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Adam Schwartz
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how we communicate with each other at
Articulate
To meet and share
Maria de
los Angeles Castro
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invaluable for tutorials with my students and yet
again for my own Spanish language studies: I meet with a
teacher on line every fortnight to practice conversation
Jane Challinor
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Excellent for keeping in contact with
colleagues and learners
Carol Cooper
Taylor
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the best messenger, in my opinion. Saves chats
in a way that is easy to reference back to.
Marco Salas
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a great combination of VoIP and IM
Jochen Robes
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Is
my primary tool for voice communication, video communication,
and small group meetings. I like it for its ease-of-use, price,
and consistency.
Janet Clarey
-
in
communicating with educators around the world, it seems almost
too easy to engage in rich conversations for free, courtesy of
Skype. Although I also use
Google Video Chat, Adobe Connect,
iChat,
and DimDim, the recent addition of
screen-sharing to Skype,
makes it my number one tool for connecting!
Rodd Lucier
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The new version of
Skype is awesome. The audio and video are both greatly
improved. Plus, the text messaging feature is
significantly improved. Combine Skype (v4.0) with Yugma
and you have a “killer application” that challenges the best of
WebEx, Adobe Connect, or GoToMeeting. Last week, I
made a virtual presentation for a university class in Rhode
Island. I am in California. We used Skype to setup
the video-conference connection with the instructor in Rhode
Island. I used Yugma (Skype version) to share my desktop
with the other class. The instructor projected his screen
to the front of the class. He turned his webcam to face
the class so that I could see and interact with participants.
Everything worked great. It was free (great price).
This was an interesting way to bring a “guest speaker” to a
traditional classroom setting.
Rick Lillie
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"I
should include a live communication tool and it's between Elluminate
and Skype. I guess Skype has to win because it's free and most of
the time it works very well. I have been trying out tools for online
meetings with audio and I'm coming back to Skype for its simplicity"
Helen Whitehead
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"provides
mixed synchronous and asynchronous communications, along with file
transfer"
Pat Parslow
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"Opens
the world to the classroom. Can be used by the average person to
communicate with people from all over the world. I recently gave a
keynote speech in Indonesia (from my office in Iowa) through Skype."
Leigh Zeitz
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"Instant
Messaging, VoIP and Video Conferencing in one simple to use
package."
Karl Goddard
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"A
must have. Of all the video chat products available, the
consistent quality of calls on Skype wins hands down." Rich Chetwynd
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"lets
me stay in touch with family and colleagues around the world"
Debora Gallo
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"a
great (and free) alternative to the telephone"
Jay Cross
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"I
still couldn't do without
Skype,
and use it frequently to communicate with
colleagues, clients, friends and family all round the world.
I have also been using it recently to provide live learning
support for students of e-learning."
Jane Hart
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"I love free long distance. Skype
has been an awesome addition to the classroom and allows
students to meet with me or with each other at any time. What is
more exciting is that students can talk to their international
collaborators, as well!"
Beth Ritter-Guth
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"La herramienta más
adecuada para reuniones de trabajo informales. [The suitable
tool more for informal meetings of work]"
Emilio Quintana
-
"a
great combination of VoIP and IM"
Jochen Robes
-
"Skype does more than just facilitate voice and
video conversations. It also is my primary "chat" client."
Jennifer
Maddrell
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"international calls
and IM. Reach out and touch someone (I also use Adium and iChat,
but I'm not supposed to sneak them in)."
Clark
Quinn
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"Paying
for your telephone calls is so last century. Internet telephony
is changing the way people work and communicate. We use it to
conference call for free. The quality has declined a little
recently but I suspect this is due to its overwhelming
popularity and usage"
Steve Rayson
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"Working
from home, Skype is one of my connecting lines to the world. I
use it to chat with and call SMEs as well as the other members
of the online course development team."
Christy Tucker
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"I
use Skype to IM, video chat, and conference with others."
