Skpe in Education - How to Use Skype for Teaching

Skype is now used for teaching.  This is a very inexpensive way to reach your students.  Skype actually created some features especially for teachers.  It is still based on the Skype calling model.  But, there is additional information so that teachers will know how to use it in education.

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If a teacher is traveling, she can still teach her class.  The class holds a video conference with their teacher.  And she teaches them online.  This minimizes the effect of having a teacher gone.  It helps the substitute teacher not to panic.  And it keeps the students feeling connected and safe.  The teacher can now also have more flexibility.  For example, if the teacher needed to travel to be with a sick relative, she can still dial in to teach her class.  The reason for her being gone is not that she is unable to teach them.  It is just that she has to be somewhere else physically.

College instructors can use Skype as a format for their office hours.  If students cannot drive to the teacher's office in time, the teacher and student can use Skype as an option to connect.

Teachers can also use Skype as a professional development tool to network with their peers.  Again, the convenience of meeting online makes getting together a lot easier and, consequently, teachers may connect with each other more frequently.  This also opens up the world of teachers to each other.  Teachers can network with other teachers who live and work abroad.  This helps everyone tap in to global knowledge not just local knowledge.

For more ideas on how Skype can be used in education, click on the link below:

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/complete-guide-to-use-of-skype-in.html