By: Mohamed El MalikClass: 8A

Teacher: Mr. Christodoulou

Originally made as a communication program

Many ways to communicate through Skype:

Instant message conversation, Video call. Easy to use in the classroom.

Skype does not need to be bought but can easily be installed on www.skype.com and the minimum requirements are:

PC running Windows 2000, XP or Vista. (Windows 2000 users require DirectX 9.0 for video calls).

Internet connection – broadband is best (GPRS is not supported for voice calls).

Speakers and microphone – built-in or separate. For voice and video calls we recommend a

computer with at least a 1GHz processor, 256 MB RAM and of course a webcam.

For High Quality Video calls you will need a high quality video webcam and software, a dual-core processor computer and a fast broadband connection (384 kbps).

Free pc to pc calls for every Skype user. Free video calls Call mobile phones and land lines for

amazingly low rates. Free instant messaging Forward your calls to your mobile when

you are offline. SMS messages to mobiles

It creates an easier way to communicate between peers and teachers.

An easy way to ask teachers questions with out stressing about it.

An easy way to share ideas. It lets the teacher avoid excuses like ‘I didn’t

know’ It is a more appealing way for the students , and

their peers to communicate. Allows students in language classes to

communicate with other students all around the world

This program can also be used for video calls, serving school purposes

It can also be used for voice calls serving school purposes.

It can be used for communicating with people outside your school and share your experiences with them, or even students in the same school.

It can also be downloaded on a handheld device (e.g.. Pda, mobile phone, iphone etc.)

Free when you talk pc to pc if both ends have Skype.

Only charged when you call to phone or mobile, but we wont use that.

Free in any time of voice and video conversation with another pc.

Easy to access other students as well as teachers.

No need to stress over not knowing homework.

Can share work easily. Easy to ask about materials you are not sure

of. You can see the other person if you need to. It is free to install and use to call pc to pc! It is more appealing for students in this age

group (11-17) Allows communication even with students

outside the school

Not every class has an accessible computer.

Not very practical because you have to be online so that you can be spoken to.

Also unpractical because you must add everyone you want to talk to.

Must install at home if you want to use at home.

Cannot use microphones and webcams in all classes.

I think that the school should give this product a shot since it is free!

Although it is unpractical in some ways, it also has its great advantages.

But an alternative communicative program is Ning which is much more practical.

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