If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.
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Skype is an online communication tool that you can use to talk to anyone, anywhere in the world. Skype can be used as an instant messaging service, as a telephone, for video conferencing, and file sharing. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system. As long as both parties on a call have access to the internet, communication can be made, with or without video, for no cost.
History of Instant Messaging and Video Conferencing
History of Skype
an eBay company, headquartered in Luxembourg
began in 2003
founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis
Video conferencing feature was introduced in 2006
In April 2008, Skype released Mobile Skype, compatible with around 50 different phones.
Skype had an average of 145 million connected users per month in the fourth quarter of 2010
Skype users made 207 billion minutes of voice and video calls in 2010, approximately 42% of which was video.
History of Instant messaging
ICQ
Created in 1996, by Mirabilis Ltd.
Stands for “I Seek You”
It was able to attain 850,000 Registrations
Had user-created public chat rooms.
August 1999 ICQ exceeded forty million users.
A.I.M
Released by American Online (AOL) in 1997.
Had 45 million users in 1999
Was able to be used on phones.
Yahoo Messenger
Released July 1999
Similar to AIM and ICQ.
Offered “Imvironments”, and custom status messages.
Merged with M.S.N Messenger in 2006
M.S.N Messenger
Released in 1999, Had 7000 users in the first 6 days
Had 29.5 million users around the world
In 2002 had 75 million users
Was number 1 instant messaging service in 11 countries.
How to Set It Up
On a Mac:
On a PC:
How Can You Use Skype in a Classroom to Explore Geography and Foreign Countries?
Interview authors and other amazing individuals from around the world.
Collaborate with classrooms, businesses and more in multi-disciplinary projects.
Explore a volcano, rainforest, or history museum in virtual fieldtrips with experts in the field or even share your field trip experiences with others.
Practice conversational foreign languages with native speakers.
Provide additional support for students needing extra attention or unable to come to class.
Invite a guest lecturer from leading educators and experts from anywhere in the world.
Explore foreign cultures first hand with classroom to classroom video conferencing.
Broadcast a performance or project to parents and families unable to make it to school.
Access and share professional development opportunities with educators on the go.
Collaborate with innovative educators to plan units, lessons, and more.
Connect special needs students. Students who may have to be out of the classroom due to special needs or IEP requirements don’t have to miss any special events in the classroom with Skype
Connect with families from around the world. Form friendships that can easily bridge distance gaps with Skype
Best Day Ever!. This teacher describes three Skype calls her class had in one day–the most exciting being with a class in a different time zone with whom her students had been collaborating on a project through Google docs. With Skype, the students got to work at the same time and actually see each other, too.
Present a performance. Whether your class puts on a play, demonstrates a science experiment, or presents the results of a class project, share the fruits of their works with other classes, parents, or other interested people.
FaceTime is a software designed for video calls on a Mac computer or other apple products. At this time, FaceTime is not available for a PC. FaceTime allows video calls to be made from a Mac computer, the iPad 2, the iPhone 4, or the new iPod touch to another device from this list that also has the software. All that is needed to set up the program on your apple device is an apple id and password. Calls can be made as long as the device is connected to the internet, either by ethernet cord or by being in a wifi zone.
How to Use
To start a video call with someone, just find their entry in your contacts list. FaceTime works perfectly with Address Book so you don’t have to enter your contacts from scratch. Click their phone number if you want to call their iPhone 4. To call their iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, use their email address. An invitation pops up on their screen. When they accept, the video call begins. And there you are, face to face. Mac to iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac.
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