August
16, 2013
Why
Skype or Oovoo?
Skype and Oovoo let you
use the Internet for making voice or video calls anywhere in the world. Use
either program to show off the new baby, talk face-to-face with someone you
can’t visit in person, read a bedtime story to a child at home, and to “be
there” to share projects and ideas and the like.
Educational
options abound: “sit in” on a lecture and interact with the instructors, take
courses not offered at your school, watch a ballet class from an instructor in
London or Paris, take piano or art lessons, practice speaking foreign languages
with students from other countries, hold debates, do presentations, collaborate
on projects—the list is endless.
Business
uses include holding conferences or training sessions, demonstrating products
or services, and extending customer services, among many others.
Oovoo (www.oovoo.com) and Skype (www.skype.com) are free for the basic
services, but a plus for Oovoo is that you can hold free video chat sessions
for up to 12 people, each displayed in his or her own window.
The
downside: these calls and videos use the Internet, so there’s no guarantee of
privacy—you’ll need to use common sense and care in what you say and what you
video.
More
on our web site: www.norma-tony.com
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