Skype seems to be an affordable option for world wide communication. Our family has enjoyed using Skype while our nephew was in Japan for a year. Our niece is currently in Spain and her parents have enjoyed talking with her AND seeing the room she is staying in.
The audio and video feeds can provide a lot of information for parents as well as our students at school. All real time! Primary resources would be much more accessible. Information can be shared immediately and interaction can take place.
The time zone differences around the world do pose some challenges. Europe is generally 6-7 hours ahead of us. Japan and the Far East are day vs. night which makes them hard to schedule for classroom time.
Also, I am wondering, has anyone actually Skyped from within SBISD? Does our network support this use or are we blocked out of this? (Either by an actual blocking tool or by lack of band width?)
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I do know the SWHS class who participated in the Flat Cassroom project skyped to their classmates here in Houston during school hours. It ws such an exciting prospect
I did a brief call to a phone line at school the other day and connected.
I am wondering about skype opps across the district! Sharing books or science experiements results or whatever...the ideas are endless.
good to know, thanks!
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