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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

SKYPE Pals

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use the program SKYPE to speak to a pal in a Latin American country and describe their life and compare and contrast it to the other's. In this SKYPE lesson plan, students create digital presentations about life in North...
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Website
Other

Cornell University: Experimental Study of Skype [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This white paper on Skype describes and experimental study of the Skype Peer-to-Peer VoIP system. It particuarly focuses on the concept of supernodes, and how Skype differs fundamentally from earlier P@P systems that are oriented toward...
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Handout
Other

Columbia University: Analysis of Skype Peer to Peer [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This academic paper gives a very detailed, technical explanation of the Skype peer-to-peer internet telephony protocol. Diagrams are included that illustrate the Skype network and message flow. (2004)
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Interactive
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Microsoft Account

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, learn how to create and maintain a Microsoft account to use OneDrive, Skype, and more.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Going to War!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this 21st Century roleplay lesson plan, students use what they know about causes of the Civil War to have an educated discussion with another class. By utilizing Skype, students and teachers collaborate with one another in an engaging...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Skype

For Students 9th - 10th
This article introduces the reader to Skype, a peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network.Skype users can speak to other Skype users for free.
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Article
Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Use Internet Telephony Safely

For Students 9th - 10th
Internet telephony is using the internet for voice communication. It is also called voice over IP (VOIP). This site provides some tips on how to use VOIP safely and avoid loss of privacy.