projects/international-guest-speakers-on-a-budget-using-skype/ -If you are interested in what our lesson presented today, here are some tips and ideas on how to bring guest speakers into your school using Skype.