Janet Clarey
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"preference
for IM and video contacts"
Derek
Wenmoth
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"Again,
couldn’t imagine living without Skype for connections far and
wide and for easy access to my widespread network of colleagues"
Anne Paterson
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"very efficient for
teleconference (however, it requires users to download and
install a software)"
Laurent Janolin
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"this
phone-through-the-computer service (VOIP) allows me to call
toll-free numbers without tying up the home line. I have
stuck with the free service thus far.
"
Bill
Jackson
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"for its wonderful sound quality, its free
collaborative complements and options"
Maria R Malmierca
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"A great telecommunication tool that lets me use
my own PC to make free voice-over-Internet and video calls to my
students and colleagues (who are the Skype users as well)
anywhere in the world."
Steve Yuen
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"I have a love/hate
relationship with Skype. I love the fact I can make free audio
calls to other Skype users and low cost calls to international
landlines. I hate the issues with sound quality and calls
dropping, and still haven’t got audio conferencing to work
reliably. I love the way I can transfer files and badger
developers on the other side of the world in real time. However
it can also be a real time-drain and a distraction (particularly
for the developers)."
Rob Hubbard
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"This
tool is free and incredibly useful. I can have parents
(who are at work) watch their students present in class. I
am new to skype, so I'm still learning new ways to integrate it
into the classroom. "
Kora Stoll
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"Who needs expensive videoconferencing hardware
anymore? I have taught great classes remotely while in my own
kitchen. Compared to the more expensive alternatives, it is
often far more reliable."
Daniel Lemire
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"Last
but not least, I include Skype on my list of Web 2.0 tools. I
use Skype to offer virtual office hours for my students."
Rick
Lillie
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"Serious phone
alternative + IM tool + collaboration add-ons = efficiency"
Stylianos Mystakidis
-
"Free
international calls, with the capacity to record while you're at
it! Does it get better than this? And if you prefer to use text
chat, you can always refer back to a chat history to pick up
links or to remind yourself of what was said/decided."
Karyn Romeis
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"could
not live without it. I use it several times a day and it allows
me to be everywhere at once, I have Skype IN numbers all over
the world"
Nigel Paine
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"keeps me connected"
Will Richardson
-
"Connecting with others from Sudan can be
expensive. Skype allows our teachers and staff to connect with
others around the world for free"
Jason Edwards
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"For general VOIP communication
with others or for conference calls for a small number of
participants, Skype is perfect. We use this for conferencing,
recording participant oral feedback, and plan to use it for
facilitating mentor-related activities."
Seaghan
Moriarty
-
"Who
doesn't like free phone calls. This is both personally and
professionally a valuable tool. We have used it to conduct
meetings on several occasions."
Kevin
Amboe
-
"Been
involved with a project on the West Coast and have used Skype
consistently to communicate. It is great for a quick call and
the quality is good (most of the time)."
Karl Kapp
-
"the best web-telephony tool to connect to other
computers and also landline phones."
Cristina Mendes Da
Costa
-
"instant
messaging that does what email was supposed to do: provide an
efficient, quick means of communicating. Chat is free and
searchable; international phone calling option is very
inexpensive. I have many international contacts and this enables
me to keep in “human touch” easily. Skype has so much
functionality that there’s a “Skype for Dummies” book out now."
Jane Bozarth
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"simple
- free - efficient to communicate everywhere"
Florence Meichel
-
"Indispensible
part of the delivery of online classes. A truly wonderful
program with high levels of consistency and performance."
Jonathan Lecun
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"Connecting
via voice... after years of being involved in text/image/virtual
communities; it is clear that something is left out when you
can't hear the human voice. I find that communities that
reach the point of critical analysis, need the capacity to
understand the emotion that connected to the
passionate/intrinsic reflection and inquiry that leads to
meaningful change. Video Conferencing is one step better,
but still is a limiting connection. Skype helps provide a
solution for the next step of collaboration."
Mark Arnold
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" It is my gateway to the world. That's
how I connect to my friends and contacts in different parts of
the globe."
Anastasia Prynikova
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"the
ability to chat or talk directly and use a webcam to see your
contact has been very effective. We had a Skype conversation
with participants from Hawaii, Korea and Australia that was
conducted with an entire Yr 9 group. Had a huge impact on our
students and got a global project off the ground."
