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Josie Fraser How To Get Started With Skype In The Classroom

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Meaningful and engaging app like Skype will be a significant teaching source for the coming generation of teachers. In the article, “How to get started with Skype in the classroom” the author, Josie Fraser, argues that technology is convenient; it can provide a great amount of help to both the teachers and students. She writes, “Teachers can use it to access and share activities, resources and lesson plans, to connect to other educators and organizations, and to spark even more ideas for using the instant messaging, voice and video calling for learning and teaching” (4). The author’s observation ring true to me because videos calling can provide extra amount of help to the students and as well as the teachers—they can help students to enhance

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