Skype is an ICT that allows people to communicate via the internet instead of the conventional telephone. The software is free and the calls are free. The appeal of Skype to learning managers is twofold. Firstly it is free and secondly it can visually bring the world into the classroom. The challenge in using Skype is the level of planning and coordination you need to do beforehand. The delegation to class experts should alleviate this. Unlike the wiki and Facebook, this ICT does not teach the student how to learn but rather engages them to learn. Should students propose the use of this tool I would happily facilitate its use.
To share the presentation with you I had to sign up to SlideShare, an online community for sharing presentations. Uploaded presentations can be embedded into other online presence or accessed from SlideShare rather than the computer it was created on. The presentations can be made public which will give you the opportunity to receive feedback for improvement. It is yet another free method of sharing information.
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