Jenny Luca
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"I
just couldn't do without
Skype
now. I use it to contact colleagues,
clients, friends and family - and although it isn't the
only instant messaging tool that I use (some of my
contacts are only available on MSN), it is the one I
like best."
Jane Hart
-
"for
conferencing, capturing conversations and interviews,
point, click and talk"
Paul Coyne
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"This
is a great free tool. Internet telephony is changing the
way people work and communicate. We use it to conference
call for free. Even my dad has just got Skype and keeps
in touch wherever I am. Though I have deliberately
avoided getting a video camera. Though you should never
call a mobile you can call landlines across the rest of
the world for months for £10."
Steve Rayson
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"free calls to Kiev and
the rest of the world. Low cost calls to landlines and
mobiles around the world. Saves me a fortune."
Mike Alcock
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"an
invaluable tool to chat by text or phone"
Vaughan Waller
-
"VoIP
is simply a sweet deal...at least when I'm at my
computer. $30 for a year's worth of free calls around
the world is a very sweet deal."
Brent Schlenker
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"Skype
has been an indispensable collaboration tool for our
team. We use it for weekly meetings as well as quick
calls and chats."
Christy Tucker
-
"it is a free tool for
international phone calls and webconferencing"
Ilpo Halonen
-
"it's cheap and has
worked well so far...although this is a relatively new
tool for me"
Janet Clarey
-
"Invaluable for keeping
in touch with colleagues as well as with the far-flung
family and friends"
Karyn Romeis
-
"My number one
communication tool. I use it for all kinds of stuff
these days, from video-chat with my family while away on
trips, to management conference calls."
Scott Wilson
-
"instant
messaging that does what email was supposed to do:
provide an efficient, quick means of communicating.
Chat is free; international phone calling option is very
inexpensive."
Jane Bozarth
-
"Who
needs expensive videoconferencing hardware anymore?"
Daniel Lemire
-
"VoIP Tool for
establishing voice communications via internet"
Jose Carlos del Arco
-
"my
IM client and VoIP all in one"
David Flanders
-
"
I use skype more for IM and group chatting than Internet
phone calling but it’s easy to use and really catching
on."
Colette Cassinelli
-
"My
mouthpiece"
Phil Green
-
"Opens the world to the classroom.
Can be used by the average person to communicate
with people from all over the world. I recently gave
a keynote speech in Indonesia (from my office in
Iowa) through Skype"
Leigh Zeitz
-
"what is there to
say"
Lisa Valentine
-
"The main
way to keep in contact with collaborators globally"
Ulrik Juul Christensen
-
"it's free and easy to communicate
with all my contacts"
Paulo Gingao
-
"The best
tool for instant messaging, international calls and
video conferencing. Most professionals use this one.
It is good also to have free calls to toll-free
numbers in USA."
David Delgado
-
"a
free internet telephone company allowing
participants to connect (computer to computer)"
Ramona Dietrich
-
"my
connection to students and colleagues around the
world"
Cheri Toledo
-
"I don’t even know where I’ll be
half the time, so this makes it easy for me to keep
up with friends and staff by chat or voice.
Also handy as a file sharing backup when all else
fails"
Andrea Barrett
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"How
I connect to people much brighter than myself"
Patrick Higgins
-
"For
general VOIP communication with others or for
conference calls for a small number of participants,
Skype (or the Gizmo project and others) is
wonderful. I use Pretty May to record
learner's audio feedback or short verbal
assignments"
Seaghan Moriarty
-
"one
of the better tools to come along"
Tom Winterstein
-
"Instant messaging has been around for ages, but no
tool offers more functionality than Skype. Whether
it's a department conference call, discussions
throughout the day about support cases, or even
sending screenshots via Skype, my colleagues and I
rely heavily on it."
Gabe Anderson
-
"Makes people far
away feel close. And I love to use the
mood-message-line for Twitter-like microblogging
"
Andrea Back
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"in my opinion, it's the best VOIP tool"
Alexandre Bobeda
