Skype In The Classroom

There are many benefits of using Skype in the classroom. For example, a teacher could teach a class from anywhere in the world. No matter where they are at any given time, they would still be able to contact their class over Skype. Also, if you were sick and had to miss class for one day or an extended period of time you could still see your lectures. That way, you wouldn't have to get behind and feel bad about missing classes. Viewing class via Skype would also make going abroad much cheaper. If someone didn't have enough money to pay for studying abroad programs, they could take classes on Skype from teachers in different countries.

Although using Skype in the classroom is beneficial it also has many negative aspects. It would cause students to have a more distant relationship with their teachers. It is already hard enough to make good relationships with college teachers because they have so many students. Having classes on Skype would make that even harder. Another important negative aspect of using Skype in the classroom is the level of distraction. Yes, using Skype sounds like a good idea in theory, but with recent technology students already have such a high level of distraction in any class. If they were watching their lectures online, nothing at all would be stopping them from multitasking and therefore not paying close attention to what they should be learning.