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Teachers use online video-calling site to enhance instruction

Skype enables students to go on virtual field trips, hear from distant experts
April 12, 2011

From The Sacramento Bee: Skype, a free video calling site, has evolved into an instructional tool that teachers are adapting for new purposes. It is being used to take students on virtual field trips and as a resource for teachers to share ideas. The new Skype in the Classroom network has more than 10,000 teachers.

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