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=**Communication Tool: Skype**= Group Members: Rachel Grade, Caroline Donoghue


 * Brief introduction of the tool**

“Skype is a software that enables the world’s conversations.” This software allows millions of people to video chat, make voice calls, and send instant messages for free. You are also able to set up an account and pay to send text messages, forward calls from your phone, and set up an online number so that people can call you from their phone to your skype account.


 * **//Advantages of the tool//**

Skype is a tool with many different uses. Aside from utilizing this tool merely for social reasons, Skype allows users to effectively communicate with people all over the world. Other than being a completely free resource, Skype enables its users to video chat, perform conference calls, share screen shots, and type endless amounts of text. Skype embraces the idea of Efficiency, because it is a quick and almost immediate way to communicate with somebody right next to you, in another state, or halfway around the world. Other than being extremely efficient, Skype enhances the users’ knowledge by allowing them to digitally communicate and interact with other countries and cultures without physically being face-to-face. Skype is an effective, simple, and speedy way to actively communicate with educators all over the world. Skype is a tool with many different uses. Aside from utilizing this tool merely for social reasons, Skype allows users to effectively communicate with people all over the world. Other than being a completely free resource, Skype enables its users to video chat, perform conference calls, share screen shots, and type endless amounts of text. Skype embraces the idea of Efficiency, because it is a quick and almost immediate way to communicate with somebody right next to you, in another state, or halfway around the world. Other than being extremely efficient, Skype enhances the users’ knowledge by allowing them to digitally communicate and interact with other countries and cultures without physically being face-to-face. Skype is an effective, simple, and speedy way to actively communicate with educators all over the world.

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 * **//Disadvantages (limitations) of the tool//**

The main disadvantage or limitation of Skype is if you have a slow or bad internet connection. Skype requires the use of the internet and works best when the connection is clear and strong. If it is not, you will run into problems with the software. For the application of Skype in our subject area, we would like to integrate the software into a lesson about those that are deaf and therefore, cannot speak or hear. It is very challenging for someone that can speak and hear to turn off those senses for an amount of time. Therefore, we would like to challenge our students to live the life of a person with this disability for a lesson. We would take an ordinary group lesson but only allow the students to communicate through Skype. The teacher will be supervising through chat and the students will be working on the computer.
 * Application of the tool in your subject area**


 * Find a tutorial video on YouTube**

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What is Skype? How do you use Skype? How do you download Skype? What can Skype offer you?
 * //List of key features showed in the ScreenToaster ://**

Skype Blogs: http://share.skype.com/sites/en/ Skype in the Classroom: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=117712 Tips on Skype: http://skypetips.internetvisitation.org/web_pages/more.html  Incorporating Skype into the Classroom: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8492817690922123697#
 * Useful Resources**